Dwight-Englewood School

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Dwight – Englewood (D-E) is an independent coeducational college preparatory day school, located in Englewood, New Jersey, with an approximate enrollment of 1,000 students in prekindergarten through 12th grade.

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.[Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF)], accessed May 11, 2006

Dwight - Englewood is a member of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools and is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

Contents

1 Schools
2 Campus
3 Organization
4 Student Government
5 Notable alumni and students
6 References
7 External links

Schools

The school teaches students from pre-k through 12th grade via three internally divided schools. The Lower School (also known as the Bede school) is located in the Bede building. Bede teaches students from pre-k through 5th grade. The Middle School teaches students from the 6th through the 8th grades, and is based out of Umpleby Hall. Finally, the Upper School teaches students from 9th through 12th grades, and houses its administration in the Leggett building.

Campus

The school's principal educational facilities are Leggett Hall, The Khubani Performing Arts Center, Pope Science Hall, Umpleby Hall, Swartley Arts Center, The Imperatore Library, Graham House, The Nature Center, and Lower School. Additionally, a building called the Klein Campus Center was opened at the start of the Spring 2006 Semester.

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 Headmaster. The current headmaster is Ralph E. Sloan. Within the schools, there are departments for Math, English, Science, and Arts. Each department has a department chair. Additionally, each grade has a grade level adviser, or "GLA," who acts to help the students in their grade.

Student Government

Dwight-Englewood has two different student governments, one for the Middle School, and one for the Upper School. Student government membership consists of representatives from each class, in addition to the President and Vice President. Student Government functions primarily as an engine for student driven policy changes at the school, and an event organization unit. Whilst the high school student government's president is almost counted as a faculty member, the middle school student government has only legislative duties, and most of its policies involve theme days, the most popular being "Pink Day."

Student government officials are elected using instant runoff voting. The internal officer positions of treasurer, secretary, and facilities committee head, life committee head, spirit committee head, and academic committee head, are chosen by open voting. Membership to the Student Disciplinary Committee is chosen by secret ballot.

Notable alumni and students

Liam Aiken, child actor, class of 2008
Anthony Bourdain, chef
Dick Button, figure skater
Peter Coyote, actor, author
Tate Donovan, actor
Allison Hirschlag, actress
Lawrence Kudlow, former Ronald Reagan Office of Management and Budget economic advisor and CNBC former Kudlow & Cramer and current Kudlow & Company host
Anne Morrow Lindbergh, author
Karen O, lead vocalist for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs
George Schultz, politician
Brooke Shields, model and actress
Mira Sorvino, actress[link]

References

External links

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