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Athletics Highlights
David Mager ’ 22 , see sidebar on page 32
Bulldogs had plenty to cheer about when winter sports teams returned for both the Middle School and Upper School!
Fans remarked on the beautiful, recently-refurbished Myrna B. Sherman Gymnasium and those unable to attend in-person were able to enjoy games via D-E Athletics’ YouTube Livestream.
D-E Basketball Teams ended their seasons with the following records:
• MS Boys Basketball Blue: 4-4 • MS Boys Basketball White: 11-2 • MS Girls Basketball: 14-1
• Boys Freshman Basketball: 9-1 • Boys JV Basketball: 12-1 • Boys Varsity Basketball: 21-5 • Girls Varsity Basketball: 15-9
• During the Bergen County Relays, the Winter Track Team set a new D-E School record by the Boys 4x200M Relay team! Amari Boyd ’23, Oliver Fontaine ’22, Ryan Jaffri ’22 and Davis Lee’23 combined for a 1:38.94 time, beating the previous record of 1:39.2!
• Winter Track also earned many “Personal Gains” at the NJSIAA NPA (State Relays)! Highlights at NPA included the 4x200 Boys’ Team shaving 2 seconds off D-E’s School record; the 4x200 Girls’ Team earning 9th Place; and our All-Distance Medley Relay Team featuring an all-Freshman team!
Highlights from the season included the following:
• Boys & Girls’ Varsity Basketball players David Mager ’22, Vaughn Foster ’22, Karina Pink ’22, and Montana Nicks ’23 were recognized as ‘Players to Watch’ in the NJIC for 2021-22!
• David Mager ’22 scored his 1000th point (see Sidebar)! • D-E’s Ski Racing Varsity Girls finished 3rd in their Conference out of 10 teams! Equally impressive was D-E Ski Racing JV Girls’ Team: They finished in 1st place for their Conference! ALL our Ski JV Girls came in the Top 10 (Lily Kurtz ’25 , Sadie Berger ’25, Philippine Pompidou ’25, Julia Litvin ’23!
• D-E’s Boys’ Ski Racing Varsity athletes Percy Bedell ’23 and Max Mayer ’23 both qualified for the ‘Race of Champions’ Winter 4 Kids Meet!
• The Middle School Girls’ Basketball Team finished their season with an incredible 14-1 record, and the Middle School Boys’ Basketball “Blue” Team had a nailbiter, exciting 38-36 comeback victory over Gil St. Bernards! • To all our Winter Sports Teams athletes: thank you for a wonderful season!
Congratulations to the following Upper School Winter Season 2022 athletes, recognized with All-League and AllCounty Honors!
Winter Track
Charlotte Stroff ’24 3rd Team All-County for the 1000M Event!
Girls Basketball
• Karina Pink ’23 1st Team All- League and Honorable Mention All-County
• Montana Nicks ’23 1st Team All- League and Honorable Mention All-County
• Bella Levin ’22 2nd Team All-League
• Alyson Yeshion ’24 2nd Team All-League
• Sydney Adekanbi ’25 All-League Honorable Mention
Boys Basketball
• Tyler Koutros ’22 1st Team All- League and Honorable Mention
David Mager ’22 made D-E School basketball history...
...and joined an elite group of D-E athletes when he scored his 1000th point during the Bulldogs’ 88-75 win over Glen Rock “away” in January!
David was later honored by the School and presented with an official “100th Point Club” ball in a Bulldogs’ home game at which he was joined by his family, Scott and Tammy Mager and Nora Mager ’24.
During the 2021-2022 Winter season, David was also honored by being selected to the NJSCA / NJSIAA North-South All Star Team, and he was chosen for the Bergen County Jamboree - All Tournament Team.
All-County) Congratulations David!
• Ajani Rasbury ’22 1st Team All- League and (3rd Team All-County)
• David Mager ’22 1st Team All- League and (1st Team All-County)
• Nick Balakian ’23 2nd Team All-League
• Jack Sauma ’23 All-League Honorable Mention
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Parents’ Association Highlights / Parent Ed. Events
At the collaborative invitation of D-E’s Parents’ Association and Office of Engagement, Marc Gladstone from D-E Student Support Services provided a fascinating discussion on the topic of “Neurodiversity and Creating a Culture of Belonging
Below, Marc provides some highlights from his presentation.
When we think about diversity, we often consider this in regard to sexual, gender, cultural and/or race identity - and the challenges, prejudices and discrimination that it can bring. However, another important aspect that is highlighted in our Diversity Values Statement is we all “have different abilities, learning styles and types of intelligences”. These neurological differences are under the metaphorical umbrella of neurodiversity - and includes people who are neurotypical and neurodivergent*. Neurodiversity is a fully inclusive construct that brings together every human being.
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Neurodiversity is the basic yet important scientific fact that we are all different. We are different in the way we think, feel and learn because our brains process information differently. We take in information in different ways, and thus we behave and react differently to particular stimuli and environments. At its root, neurodiversity is as crucial for the entire human race as biodiversity is for life.
An important property of neurodiversity is the fact that groups of people with different perspectives working together collaboratively can achieve extraordinary things. So, when we consider neurodiversity in terms of a positive facet - we are not just saying that individuals bring certain strengths - we are actually saying that the variety of perspectives that a neurodiverse group brings to a situation - or problem to solve - is in itself a strength! For more information about Marc and for highlights from his parent ed. workshop, including his PowerPoint presentation slides, please scan this QR code.
As a community, it is crucial that we provide each student (and each adult) an authentic sense of belonging in inclusive settings where difference is expected and valued.
In addition to definitions and terminology, the talk included a brief introduction of types of neurodivergence, some common myths, and ways we can apply neurodiversity as a framework to further build a community of belonging.
