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Editorial
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 run, because I was two minutes late to curfew that…
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February 21, 2021
Letter From the Editor
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…
February 21, 2021
Thinking for Tomorrow: Project Zero
“The ocean is the cornerstone of earth’s life support system….It’s the blue heart of the planet–we should take care of our heart”–Sylvia Earle. Too often, a solution to the climate crisis…
November 22, 2020
My Experience (Not) Voting
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,…
November 22, 2020
Is “Back to Normal” What we Really Want?
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
Letter From the Editor
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
Letter From the Editor
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…
October 31, 2020
Effective Communication
The first presidential debate was a first on many fronts. From a long overdue discussion on climate change to hostile jabs being thrown between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, the…
October 31, 2020
Balanced Bites with Karyn Mancari
Welcome back DA! My name is Karyn Mancari, the school nutritionist. For those of you who don’t know, I’m available for questions or meetings about anything nutrition-related from allergies, sports…
May 11, 2020
Letter From the Editor
Dear Deerfield– and historians of the future, You have stumbled upon a time capsule of the year 2020, a window into life at Deerfield amidst a time of global concern…