2019 Idol Wins Hearts
Dekyi Tsotsong, Section Editor and Senior Staff Reporter
March 19, 2019
Filed under Clubs & Electives, Showcase, Student Life
As the seats filled up in the Bergen Performing Arts Centers on January 11, 2018, spectators awaited the annual competition of high school students who sing to compete for the title of Englewood Idol. Emcees Janae Wilson and Ehren Layne opened up the show with witty comments and playful banter. Their ...
4328 Placed 16th: DMAE Robotics
Devin Kim, Staff Reporter
March 19, 2019
Filed under Clubs & Electives, News, Showcase, Student Life
“My battery is low and it’s getting dark.” The last words of the Mars Opportunity Rover, this phrase signaled a poetic end to one of the most remarkable scientific expeditions ever undertaken. Originally meant to last just 90 days, the Rover shattered all expectations by traversing 28 miles of in...
Heroes Teach Good Choices
Arianne Garcia, Staff Reporter
March 19, 2019
Filed under Clubs & Electives, News, Showcase
On January 25, 2019, approximately 40 students from DMAE, the “heroes” of Heroes and Cool Kids, walked the short distance to Janis E. Dismus Middle School to teach 197 eager sixth graders, the “Cool Kids,” about proper diet and good decisions. The heroes, whose main goal is to be mentors to m...
Talent and Joy at DMAE Winter Concert
Dekyi Tsotsong, Senior Reporter and Editor
January 30, 2019
Filed under News, Showcase, Student Life
Talented and enthusiastic DMAE music students performed at the annual Winter Concert on December 19, 2018, in the Dizzy Gillespie Auditorium. Students from music teacher Sandra Meltzer’s guitar, string ensemble, chorus, vocal ensemble, and jazz band classes took turns on stage with their instruments...
Model UN Team Wins at UCONN
Tiffany Moon, Staff Reporter
January 30, 2019
Filed under Clubs & Electives, Showcase, Student Life
The three-day University of Connecticut Model UN trip brought students of the DMAE Model UN Club both success and experience last November 2-4, 2018, as the first competition of the school year. Students displayed their reasoning skills and enjoyed earning recognition for their arguments. “It w...
Red Cross Club Serves DMAE and Community
January 30, 2019
Filed under Clubs & Electives, Showcase, Student Life
With the motive to “beautify” the halls of DMAE, the Red Cross Club has created a presence all over campus in addition to fundraising for the global organization and participating in community service activities. Red Cross Club is the largest and most active club at DMAE with close over 40 members...
2018 NHS Fall Blood Drive
January 30, 2019
Filed under Clubs & Electives, News, Showcase
“Save a life, give blood,” is the message inspiring students to donate the gift of life at the DMAE fall blood drive. Held in the common area from 9 to 1:30 in the afternoon on Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, the event was organized by DMAE’s National Honor Society (NHS) and the Red Cross and attracted mo...
Open Houses Spark Interest in Class of 2023
January 30, 2019
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Just after DMAE opened its doors to its own students last September, it opened its doors to potential applicants to The [email protected] at open houses held in October, and this year’s open houses featured new presentations. Students and parents who attended the Open Houses on October 11, 17 and 30, 201...
The Lesson of One and the Inspiration of Many
January 30, 2019
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On Dec. 18, 2018, Arel Moodie, an energetic motivational speaker, came to DMAE to tell his story and to offer advice to the Senior Class. Mr. Moodie gave students a view into the lowest point in his life, which happened to be during high school, and then he related how that circumstance fueled his fu...
Young Players Boost Season
Sid Somashekar, Staff Sports Reporter
January 30, 2019
Coached by Sean O’Connor, The Maroon Raiders were led by four captains, senior Jihad Edmond, juniors Hector Lebron and Joel Richardson, and sophomore VeRon Garrison, to a 4-5 record on the season. Younger players were given the chance to step up and lead due to a large graduating class of seniors, ma...