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The Class of 2028 was the first in Deerfield’s history with a cell phone policy that required students to turn in their phones at 10:30pm...

March 12, Worldwide  – According to a new report by IQAir, all but seven countries in the world (Australia, Estonia, New Zealand,...

As the ’24–’25 school year draws to a close, course changes are at the forefront of many Deerfield students’ minds. This year, the...

On Friday, March 28, Deerfield Speech and Debate board members Edie Huffard ’25, Lily Pierce ’25, and Avery Zakowich ’25 (also News...

Dr. Bruder has shared the Academy’s plans for a two-day faculty workshop with an AI professional in June, aimed at refining the Academy’s...

In June 2023, the Supreme Court found in Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. Harvard and  SFFA v. University of North Carolina  that...

February 4: Sweden In what the Swedish prime minister called the “worst mass shooting in Swedish history,” 11 people were killed,...

During Long Winter Weekend, the Center for Service and Global Citizenship hosted their first two travel programs of the 2024-2025...

As winter goes by, the Academy continues renovating its dining hall. Started in the summer of 2024, the project aims to increase the size...

Courtesy of Megan Hayes-Golding On February 15, 2025, the Deerfield Robotics Team placed first in the Battle of Lexington. This middle...

Albert Yuk/Deerfield Scroll On February 23, speakers at the tenth annual TEDxDeerfield event took their ideas into flight around the...

<p>Since the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, case numbers for infections like flu, Strep A, and RSV have escalated. In the midst of rising frequencies in diseases, norovirus was also one of them, infecting individuals of all ages throughout the United States and beyond. Norovirus is an extremely contagious virus that causes vomiting and diarrhea. Although [&hellip;]</p>

<p>This school year has been an inflection point in the movement towards banning phones during the school day. As of the 2024-2025 school year, 14 of the US’s 20 biggest school districts have either banned, or are arranging to ban, phones for part of the academic day (The Washington Post). Three states, South Carolina, Louisiana, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>During his tenure as Deerfield’s headmaster, Boyden proclaimed, “Pay what you can” to families struggling to afford an education at Deerfield. His statement has served as a core principle regarding Deerfield’s approach to financial aid. Today, Dr. Austin outlined the approach to financial aid as such: “Deerfield’s commitment to affordability and access in the form [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On January 1, 2024, a wildfire sparked in the Pacific Palisades, an affluent California neighborhood. Since then, the wildfire has spread rapidly across Los Angeles County, into Eaton and Hollywood Hills. The fire has destroyed over 37,000 acres and killed at least 28 people. The fire has caused severe weather conditions that have delayed or [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Winter term at Deerfield brings snow, the outdoor ice rink, and casual dress. However, winter also brings seasonal depression, and Deerfield Academy is no exception. “Seasonal depression” is a colloquial term for Seasonal Affective Disorder, which is a type of depression that occurs most often during the fall or winter. Director of Counseling, Jennifer Daily, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On January 21, one day after the rest of the nation observed Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Deerfield community came together in a keynote address, question and answer session, and a series of workshops and musical performances with a specific goal in mind: to deliberate on the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement from [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On October 23, amid growing energy across campus for the November presidential election, the Academic Affairs Office hosted the fourth annual Deerfield Forum. This open dialogue also served as the marquee event of the weeks-long “24 for ’24” election education series. The forum centered around the question: “How does the press shape American elections?” At [&hellip;]</p>

<p>As society becomes increasingly reliant on phones, Deerfield Academy strives to separate students from their devices. During the cell-phone free week from October 8th to October 17th, approximately 100 students voluntarily turned in their phones to the Academy Security. Connor Merrill, the Dean of Students, explained, “The Philosophy of Happiness started the [cell-phone free] program, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Each year, the Academy’s girls come together in the large dance studio to share serious and funny stories meant to showcase the strength of Deerfield’s female community. This year’s Girls’ Meeting was held on Sunday, October 20. The event was organized by girl leaders on the Student Planning Committee and StuCo, including Svetlana Deshpande ’25, [&hellip;]</p>