Picture of today

12:15 pm between Main School Building and Arms, looking at JW and Barton

Random Visitor

Only at Deerfield does a visitor to the town choose to tour this way! Literally a random pic on way to a meeting.

Turkey divan and sugar cookies

I had the chance to cover table 67 in the dining hall for lunch today and the students were kind enough to stay for a picture. Three of the four classes were represented. You may remember the young man in the middle as the recipient of the Cost Award last May and discussed then on this blog.

What's a freshman to do?

In the recent past Deerfield freshmen were assigned to defend the seal on Choate Day. The arrangement pictured may only be temporary but it made me think a little. Cheers to '83 at the end if the first week of classes!

Educational Film

Ben Patton recently hosted educators at his South Hamilton, MA film camp called FRED. Two Deerfield faculty members (flanked in this photo by Ben and his staff) were able to join him. Started in 2006 as a student summer film camp, FRED is clearly expanding.

Congrats to Ben on the impact he is having with students and faculty alike!

One interesting project that he is exploring with Pingree School is a student-produced film about the school described from their point of view. Last summer several Pingree students attended Fred and collaborated on a film about a Pingree-run tutoring/adventure program for boston inner-city teens. It was produced in less than two weeks.

You can check out that film on our youtube channel "bestoffred" below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_udrb-TFmVw

Eric Suher wins praise at home

Front page article in the Springfield Sunday Republican today on Eric Suher's revival of the Holyoke property known as Mountain Park. Another example of the talent in '83.

http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/09/mountain_park_successful_conce.html#comments