News Archive
2017
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November
SDLC/PoCC inspires diversity dialogue in D-E community
Read MoreFrom November 30th to December 2nd was the annual People of Color Conference (PoCC) for faculty/staff and Student Diversity Leadership Conference (SDLC) for students presented by NAIS. Nearly 6,000 attendees came together in Anaheim, California to explore the theme: Voices for Equity and Justice Now and in Every Generation: Lead, Learn, Rededicate, and Deliver. More than a dozen of D-E students and faculty/staff joined the amazing experience and were empowered to improve and enhance the interracial, interethnic, and intercultural community for D-E.SDLC attendee India Marseille '20 recalls the experience:
“After the opening meeting, the teachers and students split up. The 1,600 students were split up into family groups which contained anywhere from 35-50 students. For the two days of the conference, we spent 75% of our time with these family groups. In these groups, we discussed problems we had at school and how to handle them in serious and creative ways. These conversations caused us to build a bond with one another that is simply indescribable. The connection that I have with these other students can’t be broken by anything even the thousands of miles between some of us. The other 25% of our time was spent with an affinity group that we identified with. I attended the black affinity group both days. Being in a room with 600 other black students is something I had never gotten to experience before and it made me even more grateful for the opportunity to attend such an extraordinary conference. SDLC changed my life for the better. I left with so much self-love and appreciation for not only the people around me but also for myself. It’s a conference I would absolutely love to go back to and would recommend many out-going students to apply to.”SDLC attendee Kenneth Yan ’19 shares his experience:“SDLC (Student Diversity Leadership Conference) was a powerful and inspiring experience. Over 1600 students from independent schools around the country attended the conference, bringing with them a variety of stories and experiences that we shared with each other. I had the great experience of meeting people and listening to them share their stories. I bonded with other people over common experiences and reflected upon the great diversity of stories and beliefs that I came into contact with over the course of three days. The openness with which everyone was willing to share their stories was astounding; there was an aura of trust and understanding that was present in the room, and our discussions were thoughtful and passionate.The conference has reaffirmed my faith our community to enact change. From SDLC, I have seen that with a supportive and open environment, honest and powerful discussion is more than possible. I have seen from the Asian Affinity group and my family group at SDLC the passion, strength, and intelligence that students bring to difficult discussions. I have seen people shed their ignorance, question their own opinions, learn and ask questions with great honesty.It is my goal and my duty to better facilitate these discussions on the Dwight-Englewood campus. In the new year, I plan to reorganize and promote the newly founded Asian Affinity group for Dwight-Englewood students and to work with my peers, teachers, and school administration promote better student-faculty discussion and collaboration regarding diversity issues.” -
GSA Assembly 2017
Read MorePresented by Upper School student club Gender and Sexuality Association (GSA), this year’s GSA Assembly was held at Schenck Auditorium on November 16th. Special to this year, GSA members invited faculty, staff, and students from various ethnic and cultural background and from different identity clubs – including Chinese Culture Club, Russian Culture Club, Black Affinity Group, JADE (Jewish Awareness at D-E), and more. Taking questions from students, the multitude of panelists shared their personal testimonials, highlighted the value of unique individuals, and shed light on common experiences among different panelists. -
Delicious Fried Green Tomatoes!
Parent volunteers enjoy fried green tomatoes prepared by the 7th grade D.I.G. class. These tomatoes were grown and harvested straight from D-E garden! Parent volunteers and students were able to take some green tomatoes to try the recipe at home.Read More -
It’s Seed-Saving Time!
7th grade DIG students practice wet and dry seed saving techniques and begin their study of seed types and the anatomy of a seed.Read More -
October
Annual Fall Garden Work Day
Volunteer parents and garden club students from middle and upper school pitched in to help put the Garden to bed for the winter at the annual fall garden work day. Many thanks to all, and to Sue Evans for organizing and providing the fabulous and now traditional apple cider donuts!Read More -
Helping Others: Spirit Week 2017 is Underway!
Read MorePortions of this article contributed by Fiona Cohen '19
Calling all Bulldogs: Get ready for D-E Spirit Week 2017!
The week of Monday, October 16 - Friday, October 20 is "Helping Others: D-E Spirit Week 2017." The Upper, Middle, and Lower Schools at Dwight-Englewood will collaborate to help those in need, particularly those affected by the environmental disasters in Houston, Mexico, Florida, and the Caribbean. -
June
Ultimate Team Wins 4th at States!
Read MoreThis past weekend D-E’s Varsity Ultimate Team (aka “The Plastic Bulldogs”) won 4th place at the NJ State Tournament, which is the highest ranking achieved by the team thus far at states. -
May
D-E Students are NJ Chemistry Olympians!
Read MoreTwo teams from D-E traveled to NJIT (New Jersey Institute of Technology) to compete at the 32nd Annual New Jersey Chemistry Olympics earlier this month. Science teacher and faculty co-advisor Dr. Marco Pagnotta explains, “This statewide competition, held at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, brings together teams from high schools throughout the state to compete in 8 different events that cover a broad swath of chemistry. Our teams started to prepare for this one-day competition in February.” -
D-E Presents Spring Arts Festival 2017
Read MoreThe D-E Performing and Visual Arts Departments will present a special series of visual, musical and dramatic experiences with the Spring Arts Festival 2017, from Tuesday May 16 through Thursday, May 18, featuring the talents of students in all three divisions of the School. -
April
Looking into ancient Pompeii through D-E Garden
Read MoreA window into an ancient world-- Latin teacher Ms. So explains to her class how archeologists discovered plants important in ancient Pompey. Some of these plants are still in cultivation -- in our own garden. -
Salad days!
Read MoreStudents in 8th grade DIG make benches for the Umpleby garden and harvest salad greens started in cold frames. The rewards of labor and collaboration-- a seated savory moment by Umpleby Garden. -
Spanish culture brings tomatoes to the garden
Spanish 8 studies the culture of Spanish-speaking countries and the contributions of Spanish-speaking cultures to the rest of the world. A hands-on component of their study involves planting, harvesting and cooking vegetables brought to us by these cultures.Read More -
March
Critical Mass Robotics Team Wraps Up Successful Season
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February
Black History Month Assembly
Read MoreThe Black History Month Assembly for Upper School was held on February 10. Presented by the D-E student Black Affinity Group, this year's program was presented through a collage of a PowerPoint presentation, student performances, video interviews, and powerful remarks from D-E's African-American student body.D-E student Jahod Silver ’18 opened the assembly with a moving emotional dance performance leading to the first slide of the PowerPoint. With a clip of former President Obama's farewell address, the assembly invited everyone to keep open hearts and ears as the presentation displayed series of quotes of individual experiences of African-American students.Through a spoken word performance, Britney Burns ’18 voiced her experience as an African-American woman. With her performance of “You're Beautiful... For a Black Girl”, Britney brought to attention the race stereotyping of a women's beauty and the skewed expectations to “work harder” as an African-American woman. Justin Gross ’18 shared his experience as an African-American man through another spoken word performance “Untitled” - bringing attention to the racial profiling and the personal moments where as a single man he was expected to represent an entire ethnic group. Justin's powerful spoken word performance won stand ovation from the crowd, clearly engaging the entire audience.With a series of honest student responses answering the question “What is your experience as a Black student at D-E”, the audience had an opportunity to truly climb into the fellow student's skin and walk around in it to see their point of view. Director of Student Activities Maya Gunaseharan ’08 closed assembly with a remark encouraging D-E students and faculty to embrace diversity to create a community with no fear and no judgment. -
Harvesting & roasting sunchokes!
Read MoreIt's not too late to harvest root crops! Students in 8th grade DIG class and the middle school garden club have been digging up Jerusalem artichokes and potatoes and making tasty snacks for themselves in Umpleby lobby. -
Lunar New Year Celebration 2017
Chinese & Korean PA Groups hosted a Chinese and Korean lunch in celebration Lunar New Year. Student and faculty enjoyed a bowl of Bibimbap (Korean rice topped with different ingredients), dumplings, Chinese noodles, and teas. With a Lucky Dollar from the PA Groups, D-E is now ready for the new year filled with success and good fortune.Read More -
Spanish 8 class making tortillas from harvested corns
As part of their study of the culture of Spanish speaking countries, students in Spanish 8 looked at the importance of corn and the many ways it was and is used. The students harvested an heirloom variety of field corn from the school garden in the fall, and this winter they learned to process it into tortillas from scratch in the traditional way.Read More -
January
SDLC/POCC empowers D-E community
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