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Deer"eld Academy’s collection of paintings and drawings is located in the Flynt Center of Early New England Life on 37 Old Main Street. #e exhibition highlights works of art from the Academy’s collection, many of which have not been displayed for public view in years. Deer"eld Academy holds a rich collection of American art ranging from colonial American portraiture to early 20th-century modernist art pieces. Many of the artworks, which were located in the neighboring town of

Two years ago, Skye Maves ’27 and Alumna Grace Taylor ’25 started hosting weekly dance classes to bring together a group of energetic kids who shared a common love for dance. Currently, Maves is running these classes with Annie Loring ’26. When asked what motivated Maves to start these classes, she noted that she was previously a dance mentor and shared, “It's really fun to not always have a teacher, but almost like a big sister in the class. So, when I saw all the faculty ki

For Art History Teacher John Leistler, the trip to #e Met was a continuation of a long-standing tradition. “Before I came to Deer"eld, I used to teach in the suburbs of New York, and so I used to take my class [to #e Met] once a month,” he said. “It didn't feel like a school trip—it was a group of somewhat friends going to #e Met.” Since coming to Deer"eld, Mr. Leistler has worked to organize several such visits each year. “It's not a required trip, but just to get to go and

Q: Why did you choose to be a teacher, and who inspired you to do this profession? A: Since my grandfather was a teacher, I certainly think that teaching was something that sort of seemed appealing to me. In graduate school, I grew less passionate about research and sort of stumbled upon boarding schools as an option where I could teach and coach, so that seemed like a nice !t. I’d say my department chair, John Ford, when I was working at Choate, was one of the most incredibl

From the top &oor of the Main School Building, Associate Head of School for Student Life and Language Teacher Amie Creagh and Assistant Athletic Director and 10th Grade Class Dean Drew Philie answered the question, “What are the top three things stolen on campus?” “Bikes, Scooters, Food,” responded Mr. Philie. “Food, Scooters, Bikes,” said Ms. Creagh, rearranging the order of the short list. Stolen items on campus have been a longstanding issue, from unlabeled food to electri

Currently hanging on the "rst %oor of the Hess Center for Arts is the Post-AP Studio Art class 's most recent art project entitled, “Hand Paintings.” Spanning the course of several weeks, students engaged in a thoughtful process of learning how to transfer the intricacies of the human hand onto paper. #e “Hand Paintings” centers around the illustration of the human hand, aiming to represent a variety of themes such as time, broken promises, or friendships. As the second major

As a child, Lynn Sung ’26 was the only member of her family to play an instrument. A!er switching from the piano to the violin, Sung initially displayed little enthusiasm towards her new instrument. However, Sung’s passion began to grow over time as she watched other musicians perform. “One day, my mom showed me a bunch of videos of famous violinists…they were always playing with closed eyes, and really feeling the music,” she said. “I decided to close my own eyes like they d

When he was 15 years old, former Deer!eld Art Teacher David Dickinson planned to become a professional musician. Instead, he and his wife, former French Teacher Claudia Lyons, ended up founding the Koch Friday Concert at the beginning of an almost four-decades-long career at the Academy. Inspired by talk shows like David Letterman’s, Mr. Dickinson and Ms. Lyons brought in Josh Binswanger ’80, who worked in comedy at the time, to MC the event. #e concert began as a once-a-year

In the !tness center then, Ms. Creagh said, there were rarely girls. “Now if you go to the !tness center in the mornings there are a lot of girls in there li"ing weights,” she said. Although the gender ratio in the gym has leveled out, Eva Bramwell ’26 described how even today, “girls’ [sports] don’t get the same crowd that guys do. Girls !eld hockey will never have the same crowd as football.” Even though the sports crowds may vary in size, Ms. Govi had the feeling as one of

In 2012, former Math Teacher Darnel Barnes and current Math Teacher Sheryl Koyama took a group of Deer!eld seniors out to dinner. #e math teachers had been observing for years how these di$erent students adapted to Deer!eld. During this dinner, they posed a question: What could we have done better? #e students proposed a pre-orientation program for Deer!eld, and that idea has since become the Rising Scholars Program, colloquially known as RSP. Initially established to help st

Senior Girls: Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd (Olivia Baker) Knocks Me O" My Feet - Stevie Wonder Stevie (Janis Zempare) Senior Boys: #e Morning - #e Weeknd (Cooper Lawson) Innerbloom - RÜFÜS DU SOL (Joaquim Cavalcante) Junior Girls: A Couple Minutes - Olivia Dean (Linnea Knox) Sports Car - Tate McRae (Emsy Pfei$er) Junior Boys: Ode to a Conversation Stuck in Your #roat - Del Water Gap (Danny Widmer) Maneater - Daryl Hall & John Oates (Luc Ruminski) Sophomore Girls: Bathroom

Deer!eld has a long history, stretching all the way back to the school’s founding in 1797. With a lengthy history comes many beloved traditions that are cherished by both students and sta" alike. Here are a list of 5 favorites amongst students: Choate Week Students love Choate Week because of the tradition’s rich competitiveness and embodiment of school pride. During Choate week, students and faculty bleed green more than ever. Students bombard each other with battle cries an

How did you !nd Deer!eld? I was introduced to Deer!eld about 15 years ago when I was a teacher at Vermont Academy. And I got to know Deer!eld because I coached soccer against it. In fact, my !rst ever game that I coached was against Deer!eld. But more important than that, a very good friend of mine from childhood is Mr. McVaugh. I knew that he was an hour down the down the road, and so we had been in touch, and almost immediately, when I started Vermont Academy, Tim [Mr. McVa