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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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)