Before coming to D-E, History Department Chair, Arika “Ari” Easley-Houser taught at Rutgers Prep and several colleges and universities, including Montclair State University and New York University. A socio-cultural historian focused on United States history, she received her Ph.D. from Rutgers University and a certificate in school management from the Harvard Business School. She was recently selected for a National Association of Independent Schools Fellowship for Aspiring School Heads. Now in her third year of heading the department, Easley-Houser speaks to the importance of historical inquiry for students and how the history curriculum must reflect and respond to the diversity of students. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
Gabe Feldman ’25 Nominated for NJ.com Boys Lacrosse Junior Boys Player of the Year!
VOTE for Gabe Feldman ’25, nominated for NJ.com Junior Boys Lacrosse Player of the Year! Gabe earned this nod thanks to his 37 Goals and 20 assists already earned this 2023-2024 season! WAY TO GO, GABE!
Senior Athletes Signing Ceremony Highlights
Nine Class of 2024 athletes who have committed to play a sport in college were recently honored in our Signing Ceremony. The ceremony recognized each senior athlete for their outstanding achievements while playing for D-E and their plans for next year. The event was...
5th Grade Opera Highlights
This week our Fifth Grade classes presented their Fifth Grade Original Operas 2023 to the Lower School and families. The whole production consisted of three different stories from three opera “companies” in the 5th grade class. The “World in One” Company, “Puff...
8th Grade Living Wax Museum Highlights
Celebrities, historical figures, and more came alive during yesterday’s annual 8th Grade Living Wax Museum. Students researched the lives of their ‘personas’, interweaving their personal histories within the context of their respective decade or time. Visitors to the...
Head of School Message
Dear D-E Community, You may be familiar with the ancient parable of the group of blind men and the elephant. In this story, the earliest versions of which appear in Buddhist texts dating to around 500 BCE, a group of blind men who have never come across an...
Bulldog Bookshelf
If you are a D-E alumna, alumnus, student, parent, or current or former member of the faculty or staff, we welcome your submissions to Bulldog Bookshelf. Please forward press releases, electronic files or cover art, and related materials about your book, music release, or film to: alumninews@d-e.org. Bulldog Bookshelf descriptions are adapted from promotional materials and do not reflect the views or opinions of the School or its staff.
A Legacy Families “Meet-Up”: Alumni Visit D-E, Create New Connections
D-E connections galore! In a recent visit to Dwight-Englewood, Beverly Vahlteich DeLaney ’53 and her granddaughter, Catherine Macleod Daigle ’13 spent an afternoon reconnecting with many community members. After a “catch up” lunch at Giovanni’s Bicycle Club in...
Happy Black History Month!
For Black History Month (February), our Black Student Affinity Group hosted a fashion show, historicizing Black culture and its significance within global fashion. We also had the pleasure of having the Teaneck High Terpsichoreans come to campus and perform a series...
Welcome to the Year of the Dragon!
We celebrated the Year of the Dragon in a big way! We kicked off festivities with an assembly by our Upper School East Asian Student Affinity Group and Mandarin Language students. We learned about the five elements in Eastern philosophy, different seasons, and more....
Club Être Brings Women’s History Month Programming to Life!
In honor of Women’s History Month, Club Être, our women’s mentorship club, hosted an informative assembly, featuring Être founder and D-E alumna Ilana Post Raia ’86! After the Upper School learned about statistics around women in the workplace, Ilana spoke about how...