D-E Rocks with Jazz Rock!

"House of the Rising Sun" (Turner/Martin) was performed by Rachel Hechler.

D-E School's Winter Break started on a high note yet again this year, with the performance of the annual D-E Jazz Rock concert.   More than 40 students showcased their singing and instrumental talents, first to a Middle School audience and then again to Upper School students in Schenck Auditorium.  From rock and roll anthems to contemporary pop, students performed songs from many different genres. The ensemble was led by Director Robert DeBellis, along with vocal coordinator Matthew Schukis and strings teacher Annaliesa Place.  The student performers took on vocals, strings, guitar, keyboard, bass, drums and even horns for a show that easily fulfilled a D-E School tradition of a memorable, exciting experience. 

To enjoy one of the many performances, click here: 

Some of the songs that were performed to the extremely enthusiastic and appreciative audience included renditions of “Who Did You Think I Was” (Mayer) by junior Daniel Shlien; “Fidelity” (Spektor) by sophomore Heather Braverman, and "Good Girl" (Underwood) by sophomore Melissa Rosner.  Audiences were equally (and audibly!) delighted by the smooth sounds of junior Nigel Lassiter performing "Try a Little Tenderness" ((Campbell/Connelly/Woods).   For junior Gina Marie Enriquez’s performance of “Addicted to You” by Shakira, sung in both Spanish and English, she was joined on stage by a full band that included D-E alumnus, Danny Chang ’12, on percussion. Danny and GinaMaria also danced the merengue during her song. The entire Jazz Rock ensemble then ended up on stage for the finale, a performance of "One" (Blige) featuring vocalists Sofia Joseph '14 and vocalist/guitarist Jacob Seeger '14. 

This year's Jazz Rock ensemble members are noted below.  Here's to all our wonderful student performers!

Jazz Rock Performers

Vocalists

Heather Braverman

Julia Brice

Jack Brosnan

Gina Marie Enriquez

Jack Feikens

Julia Feikens

Michael Friedrich

Lexi Gerber

Kylah Gonzalez

Rachel Hechler

Sofia Joseph

Nigel Lassiter

Seon Layne

Estee Levy

Isabella Monaco

Melissa Rosner

Jacob Seeger

Daniel Shlien

Foster Song

Kira Tsougarakis

Strings

Gary Finn

Gillian Garcia

Sydney Hertz

Julia Shin

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D-E's 1st Ethics Bowl at Stevens Inst. of Tech.

On Saturday, the first ever Dwight-Englewood Ethics Bowl Team competed in an all day event at Stevens Institute of Technology with 17 other HS teams. The other teams included Bronx Science, Moorestown Friends and other high schools from NY to Camden, NJ. Four D-E students made up our team and spent the day at Stevens. The event was also a national qualifier. For a description of the day, a photo of the D-E team and the results of the 'competition', you may go to my blog: http://www.precollegephilosophy.blogspot.com/

Join Us for a Few Great Student Performances

Bergen PAC is located at 30 North Van Brunt StreetEnglewood, NJ 07631

This week, we have two D-E related events at Bergen Performing Arts Center, so it's an exciting week for D-E arts in downtown Englewood!

First, we have the Student-Directed One Acts on Thursday & Friday (12/6 & 12/7) at 7:00 PM.  Directors include Heather Braverman, Catherine Daigle, Jake Drobner, Josh Kurtz, Victoria Lavinio, Nick Muus, and Jacob Snyder.

And then on Sunday (12/9), also at 7:00 PM, there is a benefit concert for victims of Hurricane Sandy called "Beyond the Storm."  This performance includes several D-E students and alumni (Brian Park '12, Heather Braverman '15, and Scarlett Diaz '19) as part of the show.

Hope you can enjoy one or both of these events!

D-E Admissions - Step-by-Step

What a terrific fall this has been for us in admissions.  To date, we have welcomed well over 500 guests to campus.  And we realize that families may asking, "What do we do now?"  We understand that the Admissions process can be confusing.  We hope the following information helps your family navigate the next steps. 

As for the application process, we encourage you to use our Admissions Online Site to navigate the process.  There are several easy steps, which we have outlined below to give you an overall sense of what you can anticipate:

Step A - Submit the Parent/Student Admissions Application

Application for admission along with the $65 non-refundable application fee must be submitted to the Admissions Office prior to the parent and student visits. You may elect to use the electronic application or to print out and submit paper version from the Admissions Online Site.

Step B - Contact the Admissions Office to Set up the Required Student Visit/Parent Tour & Interview

Interviews are given Monday through Thursday, and are by appointment only. Please call our office at (201)569-9500 ext. 3500 to speak with Alice Rollo to schedule your appointment.  At this point, only January appointments are available for the Middle and Upper Schools.  There are a limited number of interview appointments still available in December for Lower School applicants.

Step C - Complete the Application by Submitting all Other Required Components

The deadline for submission of completed applications is December 31, 2012 for grades 6-11 and January 15, 2013 for pre-k - grade 5.  The following components comprise the student’s application and must all be submitted prior to any consideration for admission:

1.THE APPLICATION (Parent and Student - see above)

2. CONFIDENTIAL RECOMMENDATION FORMS: Current Math and English Teachers and Guidance Counselor/Principal forms are required from your child’s current school and should be completed after December 1 in order for the teachers to have a chance to assess the student’s performance accurately. Confidential recommendation forms should be mailed directly from you child’s current school.  The completed recommendations should be received by D-E no later than January 15.

3. TRANSCRIPT REQUEST: To be signed by the student’s parent and mailed to his/her current school.   The transcript should be received by D-E no later than January 15.
4. TESTING: Results from the WPPSI III or WISC-IV (for grades 4Y - 4) or  Independent School Entrance Examination (ISEE) or Secondary School Admissions Test (SSAT) (for grades 5 - 11) should be submitted to the Admissions Office. When registering for the test, families must request the testing service to forward results directly to Dwight-Englewood School.

5. GRADED WRITING SAMPLE:  For students applying to the Upper School (grades 9 - 11), a sample of the student's writing which has been produced within the last year is required.  The Admissions Committee requests to see marked up copies of the student's work.   The graded writing sample should be received by D-E no later than January 15.

D-E Celebrates Great Art

Just in time for our School's Annual Winter Arts Festival, D-E has received new sculptures on loan from world-reknowned artists to display throughout campus.  As our own students prepare to exhibit their own creations, the sculptures serve as a reminder of the value of art to this community.  Please join us for our Winter Arts Festival on Sunday, December 8 (Middle School) or Sunday, December 15 (Upper School).  Performances begin at 2:00 in Schenck Auditorium.  Student artwork will be displayed for viewing outside throughout the Klein Center.

Listed below are links to the artists websites, which provide more information about the works on loan to the School. This marks our second year collaborating with the New York Sculptor's Guild, and this year we are featuring a piece by non guild members, Einar and Jaime De La Torre, international glass artists & sculptors. Our very own resident artist and teacher, Ms. Diaz has worked with them for the past two summers and painted the eyes on the recent piece that is on loan to Dwight-Englewood for this exhibit. (It is a small piece located outside of Head of School, Dr. De Jarnett's office.)

http://www.howardkalish.com/ (bones piece located by library)
http://www.marthawalker.net/ (kokopelli, sculpture with red rocks located in front of Leggett)
http://www.sculptorsguild.org/keltner.html (white rectangles, metal piece located in traffic circle)
de la Torre brothers link (small figurative piece outside of Dr. Dejarnetts office)

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Thanksgiving Assembly Celebrates Traditions, Words

Head of School Dr. Rodney V. De Jarnett was joined earlier this week by a 'king', a 'queen', a 'turkey', and dozens of others to help to keep the tradition of the annual D-E All-School Thanksgiving Assembly vibrantly alive, blending memorable music, dance, and the spoken word.
  
To kick off the holiday season, the entire school gathered in the Large Gym in Modell's Sports Complex for the annual Thanksgiving Assembly, packed with various performances and videos. After the Lower, Middle and Upper Schools settled into their seats, the Upper School Orchestra performed Mozart's Symphony No. 25 in G Minor, featured in the 1984 movie "Amadeus", under the direction of Performing Arts Department Chair Mr. John Littlefield.

Next, Dr. De Jarnett introduced the underlying theme of the assembly - spoken word. He then showed two videos of poets David Bowden and Sarah Kay.  These poets' video clips, "Start Something that Matters" (Bowden) and "If I Should Have a Daughter" (Kay), inscribed some inspirational words to the audience before the Lower School Chorus sang "Children of the World", with Ms. Milbauer conducting and Ms. Montroy at the keyboard.

Two more videos were shown: the first of an Animated Optical Illusion, the second an additional Sarah Kay video, "Hands", which addressed the fact that "hands learn more than minds do."

Then came a favorite of every Thanksgiving Assembly -- a visit from the Thanksgiving Assembly King, Queen and a Turkey.  Lower School music teacher Mary Heveran told the story of how Bert the Turkey danced his way to live another day, winning the approval of the King and Queen.  Lower School students Macri Leanza '22 (King)  Ally Abramson '23 (Queen) and Ben Tausner '22 (Turkey) were crowd pleasers as they then enacted the story.  

D-E's own spoken word group 3-Amigos (seniors Dan Garcia, Austin James and Avery Landau) then took the stage to share their original poem on giving thanks.  They were followed by Alex De Los Reyes '13 and other Upper School student members of CODES (Community Outreach at Dwight-Englewood School), along with several students from the Lower and Middle Schools, who reported on their Thanksgiving Food Drive efforts earlier this week  The students collected a truckload full of non-perishable food items and toiletries, along with gift cards, which were symbolically presented to Mr. Scottt Reddin of the Center for Food Action. Mr. Reddin expressed sincere appreciation on behalf of the Center for D-E School's annual tradition of giving food and monetary gifts to this critically important cause.  

Student Government President Ben Kaufman '13 then thanked the maintenance crew for their work in getting the school campus back to normal following Super Storm Sandy, before switching hats to introduce an original video created by D-E's student satirical group The Flea.

The final performance of the assembly had the Jazz Rock Ensemble featuring Nigel Lassiter '14 singing lead and Kylah Gonzalez '13 as lead backup, which left the audience with a warm feeling of gratefulness and much to be thankful for during this Thanksgiving break.

Truth and Consequences

Lower School principal, Peter Davies offers advice to parents on how to help children build a set of values..... See the Lower School blog.

D-E Dances!

During last Thursday's Middle and Upper School assemblies focused on building a culture of acceptance, D-E faculty and students danced....see the video!

How Has D-E Helped You to Grow?

Check out a new video created by Freshman, Hans Shin.  The video was shown during the opening days of school.

Upper School Athletics: Pre-Season for Fall Sports Begins August 20th

The Dwight Englewood Upper School Fall sports season begins with two weeks of preseason practices starting on Monday, August 20^th  at 9:00AM.  ALL STUDENTS PLANNING ON PLAYING A FALL SPORT(Except Football) SHOULD REPORT TO THE GYM AT 8:45 AM.  THOSE PLANNING TO PLAY FOOTBALL SHOULD REPORT TO THE GYM AT 3:45PM. Coaches will then direct students to the different field locations.

Upper School Fall Athletes should report to the large gym located in the Modell's Sports Complex -
see at the center of the campus map.

The preseason provides new and returning student-athletes the opportunity to meet with their coaches and begin the preparations for the fall season. In the Upper School this fall, boys’ and girls’ varsity and junior varsity soccer, varsity and junior varsity field hockey, co-ed cross country, varsity football, girls’ varsity and junior varsity tennis, and girls’ varsity and junior varsity volleyball are offered.

Athletes should make every effort possible to attend all preseason practices (click here for schedule).  Dwight Englewood will provide transportation downtown between double sessions for students to get lunch.  All athletes should bring a gym bag filled with the following items:

Extra t-shirts, shorts, and socks

Sweat shirt and sweat pants

Running shoes

Cleats (for those playing Soccer, Football, Field Hockey)

Water Bottle

Towel

Also, all students planning to participate in preseason athletics MUST have their Health Forms in before they can practice. There will be absolutely NO EXCEPTIONS!!

           

Dr. Rodney V. De Jarnett, Head of School, Visits Asia

Dear Member of the Dwight-Englewood School Community,

It is with great pleasure and excitement that I write to tell you that I will be visiting Asia from July 3 to July 13.  I will be accompanied by my wife Annette, my daughter Ali, Director of Admissions Dr. Sherronda Brown and Director of Development Patricia Boig.  With the help of the Dwight-Englewood Korean Parents Association, as well as the Chang Family, we will be hosting a number of events in Korea and China, which we hope our student, alumni, and parents will choose to attend.  Our hope at these events is to learn more about two major areas from which we receive students and talk to our families and friends in Seoul and Beijing about the wonderful things that are happening at our School.

In Seoul on Wednesday, July 4, at 7:30 A.M. there will be a Men’s Breakfast with me and a Ladies Breakfast with my wife, Dr. Brown and Ms. Boig.  Both of these breakfasts will be held in the Grand InterContinental Hotel.  At 10:30 A.M., we look forward to meeting our Current Students and Alumni in the Lobby of the Intercontinental Coex Hotel and to have the students take us on a walking tour of Seoul and have lunch.  This will be our only real opportunity to see the sights of Seoul and it will be wonderful to have the students show us their city. 
 
On Thursday, July 5, we will host a Family Dinner at 6:30 P.M. at the Restaurant Sketchbook in Kooan. All family members have been formally invited to join us for this most enjoyable event.  We are so pleased to have the help of the Korean Parents Association for this trip and particularly want to thank Youjin Chung, Becky Hwang and Jennifer Kang for their help in planning these events.  All of us are so enthusiastic to learn more about Korea and to see the country from where so many of our students come.

With the help of Jojo and Tina Chang, we will be hosting a reception for our current and prospective students, alumni and families on July 7 at 3:30 P.M. in the Courtyard at the Hilton Wangfujing, 8 Wangfujing East St., Dongcheng, Beijing.

We will be finishing up our travels to Asia with a visit to a D-E alumni group in Bangkok, Thailand from July 10-13.

We look forward to sharing the stories of our trip!

Sincerely,
Dr. Rodney V. De Jarnett
Head of School

D-E in NYC, Rome, Seoul - Let Us Know Where You Will Be This Summer

The Burke Family visits Citi Field

Whether near or far - no matter where you are, let us know!  We are trying to get a sense of how many places members of the D-E community will be this summer.  We've mailed D-E magnets to all incoming students and have asked that families e-mail us with a picture helping us to locate just where they've been.  Join in on the fun by sending your photo locater to browns@d-e.org.

Congratulations to the Class of 2012

For details about the graduation and the updated college matriculation list, click here.

"Fiddler on the Roof, Jr." Performing May 11-12

Up to four tickets are available gratis for Admissions Families.  Contact Alice Rollo (rolloa@d-e.org) by May 4 to reserve your tickets to the Middle School's production of "Fiddler on the Roof, Jr." on May 11-12 at 7:30 PM.  The show, a family favorite for decades, will be performed at D-E's Schenck Auditorium.  Tickets for Admissions Families will be held at the box office of the Schenck Auditorium. They will be available for pick up starting one half hour prior to curtain time on the date of the requested performance. Tickets must be claimed no later than 5 minutes before curtain time or they will be released. 

D-E Students Attend Princeton U Race Symposium

Photo: Left to right – Michael Chen, Olivia Britton, Daniel Garcia,
Clinton L. Carbon, Misha Inniss-Thompson, Bianca DiGiovanni and Nisreen Yonis

 

On Friday, April 27, 2012, Princeton Prize winners from 24 regions across the United States joined local high school students, including five Upper School students from Dwight-Englewood, for conversations on race relations and special presentations by Professor Anne Cheng and Michelle Minter, Vice Provost and Chief Diversity Officer of Princeton University.   For more information, click here.

D-E Welcomes Our Newest Bulldogs - Student Placement Testing & Parent Pre-Orientation

We are looking forward to re-connecting with newly enrolling Middle and Upper School students and parents during our placement testing and parent pre-orientation session on Saturday, April 28, 2012. Check-in time for families is 8:30 AM in the Klein Campus Center – 1st Floor.

A light continental breakfast will be available at 8:30 AM for students and parents.  Nutritious snacks will be provided throughout the testing period for students.

The Parents’ Pre-Orientation is planned to begin at 9:00 a.m.The academic deans will be available to talk with you about how students transition into the community.  We look forward to your participation in this important discussion.

Note that the School Store will be open from 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM should you wish to purchase (cash or check) Bulldog spirit attire.

What's Blue & White and Heading to PENN?

Senior, Victoria Ngo reports that the Dwight-Englewood Track & Field is sending eight athletes to UPenn to compete in national competition: PENN RELAYS! The following runners departed today from campus at 7am to run at the prestigious Penn Relays, the oldest and largest track and field competition in the United States.

Seniors: Bobbie Javier, Megan Kwon
Juniors: Sarah Friedrich, Leah Steinmetz
Sophomores: Ashley Bryan, Hanna Jerome
Freshmen: Shereen Al-Sawwaf, Rafaela Peralta-Vasquez

According to Ngo, last spring, Javier, Friedrich, Bryan and Jerome competed in the 4x400m relay at NJ State Champs and put down a time of 4:21.3.  This year that same team shattered their old school record in the first couple weeks of the spring season with a time of 4:14.6, which is currently the 60th fastest time in the state (out of 215 ranked teams). Individually, these girls are among the fastest in school history (see video below). Each girl can run a lap around the track at an average time of 64 seconds.  See for yourself how formidible they are in competition.
WATCH THIS.

20,000 runners. 1,000 schools. 300 colleges. 8 Dwight-Englewood Athletes. Priceless!

WATCH LIVE!

4 X 100 Team: Event 107 Thursday, 11:10 AM - Team CW

Megan Kwon, Leah Steinmetz, Shereen Al-Sawwaf, Rafaela Peralta-Vasquez

4 X 400 Team: Event 116 Thursday, 1:50 PM - Team FN

Bobbie Javier, Sarah Friedrich, Ashley Bryan, Hanna Jerome

BLUE & WHITE RUN OUR VEINS.
GO BULLDOGS!

--
Blog Post reported by Victoria L. Ngo
Dwight-Englewood School
(e) ngov@d-e.org

Junior, Alex D Is Featured on the D-E Student Corner Blog

Check out Alex's experiences this week by clicking on the photo below:

315 East Concert This Thursday Kicks-Off "Arts in April @ D-E"!

 

This Thursday, April 12, 2012, a concert by 315 East: A Chamber Ensemble, will kick-off the first event of "Arts in April @ D-E"!  

On April 12, all ages will be sure to enjoy puppetry magic and a "soldier's tale" when 315 East, A Chamber Ensemble, D-E's professional resident chamber ensemble, performs "L'Histoire du Soldat" (The Soldier's Tale) by Igor Stravinsky.  This suite will be performed in its entirety with original narration translated into English, and will feature hand-carved marionettes by expert Puppeteer Dan Butterworth.  This is a can't-miss event!   Click here for our informational flyer (PDF) about the April 12 concert: "L'Histoire du Soldat"
Tickets are priced at $25 general admission and $15 for seniors/students.  Call 201-569-9500, ext. 3403 or Emailsilvek@d-e.org to reserve your seats today.  

Later this month, on Sunday, April 22, come back to campus and join us for our First Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit Opening Reception, from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. (Rain date April 29), in D-E's Library Circle.  Presented in partnership with the Sculptors' Guild of New York, the Exhibit has been curated by former Trustee and D-E Parent Kathy Leventhal. Works by artists Sarah Haviland, Richard Heinrich, Howard Kalish, and Elaine Lorenz now occupy our D-E School campus and a newly-installed piece ("Untitled") by senior D-E student Matt Brice '12 is also on display.  Click here for an informational flyer (PDF) about the April 22 Opening Reception. 

The April 12 concert and April 22 Exhibit are presented as part of the 2011-'12 Season for the D-E Head of School Series.  To learn more about the Series, view more photos, and learn about upcoming events, visit www.d-e.org/series

D-E Gets an Additional Bulldog

One of the newest members of the D-E community, Nina has truly taken on the "spirit of the bulldog."  She and her family recently adopted Raleigh - pictured below.  Given that Nina lives in walking distance from the school, it is certainly possible for her to walk Raleigh, the bulldog to campus sports events when she begins Middle School in September.  Congratulations to Nina and her family on the addition of Raleigh to the family.  We're looking forward to meeting her soon.

Go Bulldogs!

Bob Bigelow to Speak 4/17: Youth Sports: Who Wins, Loses?

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This compelling topic will be the focus of remarks by the critically-acclaimed Bob Bigelow, when he visits D-E on Tuesday, April 17 for a dicussion with parents. Author of the book "Just Let the Kids Play", Bigelow will present his remarks in D-E's Hajjar Auditorium from 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. Bigelow has conducted more than 600 talks to adults throughout the northeast and has received local, regional and national media recognition for his work on organized youth sports, identification of systemic problems, and ideas for reforming these issues. This event is being presented by D-E Athletics in partnership with the D-E Parents' Association Athletics committee. Visit www.d-e.org/athletics for further information about the Bigelow presentation on April 17, or contact Eli Goldberger, D-E Athletics Director, at goldbe1@d-e.org

Current Junior, Nisreen Yonis, Blogs This Week on The Student Corner

Check out Nisreen's inside scoop on what it means to be an Upper School student at Dwight-Englewood.

 

Click here to read Nisreen's narrative.

MS DIG Discovery Class Gets Set to Garden

With such perfect spring weather this week, these seventh grade students made their way to the garden for spring planting.  DIG is among the Discoveries options seventh graders may elect to take in the Middle School.

D-E Pre-Schoolers Celebrate Grandparents Day

Students in the the Lower School 3Y, 4Y and kindergarten classes were treated to visits from their grandparents.  Adoring grandparents came from near and far (Alabama and Florida!) to spend the morning in the pre-school classrooms.  All were treated to some fine singing performances from the pre-schoolers.

New Seventh Grade Student Makes Some Important Connections

I love a pleasant surprise.  I suppose that's true for most people including one of today's Admissions Vistitors, Victoria who will be joining Dwight-Englewood's seventh grade class in the fall.  When I greeted Victoria and her mom this morning, they shared that their neighbor who happened to be riding the same elevator today is a current third grade teacher here at D-E.  What a coincidence and a nice surprise for Victoria to learn that she would not only be crossing the River from New York City each morning with fellow students, but also with a trusted neighbor.  She and her mom remarked with amazement that the travel time was only 14 minutes door-to-door.

As I checked in on Victoria who spent the day shadowing with Amina, a sixth grader, we decided to pay Miss Sussman a visit in her classroom.  Once there, Victoria was warmly greeted by third graders - with one student seeking Victoria's assistance in drawing a picture.  Miss Sussman went on to explain to Victoria that seventh graders have "buddy" relationships with members of the third grade class, and that as a student next year she would be helping out as she did today.  Victoria commented that she was excited to have made some many important connections today.

Victoria with Miss Sussman's Classroom in the Lower School

     
If you are an Admissions Candidate and interested in visiting, we invite you to schedule a day by calling the Admissions Office at 201-569-9500 ext. 3500.  Perhaps there are some important and pleasantly surprising connections that can be made.

Spring Has Sprung - D-E Re-opens after a Two-Week Break

There was so much excitement around campus as students and faculty exchanged stories about what they did over the two-week spring break.  Students described trips with their families - both near and far, pre-season training for spring sports, and well-earned days of "sleeping in." 

Spring break aside, we have a treat this week with Heather Braverman, current Freshman Ambassador Leader as our guest blogger on the Student Corner.  Click here to learn about Heather's return to school yesterday.

Ninth Grade Science Lab Screen Shot - Check Out Heather Braverman's Guest Blog

Check Out Austen T's Student Corner Blog!

Student Corner: Tuesday 3.13.12

An Invitation from the MS Honor Code Committee

On behalf of the Middle School Honor Code committee, I cordially invite you to view our Honor Code blog. We feature many options like the Problem of the Week to news about dealing with strategies for problems kids face. Please check it out!

www.dehonorcode.blogspot.com

Sincerely,

Laurent Span

The All-School Math Project Continues: Tetrahedron Madness!

As a School (Lower, Middle, and Upper), we're attempting to build a nearly 20 foot tall paper Sierpinski Triangle.  It will take the whole community to achieve this goal. Students will be assembling the Giant Sierpinski Tetrahedron in the library during the Activity Period!

 

Check Out Jake D's Student Corner Blog

Student Corner: Thursday 3/8/12

Buzz around Campus: The 2012-2013 Course Catalog Has Been Published!

To learn about the courses offered in the Middle and Upper Schools for the 2012-2013 academic year,
click on the cover above.

D-E Cultural Club, INSPIRE holds its first ever Holi Festival at Dwight-Englewood

INSPIRE Club members ready the campus for Holi

Holi Festival participants - March 8

Instead of describing how we're going to celebrate Holi, the INSPIRE club encourages you to watch this video and see for yourself: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYfPi8skmuU

According to members of INSPIRE, Holi is a festival of colors and the freedom of social norms. It is celebrated in India, Nepal and Pakistan, but we're brought it to D-E this week. Students found that it was a HUGE stress reliever from schoolwork for everyone.

Congratulations to D-E's Cast & Crew of the 2012 Winter Musical: Beauty & the Beast

Join Us for a D-E Production of Beauty & the Beast - Free Tickets for Admissions Candidates

March 3 at 7:30 pm and March 4 at 2:00 pm 

Schenck Auditorium, Khubani Performing Arts Center 

Up to four tickets will be made available gratis for Admissions Candidates.  Call Alice Rollo at 
201-569-9500 ext. 3500 or click the image above to 

e-mail for more information about free tickets.

News from Our D-E Website: 2012 Green Cup Challenge is Best Ever!

Dwight-Englewood School recently concluded its participation in the 2012 Green Cup Challenge® (GCC), As one of nearly 120 schools involved nationwide, D-E earned record results this year, reducing electricity consumption by an average of 5%!  

Rachel Porth '12, D-E's lead student coordinator for the GCC and a member of the Environmental Club,  reported the following final results:  "Overall the Challenge saved one million kilowatt-hours and 1.5 million pounds of CO2.  We finished the month down over 5%, our best Green Cup Challenge (thus far). (D-E) saved about 9000 kilowatt-hours, (translating into approximately) 6 tons of CO2 and other types of pollution."

She continued: "D-E as a whole not only placed fifth in the mid-Atlantic division, but also reduced our energy consumption by 5.2% since last year. During the first two weeks of the Challenge alone our school saved 4700 kWh which is the amount of electricity that a typical house would use in six months. Not only did we compete on a national level, but we also had an interdivision competition among the Lower, Middle, and Upper schools as well. This year the Lower School came in first place, reducing their energy consumption by 7% with the Upper School coming in second and the Middle School coming in third."

For more details, click here.

Congratulations to the Boys' and Girls' Varsity Basketball Teams!

The Lady Bulldogs (No. 12 seed) had a significant 42-19 win in Tuesday's away game against Kent Place School (No. 5 seed). Click here for photos and the full story of the Lady Bulldogs' "upset" over Kent Place, courtesy of www.northjerseysports.com! Girls Varsity Basketball Team Coach Matthew Larrowe commented, "I am very proud of my team and this accomplishment. We played very well on defense especially in the second half as we held them to 2 points in the last 12 minutes of the game. Haley Brescia '13 had 12 points, 6 steals, and 3 assists. April Flaim (also) had a very solid game with 11 points and 11 rebounds. We all played solid defense and it was great win for the ladies and the program."

Photo Courtesy of Ken Landau '82, P-'13,'17

Our No. 5-seeded Bulldogs also earned a decisive 71-41 victory over No. 12-seeded Immaculate Conception HS of Montclair, in their home game this past Tuesday. Coach and D-E Athletics Director Eli Goldberger noted: "Montclair scored the first seven points of the game but, the Bulldogs (21-4) rallied and held a 12-9 lead at the end of the first quarter and never looked back. Junior Keion Osbourne connected on 4 three pointers including one from NBA three point range to end the second quarter to give the Bulldogs a 10 point halftime advantage. In the third period seniors Wesley Dickinson and Brian Breslin sparked a 23-5 run in which Dickinson and Breslin combined to score 16 of the bulldogs 23 third quarter points. Dickinson finished with a game high 25 points and 14 rebounds while Breslin added 11 points and 5 assists."

A Message from Assistant Athletic Director, Greibin Agramonte

Hi Everyone,

If you haven't heard... our Boys' and Girls' Varsity Basketball teams are in the State Tournament!  The first round starts tomorrow with the girls going to Kent Place School for a 4 PM start, and our boys are hosting here at D-E (Modell's Sports Compley) Immaculate Conception HS of Montclair at 7 PM. 

It's the perfect time for everyone to come out and show our Bulldog pride!  Let's Go Bulldogs!  

Girls Basketball State TournamentDE vs. Kent Place
Date: Tuesday, Feb. 28th
Place: Kent Place School (Directions are posted in the athletic calendar)
Time: 4:00 PM
Boys Basketball State Tournament
D-E vs. Immaculate Conception HS of Montclair
Date: Tuesday, Feb. 28th
Place: Dwight-Englewood School (Modell's Sports Complex)
Time: 7:00 PM
Tournament Bracket:
http://highschoolsports.nj.com/tournament/10914/

The Middle School Is Treated to Two Special Films by Eighth Graders: Ali & Hans

There is much talk in the hallways of Umpleby Hall, home of the Middle School, about the recent showing of two videos during recent assemblies.  Kudos to Ali and Hans for your work and allowing us to share your films with the larger community!


Ali De Jarnett's "Crush" Project Video:
 https://www.d-e.org/podium/default.aspx?t=52562&a=146976
Hans Shin's MLK Day "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" Video : 
https://www.d-e.org/podium/default.aspx?t=52562&a=147144

D-E Valentine's Evening Performance with Mega Rock Group, Foreigner

Matthew Schukis

Dwight-Englewood School performers celebrated Valentine’s Day with Foreigner at BergenPAC.  Select members of our very own D-E Chorus, Jazz Rock, and a cappella groups (Dwight Mix and Treblemakers) sang to a packed house with Foreigner as backup vocalists for their #1 Billboard Hit, “I Wanna Know What Love Is.”  "It's a real honor to have our students performing on stage with Foreigner," said vocal instructor,  Matthew Schukis.

For more photo coverage, click here.

Congratulations to the following students who took to the stage with Foreigner:
DANIELLE ROMAN, HEATHER BRAVERMAN, JON FEIKENS, JULIA FEIKENS, JI EUN KIM, ALEX KIM, CATHERINE DAIGLE-MACLEOD, MISHA INNISS-THOMPSON, GIANINA YUMUL, GINA MARIE ENRIQUEZ, LIZZY WEINSTEIN, JACK BROSNAN, CAROLYN WRIGHT, SARA OLIFF, MICHELLE ABOODI, ERIC MILLER, MELISSA ROSNER, ELIZABETH GOLDBERG.