On one particularly dull evening, I decided to type “Deerfield Academy” into the search bar of Google. When I am not consumed with never ending project deadlines and Scroll assignments,…

On October 22, 2022, Historic Deerfield unveiled 19 Witness Stone memorials along the mile long Old Main Street. The historic organization had affiliated with the Witness Stones Project initiated by…

This fall, keen-eyed observers might have noticed a new addition on campus: a sundial outside the Simmons dorm.  On October 13, 2023, Daniel Wareham ’24 and Deerfield carpenter John Downie…

One of the longest running traditions at Deerfield Academy is the dress code. Fall and spring terms all Deerfield students are required to wear academic dress: a blazer, button down…

December 13: COP 28  The controversial COP 28 conference ended with an agreement urging nations to transition away from all fossil fuels in order to achieve global net-zero emissions by…

On January 5, the Boyden Library staff extended their hours for student library use, now opening at 10 a.m. on both Saturday and Sunday, as opposed to the previous opening…

On January 14, the Deerfield Men of Color Alliance (DMOC) and the Entrepreneurship Club organized a three-hour-long introduction to entrepreneurship lecture with Professor Max Miller.  Professor Miller who is an…

Our Head of School Dr. John Austin refuses to comment on or even publicly acknowledge many critical and era-defining events such as the war in Ukraine or the Israel-Palestine conflict.…

We hear the line “your grades don’t define you” all the time. From parents to teachers and administration, many people are beginning to indulge in the use of this phrase.…

As one voice for the student body, we feel compelled to address a growing concern within the Deerfield community: the need for greater accountability and transparency in the administration. In…