The Deerfield Girls Cross Country team won the New England Championship with a score of 39 points over a determined second place Choate (108).
By BOB YORK This could be the biggest story about Deerfield Academy athletics since the school went coed back in 1989. In fact, if you know anything about its football program, and especially, if you’ve ever played quarterback or tailback for the Big Green, you may want to make sure you’re sitting down before you read [...]
Christopher Burns’ exhibition Photomontage will be on display in the Charles P. Russell Gallery November 10-December 14. The gallery hours are 9am-3pm Monday-Friday.
Deerfield athletes and fans are heading off to Wallingford, CT tomorrow (Saturday, Nov. 12) to play the teams at Choate Rosemary Hall. For those who are unable to make the trip to CT, the varsity football and volleyball games will be streaming live online. Volleyball pre-game coverage begins at 11:00am with the game at 11:30am and [...]
NOTICE POSTED SATURDAY 10/27 AT 12:30PM. PLEASE CONSULT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR THE MOST UP-TO-DATE FORECAST. Hurricane Sandy has raised concerns about the health, safety and preparedness of East Coast residents. Deerfield staff and faculty have been watching the storm closely and preparing to deal with its effects. The current forecast spares our area [...]
The fall play, The Laramie Project, opens on Tuesday, October 30, and tickets are now available to order online. Created by Moisés Kaufman and the members of the Tectonic Theater Project, The Laramie Project is an internationally successful play; it focuses on a horrific crime that occurred in the city of Laramie, Wyoming, and is based on [...]
By BOB YORK Big Green girls cross country coach Dennis Cullinane isn’t the least bit shy in explaining his interpretation of why his runners have been doing so well so far this season. “This is the best girls cross country team Deerfield Academy has had since the school went coed back in 1989,” said Cullinane. [...]
Deerfield was proud to honor Dr. Kerry Emanuel ’73 with the 2012 Heritage Award at school meeting this week. Dr. Emanuel, a professor of atmospheric science at MIT and leading expert on hurricanes, gained recent recognition for his work in the areas of global climate change and tropical cyclone activity. In 2006, he was named [...]
By BOB YORK The game ball should be donated to the Smithsonian.Saturday’s prep school clash between Deerfield Academy and The Hotchkiss School will be nothing but a win-win situation for legendary Big Green football coach Jim Smith. His son, Danny, is the Hotchkiss coach, while his grandson, Billy, will be starting at wide receiver and defensive [...]
On Monday, September 24th, a dedication took place acknowledging the service of two Deerfield Academy brothers, Thomas and Allen Johnson. Thomas and Allen, both B17 pilots, lost their lives within five days of each other while in combat over Germany, in 1944. Their sign is located on the north end of Main Street at the [...]
