Middle School News

By: Valerie Berrios •
March 13, 2025
Sixth Grade Rome Day Highlights
When in Rome, do as the Romans do! Grade 6 students gave […] Read More

By: Valerie Berrios •
March 12, 2025
8th Graders Participate in NJ National History Day
Several D-E 8th Grade students became State qualifiers following a trip to […] Read More

By: Valerie Berrios •
March 11, 2025
Eighth Graders Set Their Wheels in Motion for the Great Paper Roller Coaster Expo
What do dinosaurs, flames, space, Minecraft, and SpongeBob have in common? They […] Read More

By: Valerie Berrios •
March 7, 2025
MS South Asian Cultural Showcase Assembly Highlights
The celebration of South Asian culture continued this week during the Middle […] Read More

By: Valerie Berrios •
March 2, 2025
Annual MS Faculty/Staff vs. Student Game D-Elivers Spirited Competition
In a spirited basketball battle against Middle School students, D-E MS faculty/staff […] Read More

By: Valerie Berrios •
February 19, 2025
MS African Drumming Classes Drum Away Stress, Discover Creativity
Drum roll, please! In his first year at D-E, Jean-Marie Collatin is […] Read More

By: Valerie Berrios •
February 18, 2025
Acclaimed Author Reyna Grande (‘The Distance Between Us…’) Visits 7th Graders
Award-winning author Reyna Grande recently visited D-E’s 7th graders, who read her […] Read More

By: Valerie Berrios •
February 13, 2025
‘Galentine’s Day’ Celebration Highlights
The Middle School (MS) Girls Affinity Group gathered for a Galentine’s Day […] Read More


By: Valerie Berrios •
February 11, 2025
MS Students ‘Learn By Doing’ in DIG
D-E Middle School students taking Grade 6 Dean Tasha Urbanowski’s DIG (“D-E […] Read More

By: Elizabeth Tausner •
February 6, 2025
DogPound Update 2/6/25: Spotlight on MS Sports Teams
This week’s DogPound Update spotlights our Middle School (MS) Girls’ Basketball Team, […] Read More

By: Valerie Berrios •
February 6, 2025
Middle School Mathletes Host ‘Math Counts’ Event
On Saturday, February 1, D-E hosted and participated in the MathCounts Bergen/Hudson […] Read More

By: Elizabeth Tausner •
February 5, 2025
MS News & Creative Writing Discovery Classes Explore ‘Above Ground’ Exhibit
Two of our Middle School Discovery Classes on “In the News and […] Read More

By: Valerie Berrios •
February 5, 2025
6th Grade Identity Unit Reflects D-E’s Diversity
The sixth grade Identity Unit, for which the theme was how we […] Read More

By: Valerie Berrios •
January 7, 2025
Sixth-Graders Learn How Food Shapes Their Identity
How are we what we eat? This is the guiding question our […] Read More

By: Elizabeth Tausner •
December 30, 2024
MS Robotics Team Nitro Competes in State Tournament
Earlier this month, D-E’s Middle School (MS) Robotics Team Nitro competed at […] Read More

By: Valerie Berrios •
December 16, 2024
6th Grade EnTREPreneurs Rock TREP$ Marketplace 2024
We’re in business! On Thursday, Dec. 12, D-E’s 6th-grade enTREPreneurs successfully acted […] Read More

By: Valerie Berrios •
December 12, 2024
Middle School History Day Fair Highlights
D-E’s eighth graders made a mark with their research and presentation skills […] Read More

By: Elizabeth Tausner •
December 4, 2024
MS Fall Teams Highlights
Wow & way to go! Our Middle School Fall Teams all had […] Read More

By: Valerie Berrios •
December 2, 2024
MS Robotics Team FIRST LEGO League Tournament Highlights
On Saturday, Nov. 23, D-E’s Middle School (MS) Robotics Teams competed (and […] Read More