The Link: News

“The Link” – Spring 2012 Issue

Furthering the Partnership of the DPN Exercise Your “No” Muscle First Link Starts the Chain How Parent Giving Makes a Difference The How and Why of the Housing Lottery Parents Spring Weekend What’s Up at The Inn? Primer for Parents: Ten Things to Know About [...]

First Link Starts the Chain

By Tina Moghadam P’13; San Francisco,  CA First Link, the new program where parents of current Deerfield students volunteer to reach out to families of incoming students, strives to connect parents both to one another and to the Deerfield community at large. First Link is [...]

Course Selection 101: Finding the Right Balance

By Julie Alexandre  P’06,’08,’11,’13; Haverford, PA Teachers encourage our children to “finish up strong,” but spring term is also the time for envisioning new challenges. While our seniors decide among college acceptances, Deerfield’s course selection process affords our juniors, sophomores, and freshmen the opportunity to [...]

Who’s Who in the Academic Dean’s Office

Peter Warsaw Academic Dean, Fine Arts Teacher Lydia Hemphill Associate Academic Dean and Registrar, Visual Arts Teacher (On sabbatical 2011/2012 school year) Peter Nilsson Assistant Academic Dean, Study Skills Coordinator, English Teacher

Primer for Parents: Ten Things to Know About Spring Term

By Stacey Bewkes P’06,’09,’12; Darien, CT 1. April Showers Bring May Flowers: Nowhere is this aphorism more evident than at Deerfield in the spring. And with the ubiquitous rain comes mud, lots of it. Be prepared and make sure your student has appropriate footwear for [...]

The How and Why of the Housing Lottery

By Liz Logie P’10,’13; New Canaan, CT Springtime at Deerfield inspires the students to begin looking forward: to that first trip to the river on a sunny afternoon, to wins on the lacrosse field and the final dance performance, to graduation day for seniors and [...]