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von Auersperg Gallery

VON AUERSPERG GALLERY The von Auersperg Gallery is used by the school community to foster multidisciplinary collaboration and to be a place of active learning. The exhibits and associated programs are intentionally designed to create a dynamic interaction between the works of art exhibited and themes in our curriculum. 2023–2024 School Year August 28–October 22Robert Sweeney—The Energy that Lies in the Seams: Form, Light and AtmosphereOpening reception: Sunday, September 10, 5–7:30 October 30–December 15Deerfield Visual

Head of School

Head of School Dr. John P.N. Austin Dr. John P.N. Austin became Deerfield Academy’s 56th Head of School in July of 2019. Prior to Deerfield, Dr. Austin served as Headmaster at King’s Academy in Madaba, Jordan, and before that as Academic Dean at St. Andrew’s School in Middletown, Delaware, where he joined the faculty in 1987. A graduate of Williams College, Dr. Austin holds a Master of Arts, Master of Philosophy, and Doctoral degrees in

Induction 2019: “ . . . So that You Might Learn”

As it is the beginning of school, I thought I would begin my remarks by taking us to the Boyden Library. I’ve spent some early mornings there recently, preparing for the school year, and it’s fast becoming one of my favorite spots. I sit in the reading room to the side at a small table, under the watchful portrait of Mrs. Boyden.

Swimming & Diving Defeat Loomis on Senior Day

Boys and girls varsity swimming and diving returned home on Saturday, February 16th for their final and only home meet in the month of February to defeat visiting Loomis on the Big Green’s Senior Day.  The boys and girls combined to win 21 out of the 24 events in the meet. The girls scored 106 points and boys scored 101 points for the victories. The 21 Big Green event victories included the following events and

Varsity Swimming & Diving Sweeps Suffield

In their opening home meet of 2019, the boys and girls varsity swimming and diving teams each earned team victories to sweep the visiting Suffield Tigers. With the mid-week wins, both teams maintain their perfect early season record at 3-0. The girls swimming and diving team earned four first place finishes, nine second place finishes and eight third place finishes to help secure the victory, 96-89. In addition, the Big Green finished first, second, and

Swim Teams Wrap Up 2017-18 Campaign at New England Championship

Last weekend, the boys and girls swimming and diving teams wrapped up their 2017-2018 seasons at the New England Prep School Swimming & Diving Association Division I Swimming Championship hosted by Exeter Academy. The championships took place over two days with the preliminary races taking place on Saturday and were followed by the finals on Sunday. At the end of the championship, the girls earned 251.5 points to secure 3rd place and the boys totaled

Soccer, Girls: Reserve defeats NMH

Thirds soccer added another big victory to their tally on Wednesday afternoon, beating Northfield Mount Hermon 9-1. The team came out strong in the first half, with goals from Whitney Vogt ’20, Kikka Giudici ’20, and captain Izzy Ortiz ’18 bringing the team a 5-0 lead (each player would end the game with two goals apiece). The second half was much the same story, with goals from Emma Johnson ’21, Mia Burch ’19, and Samara

Obit: Donald Stone, ’42

Donald Stone, age 93, passed away in his home in Scarsdale, New York, surrounded by family, on May 20, 2017. Born in New York City in 1924, he attended Deerfield Academy and Williams College. He enlisted in the Army in 1942. He with the Combat Engineers in Germany, and was attached to the U.S. 82nd Airborne and the 7th Armored Division in France, Holland and Germany. Don stayed with the Army of Occupation through March

’83 in Sun Valley Idaho

John Knight reports of his classmates ‘Great to see Hardie, Dave, Taylor and John getting some fresh air in Sun Valley, ID. More likely candidates for the class hike next summer!” 1983

Spring 2016 Athletic Awards Presentation

Arthur S. Williams, Jr. Baseball Trophy Boys’ Varsity Baseball Dylan T. Presnal   Reverend G. Richard McKelvey Spirit Award Boys’ Varsity Baseball Charles F. Carpenter Andrew E. Rapoza   Coaches’ Award Boys’ Varsity Crew Caleb A. Friends   Coaches’ Award Girls’ Varsity Crew Anne M. Trapp   The Coaches’ Award Varsity Cycling Deerfield Academy 2016 William T. Holowesko   Jerry Daly ‘72 Memorial Golf Award Varsity Golf Lowell Weil III   The Benjamin C. Haviland

Lax Bros

Taylor Watts was in downtown Denver for a lax tournament so I hustled over to Denver University to connect with him. Both his sons play for 3d Select teams, who train in a Box / Field Hybrid™ Development System that develops skills in both field and box lacrosse. The system was developed here in Colorado but is now nationwide. Dave Madden has a son playing it in California and so does Dave’s older brother Leigh

Swimming Championships

By BOB YORK The path from the pool to the podium has become rather familiar territory to the boys and girls of Deerfield Academy. The boys medaled at the New England Prep School Division I Swimming and Diving Championships this winter for the seventh consecutive year. The girls, meanwhile, came up short–by one slot–on showing off some bling for the first time in five years. The Big Green boys finished with 331 points to earn

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