Beyond the Classroom

There have been so many opportunities over the past few months for our students, faculty/staff, and families to enjoy learning experiences far beyond the confines of the classroom. This is all thanks to robust, exciting student life and community service initiatives. From our youngest students involved in Affinity Group-led diversity awareness assembly programs and being mentored in hands-on STEM workshops...  to Middle and Upper School student leaders of clubs that are focused on the arts, identity, community service and specific interest areas  ... our mission is fully in action through D-E’s co-curricular offerings.

The D-E Garden Club, Jazz Rock, INSPIRE ( Introducing New Solutions to Promote Integrity & Respect Everywhere), WISE (Women in STEM Education), JADE (Jewish Awareness at D-E); GSA (Gender & Sexuality Awareness) and Spoonies ( a club dedicated to raising awareness about Chronic Illness) are just a few examples of clubs that have made a wonderful, positive impact on the School over the past few months.

The photos here provide just a sampling of these activities; please see the following pages for more specific examples of our students doing their part to ‘make it better’ through fundraising programs including V-Day 2023 and Art in Action, and affinity group activities celebrating differences.

D-E ’00

Dr. Omar Baker has been selected by the Hackensack Regional Chamber of Commerce as its “Distinguished Citizen of The Year.” Omar is co-president, chief quality and safety officer, and director of performance improvement at Riverside Medical Group. Omar was the...

D-E ’85

Monroe College, a national leader in educating urban and international students, announced this past June that Marc Jerome, president of the College, was appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC) following confirmation by...

D-E ’78

Ellen Forman sent this update: "My 28-year-old stepdaughter got married last year and is finishing up a Ph.D. in American history at University of Wisconsin, Madison. Her husband is an attorney just like her dad and me. I work only part time now, leaving me lots of...

DWIGHT ’63

Paula Frisby Refo writes that she has been taking about three or four trips around the world each year and has "been to all the continents, but have many more adventures planned until I'm too creaky to go! Still breeding and training Hanoverian horses on our 18-acre...

ESB ’60

James Bakalar is still active in the Harvard Institute for Learning in Retirement—most recently, courses on evolution and The Tempest. He and Susan Milmoe spent two great weeks in Greece in May. Sadly, the oracle at Delphi didn’t answer when they asked when we could...

DWIGHT ’57

Natalie Beaumont traveled this summer to Vienna, Austria, and Prague, Czechoslovakia, with her sister, Carol Beaumont Whitesell ’52. They went with Carol’s vocal group, Hawaii Masterworks, from Chaminade University in Honolulu. Emily Atwood Kruger's husband, Paul...

DWIGHT ’56

Natalie Bigelow Babson has wonderful memories of her time at Dwight School, especially Mrs. Meredith’s Latin class. Latin became one of Natalie’s major interests, influencing both her published illustrations and poetry. She continues to thank Mrs. Meredith for her...

DWIGHT ’52

Joan Lyman Larson is still watercolor painting thanks to her beginnings at Dwight. She is expecting her first great-grandchild this summer. She and Bob enjoy having their family visit in Quogue, NY.