History of the Black Student Alliance at Deerfield
Deerfield’s Black Student Coalition (currently the Deerfield Black Student Alliance) was founded in 1970. An article in the Scroll from that year featured an interview with DBSC founding members…
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Students Interview Nat Emmons ’60 about the 100th Anniversary of Deerfield Hockey and the 1960 Undefeated Team
On Thursday, January 26 hosts Avery Izzo ’24 and Lauren Mitchell ’23 spoke with Nat Emmons ’60 about the 100th anniversary of Deerfield hockey, the 1960 undefeated team, and other topics in the Door to Door podcast. The interview starts at the 21:00 minute mark.
Irungu Nyakera ’03 Lands an Opportunity to Study at University of Cambridge in The UK
Former Principal Secretary in the State Department of Transport in the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing & Urban Development Irungu Nyakera is over the moon after getting an opportunity to study for his Master's Degree at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom.
The American Hockey League Highlights Katie Guay ’01 on National Women and Girls in Sports Day
The American Hockey League Highlights Katie Guay '01 on National Women and Girls in Sports Day. Katie Guay was one of the first women to call NHL prospect tournaments; it was the first NHL-affiliated event that women have ever officiated.
Choate Music Day
On January 29, to mark the 100th anniversary of the Choate/Deerfield relationship, over 200 students from Deerfield Academy and Choate spent the day learning and performing music together to celebrate the power of creative collaboration. Each ensemble worked with world-renowned guest clinicians and conductors throughout the day, culminating in a public performance together.
Art Scope Magazine Features the von Auersperg Gallery’s Rachel Portesi’s Exhibit in Recent Issue
Portesi’s work in various media is featured in the exhibition, “Rachel Portesi: Looking Glass,” on view from January 15 through March 1 at The von Auersperg Gallery at Deerfield Academy, in Deerfield, Massachusetts.
Charlotte 49ers Names Greg Froelich ’13 as the 49ers’ Special Teams Coordinator and Running Backs Coach
Charlotte 49ers names Greg Froelich as the 49ers' Special Teams Coordinator and Running Backs Coach. Froelich was a special teams and running backs analyst at Michigan from 2017-20 before joining the staff at Illinois as a special teams analyst for the past two years. "Greg comes to us from the University of Illinois where he played an influential role in one of the nation's best special team units," head coach Biff Poggi said. "Greg is incredibly hard-working, smart, and loyal… and has a substantial Big Ten football resume as a player and a coach."
Faith Matters: Prostration on the Pitch: Does God Care Who Wins the Game?
A theological insight is the seed within the flower of athletes’ prayer. Muslim prostration, and prayer in general, is unanswered as a solicitation of victory on the field. It must be a false hope to win the match by God’s decree. God’s work in the world is never observed on a scoreboard.
Joshua Tebeau ’16 to Run the Montane Yukon Arctic Ultramarathon
During the pandemic, Joshua Tebeau took up running and in two weeks, he will be participating in the Montane Yukon Arctic Ultra (one of the most treacherous ultramarathons in the world) where he will be hauling a 70-pound sled through Northern Canada for eight days and across 300 miles in minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit. In preparation, Joshua has completed two 150-mile ultramarathons, in addition to winning a 24-hour race in Princeton and setting the fastest known time for running around the island of St. Kitts! Read the blog from his Atacama event…
Valerie Idehen ’00 Appointed VP of Unscripted for Hot Snakes Media
Valerie Idehen was recently named to Realscreen magazine’s inaugural Factual Under 40 list for being appointed VP of Unscripted for Hot Snakes Media. She has delivered shows to a wide range of networks and platforms as an executive producer, multi-camera director, development executive, and content creator. She is a passionate visionary who has helped bring important untold stories and voices to the world.
Poet Terrance Hayes Speaks at Deerfield’s MLK Day Celebrations
In honor of MLK Day, we welcomed National Book Award-winning poet Terrance Hayes to Deerfield. Hayes' collection "To Float In The Space Between" was the winner of the Poetry Foundation’s 2019 Pegasus Award for Poetry Criticism and a finalist for the 2018 National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism. "American Sonnets for My Past And Future Assassin" won the Hurston/Wright 2019 Award for Poetry and was a finalist the 2018 National Book Critics Circle Award in Poetry, the 2018 National Book Award in Poetry, the 2018 TS Eliot Prize for Poetry, and the 2018 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award.
Architectural Students Bob ’23 and Joe ’23 Renovate Deerfield Ski Room
Deerfield architectural students and ski team captains Bob '23 and Joe '23, share how they helped renovate their ski team's old locker room. Learn about how they mapped out their vision, gathered stakeholders, and completed the project!