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“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…
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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…
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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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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…
February 21, 2021
Dear Reader, “Work Hard, Be Kind, Get Smart.” As my number of remaining nights spent in the basement of the Kendall dwindle down, I find it important to explain to…
November 22, 2020
What graduating during a pandemic taught me about pausing to look up at the hills “We have preserved those fundamental, high traditions of character and scholarship on which our school…
November 22, 2020
Dear Reader, Over the past few months, the Deerfield Scroll’s 95th board has combed through past publications to find articles to reprint for our election issue. Some articles were quite…
October 31, 2020
Dear Reader, “Student journalists have an inherent obligation in decision making to consider the heritage of their news medium, the values of the school community,…and best interests of readers/listeners/viewers.” National…
May 11, 2020
Life can only be understood backwards; but must be lived forwards. Søren Kierkegaard A community as sleep-deprived as Deerfield must understand the cruelty of a rude awakening to an already…