The Dalton School | Program - Dalton Spring Benefit 2024

About

Dalton has actively embraced an innovative and progressive tradition for approximately 100 years. Read an introduction from Head of School José M. De Jesús; learn about Dalton's history and founder Helen Parkhurst's Education on the Dalton Plan; view Dalton's mission and values, including the School's intentional commitment to establishing equity and diversity, and review Dalton's most recent Strategic Plan.

Programs

Dalton offers its 1,300 students a wide array of stimulating and challenging programs taught by passionate and dedicated faculty. Outstanding academic offerings are complemented by exemplary performing and fine arts curricula – taught by faculty who are professionals in their fields – and a full range of athletic teams and extracurricular activities.

Our Community

Dalton takes great pride in the strength of its engaged and collaborative community. Students, faculty & staff, parents, and alumni work together to advance mission, celebrate tradition and enhance school culture. Students, teachers, and alumni serve on the Board of Trustees, along with the Administrative Team.

Head of School	José M. De Jesús
President, Board of Trustees	Aly Jeddy
Event Chairs	Karen Lee
	Holly Speyer Lipton ’91
	Arielle Tepper ’90
Artistic Director & Producer	Randi Sloan
Art Chair	Melanie Kefalidis Kantor ’99
Video Producer	Michael Shulman ’00
Emcees	Tessa Chaet ’25, Martine Grégoire ’24
Stage Manager	Coby Kramarsky ’24

Program

6:00-7:00 PM	Indie Rock Band Angie Chu ’26 (vocals), Cole Corper ’25 (guitar), Boone Davis ’25 (keyboard), Kaia Gupta ’26 (vocals), Eileen Li ’26 (drums), Izzy Marra ’25 (vocals), Cordelia Ramsey ’24 (bass) Tap Dancers Charlotte Chapman ’21, Elsa Dees ’26, Cat Gumina ’26, Nora Massie ’18, Gabrielle Niederhoffer ’18, Gabriel Ponichter ’26, Jacklyn Siegelson ’29, Hillary Silver ’24; Gabrielle Niederhoffer ’18, Choreographer “Newsies — King Of New York” Dancers Alexis Berry ’29, Gideon Burtka Harris ’29, Izzy Canada ’29, Kila Castro-Kudler ’29, Oliver Gelb ’30, Alia Gulati ’29, Elliot Higgins-Woo ’29, Maya Ishikawa-Georgi ’28, Meher Jetley ’30, Kendall Johnson ’30, Amyra Kothari ’30, Beatrice Kronby ’29, Lucia Locker-Olesker ’30, Alex Lowy ’29, Jackson Meadowcroft ’29, Lucy Mease ’29, Imogen Phillips Royo ’30, Riley Sexton ’30, Stephanie Sholinsky ’28, Jacklyn Siegelson ’29, Sam Sleeper ’29, Alessia Smith-Wang ’29, Keila Vaitheeswaran ’30, August Waits ’30, Daxin Zhu ’30 “Empire State of Mind” Singers: Sweet 'n Low and the High School Chorus Jacob Buller ’25, Caden Castro-Kudler ’25, Lucas Chen ’24, Lucas Choe ’25, Elsa Dees ’26, Athena Drallios ’27, Greta Frischling ’25, Kaia Gupta ’26, Mika Higgins-Woo ’29, Quinn Lester ’26, Zoe Lester ’24, Izzy Marra ’25, Mia Pojarlieva ’27, Oliver Putzer ’25, Sachi Raghavan ’24, Ariana Reyes ’25, Liv Robson ’27, Veda Safranek ’24, Maya Yamada ’27; Faculty & Staff - Elizabeth Cruz, Natalia Hernández, Bogna McGarrigle, Shobana Ram, Lillian Redl... and our very own Head of School José M. De Jesús Sweet 'n Low members
7:00 - 7:05 PM	Video “New York as a Classroom”
7:05 - 7:15 PM	Remarks José M. De Jesús Aly Jeddy
7:15 - 7:30 PM	“On the Town - New York, New York” Faculty & Staff Singers Rory Boyd, Matt Lillo, L.J. Mitchell, Blake Pearson, Sai Somboon; Joshua Coyne, Accompanist Tap Dancers Charlotte Chapman ’21, Elsa Dees ’26, Cat Gumina ’26, Nora Massie ’18, Gabrielle Niederhoffer ’18, Gabriel Ponichter ’26, Jacklyn Siegelson ’29, Hillary Silver ’24 “New York, New York” Kickline Dancers Tali Kantor Lieber ’24, Jasper Karlson ’24, Raee Kebede ’24, Cameron Lee ’24, Gabrielle Niederhoffer ’18, Felix Norris-Lindsay ’25, Livia Shneider ’24, Riley Sobol ’25
7:30 - 10:00 PM	Club Dalton (Ground Floor) DJ & Dancing
9:15 PM	Raffle Closes
9:30 PM	Raffle Winners Announced
10:00 PM	Silent Auction Closes & Winners Notified Via Text An email with specifics will follow tomorrow morning

A very special thank you to:

Our First Program students who helped create the beautiful centerpieces inspired by our “Empire State of Mind” theme

Our generous Raffle and Silent Auction prize contributors

Our Art Chair Melanie Kefalidis Kantor ’99 for the city blocks student centerpieces, on-theme stair decals, and custom NYC skyline for the photo booth!

Video Producer Michael Shulman '00

Our Silent Auction and Publicity Committees

Joshua Coyne, for his accompaniment and musical directing skills

New Lab’s Daniel Cruz for providing the video's closed captions

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