Here are directions to Pomfret boathouse. Note: it may help to look at a Google map as you read these. From Boston for crew and trailers:(approximate travel time – 75 minutes) • Take the Massachusetts Turnpike West to Auburn, MA (Exit 10) • Go through toll booth, follow signs for 395 South • Take 395…

The Fifty-second Annual Hunt Relays at Deerfield Academy                                                    April 21, 2012                                       Program of Events               1:00   Girls’ Pole Vault, Girls’ High Jump, Boys’ Long Jump,                              Boys’ Shot Put, and Girls’ Discus Relays           1:30   Girls’ Distance Medley Relay,           1:45   Boys’ Distance Medley Relay          …

Driving Directions to Donahue Rowing Center (launch and starting line): From St. Marks School Route 9 west right onto North Quinsigamond Ave. one mile to DRC (on left) take next left (into public boat ramp) to park From I-290 exit for “Main St./Shrewsbury” if coming from north go right off exit ramp if coming from south…

The Deerfield Scroll would greatly appreciate if you took one minute to answer this two-question survey about grade inflation at Deerfield. The survey is here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XJVJ59J. Thank you!

The theme of the issue is REFLECTIONS. Possible subjects include: Self-identity What diversity means to me Thoughts on Diversity at Deerfield Personal growth at Deerfield and abroad. Submit your reflections or poems by 5pm, Friday, December 9. E-mail submissions to David Morales-Miranda with copies to Mrs. Moorhead (amoorhead@deerfield.edu).

The dance program is gearing up for its Student Choreography Showcase. We will be holding auditions on November 8th (Tuesday) from 7PM-7:40PM. Styles covered in the audition will include: jazz, modern/contemporary, hip-hop. Ballet auditions will be held at a later date. Everyone is welcome to come and audition! No outside preparation necessary! If you are unable to make the audition on…

There are still a few tickets left for the fall production, Brighton Beach Memoirs by Neil Simon. Performances are on Friday, November 4, and Saturday, November 5, at 7pm. You can get your ticket after lunch, or simply come to the Black Box Theatre at 6:40pm and try your luck!You do not want to miss one of the largest…

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. 

Sign-ups for winter term co-curricular activities will take place online from Wednesday, October 19 through Friday, October 21.  All students are asked to sign onto DAInfo and click the link to Co-Curricular Sign-Ups.  New students –  please be sure to sign up again.  You may have sent us your preferences over the summer, but we ask you…

Tim Trelease opens an exhibit of new work in Holyoke’s Paper City Studios this Friday. The group show will include fourteen new paintings, constructions, and photographs, along with a large-scale installation as part of a group show. The theme of the exhibit is centered around books, as artifacts, with a special interest in the history…