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Community Service

CommunityService Giving Back Deerfield has a tradition of service, and the community service program continues to expand and diversify, offering a range of opportunities to serve the school, local, and even global communities. Students may volunteer to do community service as their afternoon co-curricular commitment, serving on-site at a service project four days per week. Students involved in the co-curricular community service program have worked at the local animal shelter, nearby farms, a variety of daycare

Basketball

Basketball Deerfield has a long tradition of attracting and nurturing student-athletes who bring energy, talent, and enthusiasm to both the classroom and the hardwood. Whether you are likely to begin on our freshman-sophomore or junior varsity levels—or jump right into varsity competition, Deerfield coaches will work hard to support your development as a player, competitor, and teammate. Our team mottos are “Hard, Smart, Together,” ideals we have successfully used to earn a reputation as a

Clubs and Alliances

Clubs and Alliances Deerfield offers students a wide and varied group of clubs and organizations.  Students publish newspapers, magazines, books, and websites. They debate at other schools and regional competitions. They organize to raise funds for disaster relief. They climb mountains and hike trails. They play chess, Go, and Frisbee. If you are passionately concerned about human rights issues, or international relations, or political debate, you will find a club or organization to join. Interested

History and Tradition

Historyand TraditioN The Valley Deerfield’s beautiful campus sits in the midst of rich farmland and meadows, bordered by the hills of the Pocumtuck Range to the east and the Deerfield River to the west. The changing of seasons in this graceful corner of New England, from the brilliant colors of autumn to winter snows to the sudden green of spring, enriches the lives of the Academy’s students and faculty. The History Deerfield Academy’s 330-acre campus is

Spring Athletic Awards

On Wednesday, May 22, the Deerfield community gathered at School Meeting to celebrate the accomplishments of our spring teams and to recognize our 38 spring varsity and sub-varsity awards winners and present three senior athletic awards; the Spater Award, the Robert M. McDermott, and the William B. Jaffe. SENIOR AWARDS         Thomas Spater ’55 Award: Nolan C. Zusi The first senior award was the Spater Award, presented to a senior participant in interscholastic athletics who through perseverance,

Spring Athletic Awards Announced

On Wednesday at School Meeting, Mr. Howe delivered his spring Top 10 poem with the help of several senior students and announced this spring’s athletic award winners which included; ten JV award winners, 21 varsity awards winners and three senior award winners.  This spring’s teams experienced extraordinary success, highlighted by: two undefeated varsity seasons – golf and boys rowing; girls lacrosse going on a 12-0 run finishing their season at 12-2; boys lacrosse defeating a #2

Tennis, Boys: Varsity loses to New England Championship and Taft

The Coach Speer Era came to an end on a rainy Saturday in Groton, MA, as Deerfield fell to Taft 4-3 in the quarterfinals of the Class A New England tournament. DA finishes the season with a record of 9-5. Deerfield continued its tradition of strong doubles play, winning the second and third doubles positions to take a 1-0 lead for the 11th time this season. After Taft leveled the match at 1-1 with a

Tennis, Boys: Varsity loses to Taft School

Deepak Pathapati and Adrian Yao remained undefeated at third doubles, but Deerfield lost five three-setters in singles on the way to a 6-1 defeat at the hands of defending New England champion Taft on a frigid Saturday evening. Deerfield is now 1-2 on the season. Pathapati and Yao claimed the doubles point for Deerfield after the first two doubles lines split 8-5 results. However, every singles match eventually went to Taft in a three-and-a-half hour

Jordan #7: A Splash from the Past

Helen Feng (2020) and Gabriella Hu (2021) reflect on their experience at the river Jordan and the connections between spirituality and place.

Boys Hockey Earns 2nd Big Win in 3 Games

Last night at the Eaglebrook Rink, the boys hockey team netted 3-goals and shutout Kent to seal a 3-0 victory, the big win marked the team’s second win in three games. Thomas Zourikian opened the scoring for the Big Green netting a breakaway goal. Halfway through the second period, Noah de La Durantaye doubled the lead for the Big Green which was followed a minute later by Matty Miron’s insurance goal. Sophomore Jeff MacDonald earned

Hockey, Boys: Varsity defeats Kent

Going into the final week, the message to the team was all about stepping up and taking advantage of our remaining time together. The seniors led the way, with great games from defensemen Tommy Craft, Jeff MacDonald, and Bret Pastor keeping the Kent offense at bay for much of the day. Sophomore Tyler McDermott turned away every shot he faced, looking calm and collected between the pipes for the Big Green. A trio of Canadian

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