MS Diversity Day

This week the Middle School celebrated Diversity Day, an all-day program hosted by Ms. Henry and the DEIB (Diversity Equity Inclusion & Belonging) Office. Students heard from speakers like Dr. Marsha Maxwell about the importance of inclusive AI and even saw an...

D-E 360° Peru Trip Recap

During Spring Break, a small group of 8th grade students were fortunate to travel to Peru on an incredible trip hosted by D-E 360°. From all accounts the trip was an amazing experience, including visiting the Rainbow Mountains, shopping (and bargaining!) at an...

7th Grade Human Anatomy, Symbolism & Character Analysis Showcase

The 7th Grade recently hosted their “The Anatomy of a Human” Exhibit that showcased their interdisciplinary projects for Science and English. In Science, students have been learning about the various systems of the human body. They created life-sized silhouettes that...

LS SingAlong Assembly

We had a splendid time at this past week’s Lower School Assembly (Sing-along Edition!) Students from Preschool 3 to 4th Grade showcased a few songs that they’ve learned over this year. Preschool 3 & 4 sang Ella Jenkins’ “You’ll Sing a Song”. Kindergarten did a...

D-E “Matheletes” Score in AIME, Alex Sheffeld ‘26 on to USAJMO!

WOW & Way to go D-E “Mathletes!” D-E Upper School students Elise Zhu '24, Alex Sheffield '26, Brandon Zhu '26 and Matthew Suh '26 scored in the top 5 -10 percent of their respective American Mathematics (AMC) competitions in November, which earned each of them an...

Lower School Grades 2-4 Spring Music Concert

D-Elightful songs from a broad variety of countries and cultures –  including Germany, Japan, Scotland, South Africa, Latin America, and West Africa –  filled Schenck Auditorium earlier this week, thanks to the Lower School’s annual Spring Music Concert! Our students...

South Asian Heritage Day Assembly

We were in for a treat for the South Asian Heritage Day Middle School Assembly! Students were dressed in beautiful sarees, lehengas, kurtas, and other traditional clothing while speaking on so many aspects of South Asian culture(s) from food, spices, history, music and...

“Turning Points in History”: 8th Graders Compete in NJ National History Contest 

More than 20 of our 8th grade students went to Monmouth University recently to compete in the NJ National History Contest! This year’s theme was on “turning points in history”. Projects included exhibits, documentaries, performances, websites, and papers. Six (6)...

Ice Hockey Club Wraps Up Inaugural Season

D-E’s Ice Hockey Club Team recently wrapped up their first season with great hopes for the future! The team’s final game, against the Green Knights of St. Joe’s, was held at a very foggy Mackay Arena (Englewood). Despite some injured players, the Bulldogs fought hard,...

Regionals Success for Odyssey of the Mind (OM) Teams!

Teams from both D-E's Upper School (US) and Lower School recently competed in the regional Odyssey of the Mind (OM) Tournament, both learning and succeeding along the way!  Congratulations to our US Structure Team, for taking 1st Place in their division with a 15g...

Recent News

LS LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATION

LS LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATION

Our final celebration of Lunar New Year ends with the Lower School! Thanks to our Korean and Chinese Parent Affinity Groups, Lower School students arrived at the Lower School gym to find traditional games, activities, and crafts ready for them! Students had the chance...

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LUNAR NEW YEAR 

LUNAR NEW YEAR 

In celebration of Lunar New Year, the Chinese Parent Affinity Group hosted a dumpling-making (and eating!) event for the Upper School last week. Students learned how to fill and crimp vegetable and chicken dumplings as our Cater to You staff boiled them and brought...

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D-E 360° Chess Tournament Highlights

D-E 360° Chess Tournament Highlights

CHEERS to Chess Tournaments @ D-E! The most recent D-E 360° Chess Tournament was a huge success, with nearly 40 participants from 5 schools coming to the D-E campus to share their love of the game! In the Grades 4-5 division, D-E 4th grader Mack G., took 1st place!...

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DEW (D-E WRITERS CLUB) EKPHRASTIC EVENT

DEW (D-E WRITERS CLUB) EKPHRASTIC EVENT

Our Upper School DEW (D-E Writers) Club hosted their first Ekphrastic Writing event! With the AP Art Gallery Wall currently on display, students wrote written work that was directly inspired by their peers’ visual artworks and shared with a small audience. Those who...

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HOPE Fashion Show Highlights

HOPE Fashion Show Highlights

The HOPE Fashion Show was a roaring success! After adult guests enjoyed the “Oyster Party”, students, families, and guests enjoyed an amazing showcase of fashion, music, and more! It was incredible to see student-made designs from the new Wearable Art course worn by...

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A Look Back at Reunion 2023

Arts Highlights

Annie JR.

D-E’s Performing Arts presented Annie JR. for this year’s Middle School spring musical. It was a joy to hear the iconic tune, “It’s the Hard-Knock Life!” live from Schenck Auditorium. Directed by theater teacher, Stephanie Anderson, with musical direction by Lower...

AP Art Gallery Wall Exhibit

Within the Visual Arts & Design department, the opening of the AP Art Gallery Wall is a culmination of students’ breadth of work over the past school year. Led by Arts & Design chair, Marisol Diaz, students prepare over fifteen works to submit to the College...

5th Grade Opera 2022

5th Grade Opera This year’s 5th Grade Opera was one for the books— a set of three operettas, marked Mary Heveran’s last production in her career as Lower School Music Teacher. Since 1980, Mary has guided generations of classes of students to make joyful noise and...

Scholastic Award Writing Winners

Lower School Science teachers, Julie Pugkhem and Yi Li, are If the Scholastic Art Awards is one side of a coin, the Scholastic Writing Awards represents the flipside. Since 1923, the Scholastic Writing Awards has offered the opportunity for young writers, poets, and...

Pippin The Upper School Winter Musical

This past winter, D-E’s Performing Arts produced the critically acclaimed musical, Pippin. Created by Stephen Schwartz and directed by D-E’s Robert Murphy, the cast and crew worked tirelessly to bring a fabulous show. Although based on two historical characters from...

Athletics Highlights

Varsity Girls Lacrosse

Senior defender Jackie Spinnell ’23, junior midfielder Nora Mager ’24 and junior attacker Alexa Kobre ’24 all helped to lead the team to one of their best seasons in recent memory, winning five more games than they did last year. Alexa and sophomore star Dani Weis ’25...

Varsity Boys Lacrosse

Despite carrying a low number of players this season, Boys’ Varsity Lacrosse continued to impress with an 8-5 record (including 6-2 in league play). Sophomores Achille Pompidou ’25 and Gabriel Feldman ’25 led the team in goals (30) and assists (29) respectively....

Varsity Baseball

The Bulldogs ended the season with a championship title thanks to their 9-1 league record. Junior Rhys Bowie ’23 led the team in pitching with 62 strikeouts and in batting with 32 and 33 runs. Fellow junior Everett Garber ’24 also contributed on the batting end,...

Athletics Highlights

Fall 2022 Sports Teams Overview Bulldogs fans had plenty to cheer about this Fall 2022 sports season. Starting their scrimmages, games and meets in the sweltering heat of early September and finishing in the chillier temperatures of late November, our student athletes...

Bulldog Bash 2024

Saturday, April 27, 2024

A Special Fundraiser Event to benefit Financial Aid, on D-E’s Leggett Field!

Featuring The Rubiks Cube Band!

Reunion Weekend 2024

For all alumni with major milestone celebrations for class years ending with 4 and 9

Save the Date:
Friday, October 18 through
Sunday, October 20 – 2023

Annual Fund

While we all can appreciate that a D-E education is a worthy investment, tuition alone covers only 88% of the true operating costs of our community.

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