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Editorial
Board Editorial: We Must Engage in Local Civics
“I will act with respect, integrity, and care for others.” This the student pledges of Deerfield Academy, one we have gotten familiar with after almost half a year of Peep…
Grading Reforms
“Just because I’m running doesn’t mean you need to run—it’s not Deerfield academics.” But in fact I did need to…
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October 23, 2009
Why Aren’t We Truly Bleeding Green?
When it comes to environmental awareness, it is students who are taking initiatives. The role of environmental proctor is shaping up to be a competitive leadership position, and student-led organizations…
September 30, 2009
Missing the Key to the Green Key
Any strengths of the program are due to the commitment of returning Green Keys and not the heads or deans. The Green Key system could become increasingly inconsistent this year…
September 30, 2009
Mourning the “Bookstore”
The building’s name has changed from simply “The Bookstore” to “Hitchcock House,” and now, this center of our campus has replaced the book with the Vineyard Vines bag. We do…
May 20, 2009
Don’t Let the Fine Arts Fade!
The Deerfield.edu website states that performing arts at Deerfield “enliven the school calendar, drawing enthusiastic audiences and providing showcases for individual talents as well as group efforts.” Apparently, visual arts…
May 20, 2009
Lack of Late Check-In: A Void in Sophomore Spring
This term, sophomores have expressed disappointment and confusion over the unexpected revocation of late check-in privileges. In past years, 10th graders have enjoyed a half-hour curfew extension as a reward…
May 20, 2009
Thank You, Class of ’09!
The senior class will leave behind more than the “09” of red tulips on the front lawn of the Main School Building. Over the past four years, members of the…
May 20, 2009
Notre Dame: It’s a President!
As our own seniors await graduation, students do the same, perhaps with a little less enthusiasm, at the University of Notre Dame, where President Obama is scheduled to deliver the…
April 22, 2009
Letter from the Editor
I look forward to working with the talented editors of the 2009-2010 staff maintaining and adding to the legacy of The Scroll. To reach our goals for this volume, however,…
April 22, 2009
We Like Textbooks in Books
While we admit that math textbooks are often thrown away at the end of each school year, online textbooks would only interfere with students’ individual studying methods. While making math…