Life can only be understood backwards; but must be lived forwards. Søren Kierkegaard A community as sleep-deprived as Deerfield must understand the…
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Steve Taft has lived on a boarding school campus for almost his entire life. Growing up at Phillips Exeter Academy, he decided…
Dr. Pannapa Herabat has taught in the Deerfield math department for only a few years, but she has been a large part…
Dear Deerfield– and historians of the future, You have stumbled upon a time capsule of the year 2020, a window into life…
After dedicating 19 years to the Deerfield Academy community, Andrew Freda, a beloved math teacher, will be retiring. His contributions to Deerfield’s…
Over the past 42 years, Assistant Library Director Patricia Kelly has been a steady presence in Deerfield’s library. She has overseen the…
The effects of COVID-19 have had an immeasurable influence on the world of sports, from amateur to professional leagues. With spring term…
For the first time in at least one hundred years of Deerfield’s history, the administration decided to postpone the annual Commencement Ceremony.…
Every Tuesday night, I would walk into Johnson 1 with a smile on my face, knowing that Ms. Winsor would be there…
With the order of MA governor Charlie Baker prohibiting school until June 28 and a strict order requiring a two-week quarantine for…
As whispers of a potential second wave of COVID-19 cases began circulating national news media, the Deerfield community has been forced to…
POV: You are scrolling through your Instagram and see a new follow request. You open it up and see it is a…
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*Disclaimer: I provide a part of my perspective of things I felt, things I experienced at Deerfield. I feel hesitant writing this because now is probably not the time to…
For Black Americans, COVID-19 is not the only pandemic afflicting everyday life. The recent murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Nina Pop, Ahmaud Arbery, and Tony McDade have shed light…
The central question on every student’s mind right now is whether or not their school will reopen in the fall. With the global COVID-19 pandemic having upturned school environments across…
POV: You are scrolling through your Instagram and see a new follow request. You open it up and see it is a fellow incoming student. Oh, no big deal if…
There is no denying that in light of a global economic recession, the collapse of healthcare systems, and the untimely deaths of thousands of people amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, it…
The U.S. now has both the most cases of COVID-19 (over a million) and the most deaths caused by the virus (over 60,000), according to the CDC. Masks for first…
Life can only be understood backwards; but must be lived forwards. Søren Kierkegaard A community as sleep-deprived as Deerfield must understand the cruelty of a rude awakening to an already…
Dear Deerfield– and historians of the future, You have stumbled upon a time capsule of the year 2020, a window into life at Deerfield amidst a time of global concern…
Dear Reader, If you walk into the basement of the Kendall during layout week, this is what you’ll find: Lily and Seth writing the latest buzz article that was never…
The best speakers turn lectures into conversations. They strive to form a personal connection with each listener. The speakers that Deerfield has brought in for their Student Wellness Speaker Series,…
I dreaded my birthday this year. Not because I didn’t want to celebrate, but because I knew that turning 18 meant that it was time for me to serve. As…
The effects of COVID-19 have had an immeasurable influence on the world of sports, from amateur to professional leagues. With spring term at Deerfield occurring off-campus, COVID-19 has also impacted…
In lieu of school being completely online this spring, the three current heads of Deerfield’s ”DSPN” got an idea to adapt to this new lifestyle. DSPN’s own Jack O’Neil ’20…
This year, the Class of 2020 truly paved the way for the Deerfield Athletics Program. Whether they were a player, a captain, a manager, or a supporter, each student demonstrated…
RITMO (Bad Boys For Life) by Black Eyed Peas and J Balvin VIBEZ by DaBaby (E) Final Song – Diplo & Jauz Remix by MO Life is Good by Future…
The coronavirus is shaping the landscape of our current world, impacting every aspect of our lives in one way or another. Athletic recruiting is no exception. This global pandemic has…
Katy Gilbert ’20, a recent Stanford University girls’ lacrosse commit, embodies a stellar Deerfield postgraduate. While Gilbert, along with the rest of girls varsity lacrosse, lost her spring season, she…
Rapid Fire Questions (you have 10 seconds to answer each one!) Hometown? I was born in Bermuda but I currently live in Massachusetts. What’s your favorite sports team and why?…
If you didn’t work at the library, where would you want to work? At the United Nations What’s your favorite Deerfield meal? Mac and cheese with stewed tomatoes What’s the…
“Your mailbox is almost full.” That dreaded subject line is one that I have received from Microsoft every single day for the past two weeks. When clicking into that email,…
1:00 PM: Wake Up 1:02 PM: Check Tik Tok 1:46 PM: Put down your phone, go back to bed 2:30 PM: Actually get up, morning routine (Optional: do a Chloe…
Can you believe that school is almost over? We can’t either! It seems just like yesterday that we received our Zoom codes for the first day of virtual classes. With…