The pulse

So many reasons to love the brass winds! See what our alumnae has to say…

The Coquitlam Express are thrilled to announce the commitment of 2004-born, Deerfield Academy product, Drew Garzone…

Max Abene ’22 Captain Varsity Boys Ice Hockey has been selected to represent the United States in Israel this summer for Team USA Men’s Ice Hockey at the 21st Maccabi Games. 85 different countries compete in the games, which started in 1932. In the Fall, Max has committed to play NCAA Ice Hockey at Colby College in Waterville, Maine. Congratulations Max!

Current student Neha Jampala '23 is a dedicated coxswain and journalist. The following article details her role on the rowing team at the bow of the boat: "Throughout my time coxing, I have learned valuable skills beyond leadership, communication, and decisiveness. To be a coxswain is to be in charge for — not of — your collective crew…"

Rising PGA Tour star and Deerfield alumnus Brandon Wu '15 buries a 25-foot birdie in the final round of the Mexico Open!

Congratulations to Ben Wolfson for winning 1st Place in the Ruth Davidson Competition, sponsored by The New England Piano Teachers’ Association. Ben was also awarded the A. Ramón Rivera Contemporary Music Award at the competition.

Congratulations to Sunshine Chen '23 for winning first place in the 2021-22 Bennington College Young Writers Awards (in the fiction category). Bennington received a record number of over 6,000 entries from students around the world, and the pool of submissions was strikingly good. The judging panel noted that Sunshine's essay demonstrated remarkable talent; her literary voice stood out among thousands of submissions.

Join College of Western Idaho’s (CWI) Visiting Artist Series in welcoming artist, writer, and educator, Angel Abreu '92, for a virtual lecture and Q&A about his art practice. Abreu studied philosophy, art history, and comparative literature at the University of Pennsylvania and New York University and is now a beloved art teacher at Deerfield Academy . Abreu joined Tim Rollins and Kids of Survival (K.O.S.), an artist collaborative based in the South Bronx in 1986, and has been a steadfast member working on all major works, projects, and exhibitions since joining. Rollins and K.O.S. have exhibited their work, which is based on canonical literature as well as music, in art galleries and museums internationally. Their work resides in over 120 permanent museum collections around the world including the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Tate Modern. Through his collaboration with K.O.S., Abreu was the youngest, at 14, to have a work acquired by and be listed on the artists’ roster of MoMA in New York City.

Deerfield Students Neha '23 and Elle '23 Aid the Brown Bag Brigade to collect 1,000 Lunches for local Greenfield residents.

"The film follows Norie and Derek, a Filipino immigrant couple in Calgary impacted by the massive COVID-19 outbreak at the Cargill meat plant in April 2020. It’s a story of injustice, revealing the long way Canada still has to go to achieve its promise of multiculturalism and equity, but it’s also a story of love and resilience. Norie and Derek are resolute dreamers, prepared to start over again and again because they believe in this country and in themselves. It’s migrants like them who make Canada the Canada we are all so proud of—they’re not just essential workers; they’re essential Canadians."

"The pandemic has taken its toll on Montreal’s restaurant industry, but gloomy times didn’t deter one West Island couple from opening their own bagel shop. They took a leap of faith after noticing there were no other shops selling fresh Montreal-style bagels in the Pointe-Claire Village, home to several coffee shops and bakeries…"