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“Just because I’m running doesn’t mean you need to run—it’s not Deerfield academics.” But in fact I did need to run, because I was two minutes late to curfew that…
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Head of School Dr. John Austin has a long connection with the concept of institutional impartiality, first calling it principled…
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Baokun Chen ’25 encourages students in the United States to study abroad in China and think more critically on the…
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February 2, 2022
The vast majority of Deerfield students have, in one way or another, encountered the Accountability Point (AP) system. As the current process stands, with each AP a student receives, both…
November 18, 2021
Dear Reader, I will never forget the moment – the dorm seemingly holding one breath in unison as we clicked on the email: An Update from Dr. Austin. Almost immediately…
November 18, 2021
In whispers and murmurs heard across hallways, at sit-downs, through the paper-thin walls which separate your room from the one next door — as in a confusing, cross-campus game of…
November 2, 2021
Dear Reader, We have often emphasized the importance of the truth, and how we hold it as a central value to our reportage and work. Naturally, this begs the question,…
November 2, 2021
The scene is set: in the early hours of Feb. 29, 1704, roughly 300 Native Americans and French allies raided Deerfield, an English settlement on contested land. The Natives killed…
April 2, 2021
Dear Reader, If you were to ask me what I miss the most about “normal” Deerfield life this year, it would be the thrill of sitting on a Green Machine…
February 21, 2021
“It is our job — more than ever before — to report the news accurately and honestly.” — The Associated Press The Scroll has always strived for thoroughness and diversity…
February 21, 2021
As part of the Scroll’s mission of truth, we are providing the Deerfield community with the resources for constructive, factually-rooted discussions beyond classroom settings in this column. Here, we will…