This fall, Assistant Head of School for Student Life Amie Creagh invited the student body to join in discussions on possible changes to Deerfield’s dress code, one of its oldest…

After-school co-curriculars are a requirement at Deerfield, which include anything from sports to theatre, or community service. However, another option is the co-curricular alternative program, which provides a way for…

Recently, Director of Research, Innovation & Outreach Mr. Peter Nilsson was recognized with a Wolfram Innovator Award for a course he pioneered last spring, dubbed “Distant Reading.” In the course,…

On October 25th, Lilia Brooker ’19, Steven Li ’19, and Anna Mishchenko ’19 traveled to Balmoral Hall and Gray Academy in Winnipeg, Canada to represent Deerfield Academy at the International…

Deerfield’s App Development Club is a student-run initiative that seeks to increase the community’s engagement with programming and app development. Neil Nie ’19, Valerie Hetherington ’19, and Shreyas Sinha ’19…

Recently, two Deerfield students, Andari Deswandhy ’19 and Ashley Stewart ’20, each went through the process of publishing their own books, both geared towards educating children. The idea for Deswandhy’s…

This fall, a new student initiative called the One Love club is heightening awareness of relationship abuse on the Deerfield campus. The club is modeled after the One Love Foundation,…

Recently, Health Teacher Kristen Loftus has led efforts to promote the importance of sleep at Deerfield. Ms. Loftus explained the importance and value of sleep: “Recent research [shows that] eight…

For the first time in recent history, Deerfield’s annual Sadie Hawkins Dance — usually called “Sadies” for short — will no longer match underclassmen and upperclassmen students in one-on-one pairs…

Thomas Bergeron, Orchestra and Chamber Music Director, has taught at several colleges, including Williams and Amherst. He is currently the Principal Trumpet for the Springfield Symphony and has two albums.…