As fall term comes to an end, Deerfield’s students, teachers, and administrators have begun to reflect on the 2020-21 block schedule. The new academic model involves each student taking two…

A month into my Deerfield career, I met a new classmate. We’d said hi a few times before, but this was my first time really talking to her, face-to-face. But…

From a young age, Nikhil Barnes ’21 was a poet who often listened to rap music. As he came to realize the close relationship between rhyming with the two artistic…

With the turmoil that ensued due to COVID-19, some could have succumbed to the lack of a normal season. Ruby Chase ’21 paid it no mind. On and off the…

Biggest pet peeves? Robert: Food Noises. Alesi: Incompetence.  Robert: Come on you have to have something better than that.  Alesi: Balloons.  Robert: That’s not a pet peeve.  Alesi: But I…

Choate Week: Seven days full of bacon cookouts, dining hall battle cries, bonfires, and school spirit, ending, of course, with a day of intense rivalry games. What would Deerfield be…

The past few weeks have seen an influx of news regarding COVID-related developments. Pfizer reported having a successful vaccine; meanwhile, the country’s daily case and death totals are veering sharply…

Ask any alum about what symbolizes Deerfield’s spirit and you’ll get a variety of answers – the door, the Athletic Center D, or the horse’s head. But none compare to…

I used to cringe at the radio every time NPR played a clip of the PostMaster General defending the mail-in ballot. I had full belief in the American voting system,…

7:47 AM Knock, knock, knock. I am woken by the sound of a Dewey nurse at my door. It’s not even 8:00 and my first class doesn’t start until 10:40.…