WildFires and Wild Tales: Effects of the California Wildfires
Within the first month of the new year, Los Angeles has experienced great tragedy and loss with the fires raging through the city. At least 28 people have been killed,…
Indresh Chandel
What’s Next for Massachusetts’s Five Ballot Measures?
Massachusetts voters made vital decisions this November regarding the five ballot measures, and now the focus shifts toward the future impact of these ballot measures. Three of these ballot measures…
Boys and Girls Varsity Hockey Opens Season Strong
The Girls’ and Boys’ Varsity Hockey Teams have started off their 2024–2025 season with a record of nine wins and four losses, ten wins, three losses, one tie respectively. The…
Athlete of the Issue: Lance Roberts
Deerfield’s Varsity Boys Hockey and Lacrosse Captain Lance Roberts ’25 has been commended by many coaches and teammates from both teams for his leadership and constant positivity. Dean of Ethical…
Junior Leadership on Boys Varsity Basketball Team
Entering the 2024-2025 season, the Boys’ Varsity Basketball Team welcomed back only four players; nine of last year’s 13 players graduated in the class of 2024. However, Student Activities Coordinator…
Grappling with the Los Angeles Fires in Western Massachusetts
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…
Phone Bans Aren’t Just at DA: Analyzing International Trends
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…
Norovirus: What it is and What to do
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…
Inclusion Committee Revamps Deerfield’s 2025 MLK Day
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,…
Seasonal Depression at Deerfield
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…