In 1797, Governor Samuel Adams signed a bill granting a charter for the founding of an academy in Deerfield. This week, Deerfield Academy begins its 215th year of school. May it be an inspiring and rewarding year of learning for all! Read more about the history of the academy or see a full copy of the [...]

Three years ago, Chris Waddell ’87 accomplished something incredible: he climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Africa at 19,341 feet. What makes his feat even more incredible is that Mr. Waddell is paralyzed from the waist down, and he completed his climb unassisted, using an All-Terrain handcycle. Inspired by Mr. Waddell’s story, this summer [...]

If you are interested in having your work published in the Fall 2012 issue of the campus humor magazine Slightly Ajar, please send your submissions (or questions) to Casey Butler at cbutler@deerfield.edu by October 6. All student-created work will be accepted.

Please visit act.org and collegeboard.org for the update on the new testing rules for the academic year 2012-2013. The New Rules include: No walk-in or standby registrants MUST provide your admission ticket AND ID at all exams No longer allowed to switch exams on test day Failure to comply will result in not being allowed [...]

The Autumnal Equinox is less than 3 weeks away. Don’t forget to send your summer travel essays for possible publication in The Buttonball Papers to amoorhead@deerfield.edu. Submission deadline is the Equinox.

Albany Road, Deerfield’s art & literary magazine, is calling submissions from students! If you are a poet, a novelist, an artist, or a photographer, Albany Road would love for you to submit your work to our first issue, which is to be published in the fall. Any material you have, especially those you’ve worked on [...]