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D-E music ensembles ended their year on a high note! The All-School Spring Music Concert featured choral and handbell ensembles from both the Middle and Upper Schools, and the Lower School Chorus. An appreciative audience was treated to spirited songs and medleys including "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown!" The concert finished off with a lively, outdoor performance by our Grade 7 and Grade 8 African Drumming Ensembles, which encouraged everyone to join in a fun group dance around Leggett Field. And in Swartley Art Gallery, original artworks by the Class of 2022 were showcased in the annual Senior Spotlight Exhibit, including ceramics, watercolors, photography, and more.  For more about the arts at D-E,   click below!

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About Athletics

In their most recent meet, D-E Track & Field "tracketes" achieved stellar results! Cheers to these Sectionals standouts: Oliver Fontaine ‘22, who placed 2nd in the 400IH and 3rd in the 110HH; Livia Ilasz ‘22, who placed 6th in Discus; and Joseph Chung ‘22, who placed 8th in Discus. Based on his outstanding Group meet results, Oliver Fontaine ‘22 is also now headed to the State Meet of Champions in the 400IH & 110HH! In Golf, Dylan Gallagher ‘22 won the Bergen County Championship for the 2nd year in a row! Dylan played his back nine at even par to shoot 5-over-par 77 at Knickerbocker Country Club for a two round 148 and two-stroke victory in North Jersey’s season finale. He is the first “repeat” Champion since 2003! Finally, D-E Ultimate Frisbee finished 5th in the New Jersey State Tournament, decisively defeating rival Northern Valley 13-1 in the final game of their season. Go Bulldogs!

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D-E's Middle School Robotics Teams competed in the RoboJawn off-season competition in Philadelphia. Team Supernova placed third in robot performance and won First Place Core Values, which is the second-highest award. The Spikers Team placed first in robot performance and won the Champions Award, which is the highest award. Bionic Bulldogs had technical difficulties early on, but they worked together to fix the problem and finished strong! Go Bulldogs 'Bots! And students active in publications clubs for the Middle and Upper Schools all proudly presented their final editions to D-E students, faculty and staff in special end-of-year assembly programs. Publications presented included Spectrum (the D-E Upper School newspaper), Carpe Diem 2022 (the D-E Yearbook); Calliope D-E's award-winning Upper School Literary Journal); Parnassus  (D-E 's Foreign Language Literary Journal); and MS Papercut (the Middle School Newspaper). To learn more about D-E clubs and activities, click below!

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About Traditions

Commencement for the Class of 2022 took place on Sunday, June 5. The ceremony included remarks from special speakers including nonprofit Harlem Run founder, activist and D-E alumna Alison Maribella Desire '03; a memorable senior speech by Charlie Spitzley '22, readings from Sunaya Mueller '22 and Jonathan Toumit '22; and farewell words of reflection from Joseph Algrant, Upper School Principal. At the end of the ceremony, as per D-E tradition, D-E faculty and staff formed a color guard line to greet each new graduate, who then rang the same D-E ceremonial bell  -- the same bell that they rang when they started their time in the Upper School more than four years ago. Congratulations to D-E's Class of 2022! To learn more about D-E, including our mission and values

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