To raise awareness of the many contributions of African Americans to history, scholar Carter Godwin Woodson launched Negro History Week during the second week of February in 1926. (This event became an annual celebration and was expanded to the entire month of February in 1950.)Our February Library Question of the Month is: What is the significance of [...]

Dear Members of the Deerfield Community,As you can imagine, we are receiving a great deal of email–most of it expressing warm support for Deerfield and for anyone who may have been directly affected by our recent news. I am grateful to all of you for your interest, thoughts, and continued deep involvement in our community.While [...]

Students: If you want to take an AP exam, please go here to sign up for this May’s AP exams. You only need to fill out the form once, regardless of how many AP exams you plan to take. Students taking AP math courses are required to take the AP exam, so you must enter [...]

Last weekend the DAMUN delegation participated at the annual Yale Model UN Conference. Franny L’Esperance ’15 won an honorable mention in the Special Summit on Internet and Technology, a committee of over 100 delegates. Aaron Bronfman ’15 also won an honorable mention in “The Patriot Conspiracy.” Maddie Nelson ’15, Sal Liu ’15, Margaret Chappell ’15, [...]

Dear Members of the Deerfield Community,    We write with deeply troubling news. A former student has confided in us that he was subjected to sexual contact, in the 1980s, by Peter Hindle, who was a Deerfield faculty member between 1956 and 2000. Mr. Hindle has admitted sexual contact with a student, and we are now [...]

Here is the truth! Your data* can be permanently lost if your computer is stolen, has a hardware failure, or even drops on the floor. What you need to back up data: 

Got questions? Get Answers! Teen Health & Wellness provides information on alcohol, nutrition, mental health, diversity, and hotlines for teens in crisis. Good news! The new Teen Hotline App also includes access to the library’s subscription to this online resource.

We are now accepting applications from current juniors for all editorial positions, including editor-in-chief, layout, photography, graphics, online, front page, features, opinions, arts and entertainment, and sports. We are also accepting applications from current sophomores for five open editorial assistant positions. Please read the position descriptions in the link below carefully. Then, if you choose [...]

Where: Check in at the West Gym (Extended time students report to MSB as directed)When: Check in at 7:30 amWhat: Please bring your IDs, calculators, #2 pencils (no mechanical pencils) and registration ticketsWho: Contact Mrs. Thiel, office of Academic Dean, 2nd fl MSB, for questions.

Come to the Student Choreography Showcase! This Thursday and Friday at 7:30 in the Large Auditorium. Student Choreography Showcase Promo – January 2013 from Deerfield Academy on Vimeo.