Dwight-Englewood School


The Dwight-Englewood School is an independent coeducational college-preparatory day school, located in Englewood, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The school teaches students from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in three functionally separate schools. The Lower School serves students in pre-kindergarten through 5th grade in Drapkin Hall. The Middle School, in Umpleby Hall, serves students in grades 6-8. The Upper School serves grades 9-12, and it houses its administration in the Leggett building and the Klein Campus center. Other buildings are the Hajjar STEM Center, Swartley Arts Center, the Imperatore Library, and the Modell Sports Complex.
As of the 2015-16 school year, the school had an enrollment of 917 students and 111.3 classroom teachers, for a student–teacher ratio of 8.2:1. The school's student body was 49.4% White, 24.4% Asian, 11.6% Black, 0% American Indian / Alaska Native, 5.1% Hispanic, 0.4% Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, and 9.1% two or more races.
Dwight-Englewood is a member of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools and has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1999.

Awards, recognition and rankings

Dwight-Englewood was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive, during the 1986-87 school year.

History

In 1889, the Dwight School for Girls was founded as a college preparatory school by Euphemia S. Creighton and Ellen W. Farrar. The name is chosen to honor then-president of Yale University, the Rev. Timothy Dwight V, whose educational philosophy they admired. The Englewood School for Boys was established in 1928 as a college preparatory school. In 1973, the two schools formed a nonprofit corporation known as Dwight-Englewood School. In 1993, Dwight-Englewood School and The Bede School merged to add students in Pre-K through sixth grade.

Campus

The school's campus consists of 15 buildings totaling. The campus covers. The principal educational facilities are:
Leggett Hall -
21 Upper-School Classrooms -
Middle School Drama & Latin Classes -
Headmaster's Office -
Upper School Principal and Deans Offices -
Hulst House -
Wireless Internet Access
Klein Campus Center -
Hajjar Auditorium -
9 General Classrooms -
Student Coop and Bookstore -
Senior Lounge -
Bells Classroom -
Choir Room -
Arts Display Spaces -
Wireless Internet Access
Hajjar STEM Center -
Wireless Internet Access-
8 Science Labs with Fume Hoods, Chemical Working Surfaces, etc. - 7 classrooms -
Math and Science Department Offices-
Massoud Steps Meeting Area-
Robotics Lab
Imperatore Library -
35,000+ Volumes -
Computer Workspaces -
Student Lounge -
4 Language Classrooms -
Taub Technology Center -
Wireless Internet Access
Swartley Art Center -
Photography Studio -
Ceramics -
Art History -
2 Studio Arts Classrooms -
Music Practice -
Art Gallery -
Printmaking Facilities -
Wireless Internet Access
Khubani Performing Arts Center -
Theatre -
Music Instruction Rooms -
1 Sound and Lighting Booth -
1 Projection Booth
Modell's Sports Complex
2 Gymnasiums -
Dance/Aerobic Studio -
Weight Room -
2 On-Campus Fields -
2 Additional Fields -
5 Tennis Courts
Lower School Building
15 Classrooms -
Cafeteria -
Gymnasium -
Library -
Computer Room -
Wireless Internet Access
Umpleby Hall -
28 Middle-School Classrooms -
2 Science Labs -
Wireless Internet Access
Graham House -
Admissions Office -
Alumni Office -
Business Office -
Development Office
As of 2017, a new 10,910 square foot Middle School facility is under construction, replacing the Library Circle area of the campus and the now-demolished Pope Generoso Science Hall.
There are also plans for a new 14,284 square foot multi-story auditorium to be built on campus replacing what is currently Umpleby Hall.

Athletics

The Dwight-Englewood Bulldogs compete in the North Jersey Interscholastic Conference, which consists of public and private schools located in Bergen County, Passaic County and Hudson County, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Prior to the realignment that took effect in the fall of 2010, Dwight-Englewood was a member of the Bergen County Scholastic League. The school has many athletics programs, including boys' lacrosse, girls' lacrosse, boys' baseball, girls' softball, boys' football, coed golf, girls' field hockey, boys' basketball, girls' basketball, girls' volleyball, boys' tennis, girls' tennis, coed spring and winter track, coed cross country and coed ultimate frisbee.
Boys' tennis: In spring 2002 the boys' tennis team won the Non-Public B state championship and was the runner-up to Holmdel High School in the Tournament of Champions, falling by the score of 3-2 in the finals. In spring 2008, the boys' tennis team finished with a record of 21-1 and won the Bergen County Groups 1-2, North Jersey Group B Sectional, and Non-Public B state championship with a 5-0 win over Sacred Heart High School. The team's only loss was in the Tournament of Champions semi-finals to ultimate runner-up Westfield High School by the score of 3-2. In 2010 the boys' team won the North Jersey Group B sectional and the Group B title once again, before falling in the Tournament of Champions semifinal to Westfield, 3.5-1.5.
The girls' varsity tennis team won the Bergen County Small Schools title in 2010, finishing the season with a record of 18-1 and earning Courtney Baiardi Stasi recognition by The Star-Ledger as its Coach of the Year for the season.

Robotics Teams

The Dwight-Englewood Upper School robotics teams compete in FIRST Tech Challenge, an international robotics competition for students in grades 7-12. The Dwight-Englewood varsity robotics team, Critical Mass. D-E's Junior Varsity and Freshman teams were founded in 2017.
The Varsity team has competed at the state, regional, and international levels. In the 2014-2015 FTC season, Critical Mass competed at the East Super-Regional Championship Tournament, and in the 2016-2017 season, the team won the Vermont FTC Championship and placed 13th in the Edison division at the FIRST Tech Challenge World Championship. In 2017-2018 season, the team won the New Jersey FTC Championship and went on to place 18th in the Edison division at the world championship.

The Fifth-Grade opera

In fifth grade, students compose and write an original opera. They form an opera company and go through all the steps necessary to stage a full production—script writing, libretto, costumes and makeup, set design, lighting, and publicity. This project is part of the Metropolitan Opera's program, "Creating Original Opera." 2020 will be the 31st year of opera production at the Lower School.

Organization

Internally, the school has Principals for the lower, middle, and upper schools, as well as deans of students. The overall executive position which oversees all three schools is that of the Head of School. The current head is Dr. Rodney V. De Jarnett. Within the schools, there are departments for Math, English, History, Science, Language, Physical Education, Technology, and Arts. Each department has a department chair. Additionally, each grade in the middle and upper schools has a class dean, formerly grade level adviser, or "GLA," who acts to help the students in their grade and manage certain grade-specific activities. Some class deans also teach various subjects at school aside from their role as class dean.

Student government

The Dwight-Englewood Student Government is divided into many initiatives. There are three groups of initiatives, which include a Curriculum, Facilities, and Life/Spirit Group. Within each group, there are multiple initiatives. Each initiative focuses on a certain issue such as workload or the Coop. There is also a President and a Vice-President, along with a Head for each Group and Initiative. There is also the position of Class Coordinator within each grade.
Before, the Student Government was divided into four Committees, Life, Spirit, Facilities, and Curriculum. The Student Life committee focused on things such as social events, and student privileges. The Spirit Committee concurrently worked with the life committee on social events, and they also hosted Spirit Week. The Facilities Committee addressed needs that include mending infrastructure around campus, and Maintenance Appreciation Day. The Curriculum Committee worked on the curriculum of the school.
The Facilities Committee passed a cell phone proposal, which will help with student-parent communication. The Curriculum Committee succeeded in securing several new courses, including a Philosophy course.

Students Clubs

Dwight-Englewood clubs include:
School alumni include many honored with the Distinguished Alumni Award: