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2017 January
January 27, 2017
Administration Plans Rink Renovation
Since 2014, Deerfield Academy has planned the construction of a new athletic complex, which will include a field house and renovated hockey rink. Plans to improve the athletic complex were…
January 27, 2017
Deerfield Offers Warmth in Winter
Winter is often considered to be the most depressing time of year. The sky turns pitch black around 4 pm, the cold wind slashes across everyone’s faces, and the snow…
January 27, 2017
TEDx Deerfield Broadens Outreach and Promotes Change
This year, Deerfield Academy will host its 3rd annual TEDx event. The committee has made some recent changes aimed at attracting a larger audience. On Saturday, February 18 at 6pm,…
January 27, 2017
Letter From the Editor
Dear Reader, Now that we have all witnessed the inauguration of the 45th President of the United States, I am inspired to reflect on the experience of watching the event…
January 27, 2017
Reflecting on the Election
Watch Jack Brown’s reflection at school meeting. I would like to make myself very clear. I am not a Trump supporter. Having grown up in the midwest though, and having…
January 27, 2017
Heidi Valk Celebrates 25 Years Coaching Soccer
Girls varsity soccer coach Heidi Valk has decided to step down from her position after twenty five dedicated years. A part of the coaching staff of Deerfield’s first girls soccer…
January 27, 2017
Learn to Listen and Listen to Learn
Last year, when I discovered that people wanted to skip MLK Day and use it as an excuse to leave for a weekend holiday, I was shocked. Some people complain…
January 27, 2017
Art and Activism: Examining Power Dynamics in Society
“Whatever you say reverberates, whatever you don’t say speaks for itself, so either way you’re talking politics.” This is the truism projected onto Jenny Holzer’s piece of art, which is…
January 27, 2017
Students March Without Academy Support
On January 21, 2017, one day after the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States, over 500,000 men and women marched on Washington D.C. to…
January 27, 2017
Ms. Hernandez Wins Teaching Award
Earlier this month, on January 4th, Ms. Maria Hernandez was awarded the Rosenthal Prize for Innovation and Inspiration in Math Teaching by the National Museum of Mathematics, or MoMath. At…