Commencement 2017

On Sunday, May 28, 210 Deerfield Academy seniors were presented with diplomas at the Academy’s 218th Commencement. Remarks were delivered by Head of School Margarita Curtis, Seniors Lucy Beimfohr and Duncan Mackay, and key note speaker Carrie Freeman Braddock ’92. Congratulations and best of luck to the Class of 2017!

Tributes to Mr. Silipo and Mr. Heise from Deerfield Academy on Vimeo.

Tributes to Mr. Heise and Mr. Silipo

Two longtime Academy teachers were honored at the last School Meeting of the year.

Senior Meditation: Miles Menafee ’17 from Deerfield Academy on Vimeo.

Senior Meditation: Miles Menafee ’17

A senior meditation is the culminating experience of the Deerfield English curriculum. Meditations are long, reflective pieces written by seniors, and presented to their classmates. The best meditations are read at School Meeting and in some smaller settings. Content ranges from challenges conquered to friendships formed at Deerfield, but nearly all meditations focus on individual growth during a student’s time at the Academy.

Old School Advertising

Hand drawn theater poster from the 1987 spring senior play, 15″x 20″.  

Two Golds, Two Silvers for Deerfield

Deerfield was presented with two “Silver” awards and two “Gold” awards at the Ad Club of Western Massachusetts 2017 Creative Awards in Easthampton, MA, on May 11. Deerfield Magazine picked up three of the awards, and the Office of Advancement’s “3D Challenge” campaign was presented with the fourth.

Scientific Sample

A large number of students participated Deerfield’s annual Science, Math, and Technology Symposium last week; here is a sample of the work they produced.

2017 Ashley Award Recipient: Jessica Harrison Fullerton '00 from Deerfield Academy on Vimeo.

2017 Ashley Award

Jessica Harrison Fullerton ’00 was presented with the 2017 Ashley Award at School Meeting on April 19. The Ashley Award was created by the Executive Committee of the Alumni Association to recognize young Deerfield alumni who are pursuing lives of service. It honors those who can serve as an example for current students and alumni.

2017 Huffard Lecture: Pete Nelson ’81 from Deerfield Academy on Vimeo.

Pete Nelson ’81: 2017 Wick Huffard Visiting Architect

Pete Nelson '81, star of Animal Planet's Treehouse Masters, spoke at School Meeting today as the 2017 Wick Huffard Visiting Architect. Pete and his team have traveled the world designing and building everything from simple one-room treehouses to amazing abodes with all the comforts of more traditional homes. Thanks to the generosity of the Huffard family, every year a Huffard Architect is named and comes to Deerfield to share their work with students, faculty, and staff. The program was established in 2005 in memory of Wick Huffard '03, who had hoped to pursue a career in architecture after college.

Enchanting Tales from Indonesia

Tenth-grader Andari Deswandhy’s vision has become a reality: The Indonesian folk tales she painstakingly translated into English last summer, thanks in part to a grant from Deerfield’s Center for Service and Global Citizenship, are now available as a beautifully illustrated book. Andari recently spoke with the Jakarta Post about her writing.

Spring Visit Days: March 31, April 4 and 6

Still trying to decide if Deerfield is for you? Please join us for a Spring Visit Day! RSVP to deerfield.edu/springvisit, and in the meantime, enjoy this video!

GOODBYE, BARN from Deerfield Academy on Vimeo.

Goodbye to the Barn

A demolition crew was hard at work today dismantling “the Barn”—one of the first steps in the construction of Deerfield’s new athletics complex, which is scheduled to open in the Fall of 2018.

Congratulations to All Our Newly-Admitted Students!

Here’s a glimpse of the dynamic community you’ve been invited to join! Questions as you make your decision? The Admission Office can help!

And So It Begins…

Beautiful “Mystery Caves”

An apparently ordinary rabbit’s hole in a farmer’s field leads to an underground sanctuary said to have been used by devotees of a medieval religious order—but is everything what it seems?

A Defiant Girl Now Stands in Front of the Wall St. Bull

The world’s third-largest asset manager installed a bronze statue of a defiant girl in front of Wall Street’s iconic charging bull statue on Tuesday morning as part of its new campaign to pressure companies to add more women to their boards.

Sam Khalifa ’14 Rises to the Top

Sam Khalifa ’14, currently an undergraduate at Columbia University, claimed the 2017 Pool Trophy and the men’s individual national squash title over the weekend.

Robert McDowell ’81 - Civil Discourse in American Political Debate from Deerfield Academy on Vimeo.

Robert McDowell ’81 – Civil Discourse in American Political Debate

Alumnus and former FCC Chairman Robert McDowell ’81 shared some advice for civil discourse with students at this week’s School Meeting.

Deerfield Magazine - Go! from Deerfield Academy on Vimeo.

Coming Soon to a Mailbox Near You…

The Winter ’17 issue of Deerfield Magazine!

Girls Squash Claims NE Championship Title

This past weekend marked an epic weekend of squash at Deerfield Academy! The girls varsity squash team captured the Class A New England Squash Championship as co-champions with Greenwich Academy. Congratulations!!!

DBSC History

Tim Geer ’70 was founding Chairman of the Deerfield Black Students Coalition in 1970.  His writeup from that year’s Pocumtuck appears on the left. More DBSC material is on view in the Archives display case, lower level of the Boyden Library.  

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