By Bob York Jan Flaska’s glass is always half full. He’s the type of coach who can describe a final record of 2-11-3 as “a good season.” The Deerfield Academy boys soccer coach will tell you he expected his team to be a good one this season. He’ll tell you he had three players on [...]

By Bob York It turned out to be another typical autumn for the Deerfield Academy field hockey squad. And around these parts, that means the Big Green reached double figures in the win column and earned yet another invite to postseason play. In fact, the Deerfield field hockey program marked its 20th birthday this fall, [...]

One of the new faces on the Deerfield Academy boys cross country team this fall also just happened to be one of the most important on the team. It belonged to Mike Schloat – the coach. And that face couldn’t help but break into a huge smile when this proud mentor reflected on his rookie [...]

By Bob York Old Mother Nature certainly didn’t turn out to be a fan of Deerfield Academy girls soccer this year. First, she combined with Tropical Storm Irene just prior to the opening of preseason training camp to turn the girls’ playing field into the bottom of the Deerfield River for about 10 days. But, [...]

Thursday, Dec. 15 Rothesay-Netherwood vs. Deerfield   7pm Friday, Dec. 16 NSA vs. Kingswood-Oxford   8:00am Nichols vs. Stanstead 9:45am Deerfield vs. Wyoming Seminary   11:30am Kingswood-Oxford vs. Rothesay-Netherwood 1:15 pm Nichols vs. NSA 3:00 p.m. Stanstead vs. Deerfield 4:45pm Wyoming Seminary vs. Rothesay-Netherwood 6:30pm Saturday, Dec. 17 Wyoming Seminary vs. Nichols 8:00am Stanstead vs. Kingswood-Oxford 9:45am Rothesay-Netherwood [...]

Though it’s been more than two months since tropical storm Irene moved through the Northeast, many in this area are still struggling to restore their land to working conditions. Deerfield Academy’s playing fields are still under repair, and up- and down-stream from campus, farmers are struggling with lost crops, deep silt deposits, and acres of [...]

Rising from the fourth seed, the boys’ water polo team beat undefeated Exeter 11-10 in the semifinals and then pulled away from second-seeded Choate in the final by the score of 11-5. Congratulations to the team!

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. The show will run the gamut from realism to minimalism.

“Voice from the Valley” The Deerfield Academy Press is pleased to announce its latest publication Voices from the Valley. Twenty-seven Deerfield teachers past and present reflect upon teaching. They write about why they became teachers, what sustains them from day-to-day in their chosen profession, interesting moments in the classroom, and their thoughts and feelings about [...]