Upper School News

By: Valerie Berrios •
January 22, 2026
INSPIRE Multicultural Showcase Assembly Highlights
This morning in Schenck Auditorium, the Upper School (US) INSPIRE club, which […] Read More

By: Valerie Berrios •
January 7, 2026
Art and Design Students From Australia Visit D-E
D-E’s Art & Design Department hosted 11th- and 12th-grade students today from […] Read More

By: Valerie Berrios •
December 22, 2025
‘Calliope’ Earns Top CSPA Honors
Congrats are in order for the editors and contributors of the Upper […] Read More

By: Elizabeth Tausner •
December 19, 2025
Jazz ‘Rocks’ D-E!
Way to Rock, D-E Jazz Rock! The Upper School’s annual Jazz Rock […] Read More

By: Valerie Berrios •
December 15, 2025
D-E Welcomes Visiting Students, CloseUp Foundation for Day of Deliberative Dialogue Conference
D-E recently hosted a daylong civics workshop for a cohort of D-E […] Read More

By: Valerie Berrios •
December 12, 2025
US Student Committee on AI (SCAI) Meets to Research AI in the Classroom
D-E’s Upper School Student Committee on Artificial Intelligence (SCAI) is hard at […] Read More

By: Valerie Berrios •
December 9, 2025
US Students ‘Lunch & Learn’ How to Knit
In the latest in a series of Lunch & Learn programming, hosted […] Read More

By: Valerie Berrios •
December 5, 2025
US Students ‘Lunch & Learn’ About Social Entrepreneurship
Problem solvers unite! This week the office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & […] Read More

By: Valerie Berrios •
November 28, 2025
D-E’s Model UN Team Competes at Princeton
D-E’s Model UN team recently attended its first collegiate conference of the […] Read More

By: Valerie Berrios •
November 20, 2025
D-E Senior Shares Her Self-Published Book with PreK 4
In a continuation of the “Small Story” book project initiated by Grade […] Read More

By: Valerie Berrios •
November 16, 2025
An INSPIRE-ing Conversation About Indigenous Peoples
The Upper School’s INSPIRE club, led by Cam Gennardo ’26, Hayley Cohen […] Read More

By: Valerie Berrios •
November 12, 2025
Ninth-Grade Workshops Prep Freshmen for Life in the Upper School
Ninth graders at D-E recently participated in a three-part series of workshops […] Read More

By: Elizabeth Tausner •
November 3, 2025
A Spirited Ending to Spirit Week 2025!
After a super-spirited series of fun activities this entire week, ranging from […] Read More

By: Valerie Berrios •
October 30, 2025
Highlights From Spirit Week Day 4: D-E Spirit Day
On the fourth day of Spirit Week—D-E Spirit Day—Bulldogs from every division […] Read More

By: Valerie Berrios •
October 29, 2025
Highlights From Tacky Tourist Day 2, Spirit Week 2025
For Day 2 of Spirit Week, our Upper School (US) students (and […] Read More

By: Valerie Berrios •
October 28, 2025
Upper School Discusses Immigration in America
Emily Sclafani, Dean for the Class of 2026 and Faculty Advisor for […] Read More

By: Valerie Berrios •
October 23, 2025
D-E Hosts the Model UN Conference
D-E’s Model UN Club (D-EMUN) recently hosted six high schools for the […] Read More

By: Valerie Berrios •
October 17, 2025
D-E Juniors Get Immersed in the History of New York City
Mr. Swirbul’s History of New York City class, consisting entirely of juniors, […] Read More

By: Valerie Berrios •
October 17, 2025
Upper School Celebrates Hispanic Heritage
The Upper School concluded Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrated from Sept. 15 through […] Read More

By: Valerie Berrios •
October 16, 2025
Club Être Celebrates the ‘Day of the Girl’ at Nasdaq
Club Être, a chapter of the greater Être organization run by D-E […] Read More