Happy to tell everyone I am fine now.  I was working in my office on the 74th floor of WTC Tower #2 when the first plane hit Tower #1. Ran to corner office window, saw the gapping 8 story hole in other Tower, knew our building would be evacuated so immediately ran with all my [...]

Samuel Hanson ’07,  Sarah and James Bowdoin Scholar and Mary B. Sinkinson Short Story Prize winner, delivered the following address Friday, October 28, 2011 to Bowdoin College faculty, alumni, and students.    ” To End Our Parades: What Tietjens Can Teach Us”: Sam Hanson ’11 Sam Hanson ’11 Thank you President Mills for your generous and thoughtful [...]

Due to the tree damage and ice in the village, the halloween festivities at the town hall–including the hayride–have been cancelled.

Abstract: The only problem with Penn’s writing was the math: It was 650 words, outside the 250- to 500-word range re-established by the Common Application this spring — after a four-year experiment with no upper limit — but only now being grappled with as deadlines for early admissions approach next week.  New York Times Article Abstract: Unlike [...]

All home athletic contests versus Andover have been cancelled today.  However, the Cross Country races at Andover will take place.

Maitotoxin (MTX) is an extremely potent toxin produced by the dinoflagellate Gambierdiscus toxicus. The toxin has been known to work its way into the human food chain (seafood) and has led to extreme illness and death.  Toxicity studies have been conducted demonstrating lethality in mice at a dose of approximately 0.00013 milligrams per kilogram of [...]

Hello Everyone, This is Mr. Savage writing to remind you all that I am serving as Deerfield’s SYA coordinator this year. Please be in touch if you have any interest in learning more about the SYA experience or applying for the upcoming year. It’s about the time of year you should be talking to your [...]

If you haven’t signed up for your winter co-curricular activity please email athletics@deerfield.edu or stop by the athletic office to sign up.

Sally Curcio, Rachel Folsom, Jane Lund, Betsy Stone and Ellen Wineberg will be showing some of their more playful work at Deerfield Academy’s Russell Gallery this fall, beginning on September 22. 

Hear Peter Trovato’s acceptance of the Ashley Award. Established by the Executive Committee of the Alumni Association, the award is given to “a young alumnus or alumna who demonstrates Tom Ashley’s character and devotion to a people, cause, or place through unwavering volunteer service.