At 5:15 in the evening of January 31, 1988, hundreds of Deerfield boys spilled out of the campus dining hall after Headmaster Robert E. Kaufmann stood in front of the…
Within Deerfield’s daily class schedule, sit-down lunches are allotted the 35 minute time slot from 12:40 pm – 1:15 pm. However, students have reflected that sit-down lunches have recently been…
The hourly chiming of the Main School Building is a relic of Deerfield’s past and a trademark of its present. But what is the story behind the iconic bell? One…
On Friday, October 21, 2022, students crowded a makeshift thrift shop in the Deerfield Athletic Center. Everyone who makes a purchase gets an automatic two-for-one: a new item of clothing…
It’s just another night in Pocumtuck, “Poc,” in 2006. A girl stirs in her sleep. She gets up, still drowsy, and wanders down the hall to the bathroom. A thud…
In the 2020 elections, turnout among 18- and 19-year-olds was only 46%, far below the national average. Learning to participate in elections early in life is important for forming lasting…
This summer, many students from Deerfield Academy took part in service-based initiatives in their communities with the aid of grants provided by the Center of Service and Global Citizenship (CSGC).…
After a two-year hiatus due to COVID restrictions, the Center for Service and Global Citizenship (CSGC) resumed Deerfield’s summer travel trips to Jordan, the Bahamas, the United Kingdom, and the…
Founded in 1904, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America is a non-profit organization dedicated to “creating and supporting one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth,” according…
On Sunday, May 8, Deerfield Academy hosted the sixth annual Deerfield Math Competition (DMC)–organized by Deerfield students and participated in by middle school students. After the opening ceremony in the…
William “Bill” Griffiths joined Deerfield Academy in the fall of 2020. Prior to Deerfield, he taught at a private college preparatory school in Kansas City, Missouri for seventeen years. At…