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By NINA SHEVZOV-ZEBRUN

Staff Writer

English teacher and novelistGinaApostol received the 2010PhilippineNationalBookAwardfor Fiction last month for herwork, The Revolution According to Raymundo Mata.The novel, largely based on

various Filipino generals’ mem-oirs and other primary sources,discussestheunsuccessfulPhilip-pineRevolutionthroughtheeyesof apartially-blindgeneral,Ray-mundoMata, who provesmoreconcernedwithreadingandwrit-ingthanwithwar.According to Ms. Apostol,

the fictional memoir centers ona“shadowversionof arealFili-pino national hero…a poet andwriterkilledbySpaniards.”Thenovelintertwinesfiction-

alhistoricalanalysiswiththegen-eral’smemoir.Copiousfootnotesby“twoeditorsgonecrazy,”ex-plained Ms. Apostol, help shedlight on the true history behindthestoryMataconveys.In writing the novel, Ms.

Apostol thought about “[her]country from a distance.” “Ev-erystorycanbetoldinsomanyways,”saidMs.Apostol,remark-ingthatthebestknownversionsof war stories are usually thosetoldbythevictors.Shelookedtosharethestoryof “all theotherpeople”: the Filipinos who lostthewarasSpainsoldthecountrytoAmerica.Indeed,accordingtothePhil-

ippine National Book Develop-mentBoard,Ms.Apostol’snovelis “a firecracker of words,” and“affirms,if itstillneedstobeaf-firmed, the power of fiction toshapeandreshapethegapsinthenarrativesof ourhistoryasana-tion.”Luis Francia of thePhilippine

Global Nation Inquirer praisedthework as a “construction of thepastthatisstillthere.”Faced with the challenge of

writing about Philippine historywhile in America, Ms. Apostolintended for the novel “to bereadbackathome.”She soughttoreconnectwiththepeopleliv-ing in thePhilippines, “bringingback the stories of [real] gener-als and heroes to Filipinoswhodon’treadthem.”Receiving the Philippine Na-

tionalBookAwardforFiction,aprestigiousprizenotawardedlastyear, helped inform Ms. Apos-tolthatsheachievedhergoalof writing about Philippine historyfor the Philippine population.“Itfeelsgoodtoknowpeopleathomearereadingandvaluingthenovel,”saidMs.Apostol.

By CHARLES JONES and MADDIE LANE

Staff Writers

InspiredbyBenSkinner,are-centAmnesty-sponsoredspeakerandmodern-day anti-slavery ac-tivist, the club is pursuing fairtrade alternatives on campus.One of Amnesty’s first goals isto substitute the coffee in theKoch Center with a completelyfairtradeversion.“We have contacted Dean’s

Beans, a fair trade coffee dis-tributor,” said Amnesty headKGKaelin ’11.Dean’sBeans isa local company that providesorganicandfairtradecoffee,andalreadysuppliesthecoffeeinthedininghall.According to its website,

Green Mountain Coffee, themainproviderof theKochCen-ter coffee, attempts touphold afair trade commitment. Howev-er, theNew York Times reportedthatonly30%of thecompany’scoffeeisactuallyfairtrade,com-paredto100%forDean’sBeans.Kaelinwentontoexplainthe

importance of fair trade. “Of-ten, the coffeeweconsume is afunctionof humantraffickingorother forms of labor exploita-tion.Makingtheconsciousdeci-siontoconsumefairtradecoffee,inturn,isindicativeof agreaterconsciousnessof one’simpactasaconsumer.”Joel Thomas-Adams, English

teacher and the faculty advisorfor Amnesty, said that “manyschoolswearecomparedtohavealreadymade theswitch” to fairtradeandenvironmentallyfriend-lyproducts,andDeerfieldiswellonthewaytofollowingsuit.Theclubalsohopestoevalu-

atethesustainabilityof theKeu-rigK-CupscurrentlyintheKochCenter and possibly revive the

•Thedeans’newhousingproposaldoesnotgiveprioritytoanystudents.ThisproposalwasdrawnuponStudentCouncil’sproposal,andwillbeannouncedonJanuary4.•TheCouncilwebsiteisonDAnetandwillfeatureanonlineballotboxinthespring.•Nominationsforschoolmeetingemceeswillbeacceptedoverbreak.•TheclarifiedDAtoZpolicyregardingtheschool’sdisciplinaryreachispendingpublication.

STUDENT COUNCILUPDATE AT MIDYEAR

By JACQUI COLTand HENRY LEWIS

Staff Writers

While many students merelyseeJanuaryasthedeepestwintermonth,itrepresentsasignificanteventforseniors:Pathways.Thisannualprogramallowsseniorstolearnaboutfieldsof interestforthe future, connects alumni toDeerfield, and develops ties be-tweenstudentsandalumni.Eachyear,auniquegroupof

ten alumni return to talk to se-niors about the paths they havetaken in their post-Deerfieldlives.This year’s speakers repre-sentawidevarietyof interestingcareerfields,fromworkingwith-in the government’s homelandsecurityprogram(MattKing’77)to activism against human traf-ficking(EmilyPataki’97).Other members of the 2011

Pathways program are Sara diBonaventura ’01, a students’support coordinator for a highschool in Boston; Ana Edwin’02, a human resources analystfor Goldman Sachs; Andy Ling’77,whospecializesincopyrightandintellectualproperty;GeorgeMesires ’87, a partner at Unga-retti&HarrisLLPwhospecial-izes in corporate restructuringandbankruptcy;DaveMiller’97,a financial investor; Ayr Muir’96, CEOof Clover Fast Food,Inc.;MegNolan’97,apublishedyoung adult author and traveljournalist; and Richard Prum’79, a professor of ornithologyatYale.According to Director of

Alumni Relations Mimi Mors-man, who is in charge of thePathways program in conjunc-tion with the 2011 PathwaysCommittee,theprogramhastwomain goals: “connecting alumnitoDeerfieldandconnectingstu-dentstoalumni.”Anothergoalof theprogram

istoshowseniorsthatthepathtosuccessisnotalwaysstraightand

Amnesty Advocates for Fair Trade Products on Campus

Gina Apostol Receives

Philippine Book Award

LOCAL HERO

Charlie Marsh, a stone mason in the Deerfield Grounds De-partment, found a missing 7-year-old Conway boy on Thanks-giving morning, after more than one hundred police, firefight-ers, and community members spent an entire night searching for the boy. “I saw the boy’s little head bobbing... I was happy to see him,” said Mr. Marsh.

Alex Berner

PathtoFindingSuccess:2011Pathways

easy.Eachyear’sprogramtriestobringinalumniwhofoundtheircallingsafterinitialuncertainty.Mr. Ling, a popular return-

ing Pathways speaker from lastyear, talked about this issue inanemailedresponsetotheScroll.“Ididn’tphysicallydevelopuntilcollege,”saidMr.Ling.“Then,mymartialartsandOlympictrainingtookoff,andImetpeoplefromallovertheworld, incorporatinga training regimen, which helpsme todaywithmy personal andprofessionallife.”Based on his experience,Mr.

Ling“supportsaliberalartsedu-cationrather thanfocusingonacertain discipline,” and believesthatallapersonneedstosucceedare the three fundamental areas:“Research,writing,andanalysis.”Mr. King echoed Mr. Ling’s

sentiments. Mr. King plans totalk about his “life as a SpecialAgent” and life of service forthe government. He admittedthathealsohadnoideathathislifewould take this course aftermajoring inEnglish literature atWesleyan.Despite not having his ca-

reer planned at his high schoolgraduation, Mr. King said hisexperience atDeerfieldplayed alarge role in shaping his future.“IcreditDAformyworkethic,mysenseof camaraderie,andmyintense pride in belonging to alargerwhole,”hesaid.“Deerfieldalsoletmeexplore

boundariesandgavemethelati-tude to find myself,” said Mr.King.Lastweek,seniorspickedtheir

preferences for which seminarsthey would like to attend. OnJanuary6, studentswillfindouttheir assignments, and on the16th,seniorswillattendtwosem-inars and then attend a brunchwhere students and alumni canmeetonamorepersonallevel.“If there’s one senior who

connects with one alumnus, it’sagreatsuccess,”saidMrs.Mors-man.

useof coffeepotsasamoreen-vironmentallyfriendlyoption.Amnesty also looked to take

advantage of the recent dininghall survey by giving feedbackregarding theuseof ethical andsustainable food products oncampus. “We should care aboutwhereourproductscomefrom,”Mr.Thomas-Adamssaid.“Deerfield strives to be an

ethical community,” said Mr.Thomas-Adams, and “an ‘ethi-calcommunity’actsinconcretelyethical ways. Therefore, one of Amnesty’s goals is to make the‘ethical community’ a reality intermsof whatwebuyandwhatweconsume.”SpurredonbySkinnertofur-

thercombatmodern-dayslavery,theAmnestygroupwillcontinuetowriteletterstoaMassachusettssenator.“We wrote, signed, and sent

letters to Senator John Kerry,urging him to reconsider anti-slavery legislation in Massachu-setts,oneof theonlystateswith-outanykindof anti-slaverylaw,”explainedmemberAnnaGonza-les’12.Amnesty screened a docu-

mentary on human traffickingtocontinue thediscussionSkin-nersparkedonthetopicof slav-ery and labor exploitation onDecember 7. In the immediatefuture, Amnesty looks to bringDean Cycon of Dean’s Beansto campus to speak to studentsabout the significance of fairtrade.Gonzales concluded, “Across

thepolitical spectrum,basichu-manrightsaresomethinganyonecan agree upon, and that’swhatAmnestyisallabout.”

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VOL.LXXXV,NO.6 December15,2010Editor-in-Chief

ELISABETH STRAYER

Front PageYUJIN NAM

Opinion/EditorialAUDREY CHO

Arts & EntertainmentGRACE MURPHY

FeaturesFREDDY ROCKWOOD

SportsEMMETT KNOWLTON

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What’s on Your Wish List?

Letter to the EditorDearEditor,

Havingreadthe Scrollarticle“LoebSpeaksService....”intheNovember10,2010,issue,Ifeelcom-pelledtorespond.ThefactthatanAcademyEventspeakerusedhistimewithourstudentsandfacultytodisparageaDeerfieldalumnusisdisrespectfulatbest.Regardlessof one’spoliticalleanings,itisundeniablethatDavidKochhassupportedDeerfieldwithgreatgenerosity,loyalserviceanddeepaffectionforourinstitution.Mr.Koch,likeeveryoneinourcommunity,deservesmorerespect. HavingknownMr.Kochforover25years,Icanvouchfortheintentionsbehindhisgenerosityandsupportof Deerfield.DavidKochlovesourschool.HebelieveshisDeerfieldexperiencehasservedhimwell,andwantstoensurethatfuturegenerationsgetthesameopportunity.Hebelievesthatthosewhoarefortunatehavearesponsibilitytobegenerous.Mr.Kochhasneverrequestedorsuggestedthathissupportresultinaquidproquoof anykindfromDeerfield. Livelydebatehasanhonoredplaceateveryeducationalinstitutionandineveryworthysociety.Sodoescommoncourtesy.Aguestof theAcademyshouldknowbetterthantoinsultanalumnusonourowncampus.

Sincerely,

PhilipGreerPresident,Boardof TrusteesDeerfieldAcademy

Wewishtoextendourdeepestsympathyto

Wendy Shepherdandtoherfamily

onthedeathof herfatherJIM SHEPHERD1922-2010

AsfrostcoversthecampuseachmorningandstudentsdonUGGsandBeanboots,thegroundsandmaintenancecrewsremainhardatwork.Assoonas thefirstflakes falluponthe icywalkways,work-ers shovel snow and spread salt on the paths.Winter is tough onDeerfieldAcademy,andwearenevermorethankfulfortheeffortsof PhysicalPlantthanwhenweslogthroughthesnowandslushtogettoclassandsportspractices.WealsogreatlyappreciatetherapidresponsestoanyheatingtroublesinthedormitoriesandthosewhoworkinthekitchenstopreparesuchfavoritesasthefamousChrist-masdinner.Weat the Scrollencourageyoutothankeveryonewhoworkseverydaytomakeourcampusabetterplace.

Winter Thank You’s

Current Events, Anyone?Despite recentmajor news concerningWikiLeaks, bombings in

Korea,andthedebateovertaxcuts,therehasbeenlittlepoliticaldis-cussiononcampus.The Scrollwouldliketoremindeverybodythatalthoughitmayseemdifficulttofindtimetoreadthroughanarticle,weneedtostayuptodateontheworldoutsideourmuchspokenof “bubble,”evenif itmeansscanningthroughtheday’sheadlines.Anorganizeddiscussionof currenteventsintheclassroomwould

beideal,evenforfiveminutesonceaweek.Orhowaboutacurrenteventselectiveinthespring,especiallyforseniorswhoareabouttoventureintoagreatercommunity?If theclassroomsettingseemsunlikelytobringupcurrentevents,

whynotstartconversationatsit-downmeals,killingtwobirdswithonestone—providinginclusiveconversationandupdatingeachotheraboutwhat’sgoingonintheworld?Takeituponyourselvestoenrichdiscussionandbringupanycurrenteventsthatcrossyourpath.

How to Bring the Family TogetherBy SARAH KIM

Layout Editor

DuringThanksgivingbreak,Iwasflippingthroughthemostre-centissueof The New Yorker.Ien-counteredapersonalyetrelatablearticle called “Magical Dinners:AnImmigrantThanksgiving”byChang-raeLee,a renownedKo-rean-Americannovelist.After having read one of his

works, A Gesture Life, just thispastsummer,Iwasthrilledtoseehis name spread out across theRecollections page of The New Yorker.His personal reflections on

Thanksgivingtouchedme.Linessuch as “…my mother, who isfrettingovertheturkey”and“…aprons stained with grease andkimchijuice”wereespeciallyper-tinent to me, for I have sharedsimilar experiences as a Koreanimmigrant.Absorbing Lee’s lines, I pic-

turedmyself backatmyoldhousein Michigan. It was Thanksgiv-ing, andmymother had invitedher new Korean friends to thehouse.Thanksgiving was a strange

custom for the Korean familieswho had just begun to settle inthearea,andmymotherbelievedthatitwouldserveasagreatop-portunity for everyone to be-comebetteracquainted.Mymother,asthehostof the

grandfeast,hadassumedthejob

of preparingtheturkeyandwasnowreadingoff directionsfromapage in her cookingmagazinecalled“HowtoCookaTurkey.”Aftercheckingtoseetherela-

tive time it would take to cookthebigbird,shebeganfranticallyrunningaboutthekitchen,look-ingforvariousutensilsandyap-ping about the lackof time shehadtopreparethemeal.While my mother concen-

tratedontheturkey,swingingtheovendooropennowandthen,Iwelcomedtheguestswhoheldintheirhandsplatesof stuffing,pie,mashed potatoes, and cranberrysauce.Aside fromtheAmericanThanksgiving dishes, however,various Korean delicacies—jab-chae,bulgogi,pa-jun,andkimchi—gavevarietytothetable.So there I was, sitting at the

tablequietlydevouringthefood.Iwatchedmymotherasshecon-versed with the guests, compli-mentingthemontheirdishesandexchangingrecipes.It was then I finally under-

stood what mymother had de-siredtoattainthroughthismockThanksgivingfeast:afamily.Observing my mother’s face

brighten, I stepped into hershoes for amoment,wonderinghow difficult it must have beenforhertotakecareof meonherown in a foreign landwhilemyfatherwasworkinginKorea.But now, she had family: fel-

low Korean mothers who were

struggling, experiencing thesame adversities as she was.For them, even thepartiallyun-cookedturkeywassomethingtolaughabout.Thanksgivingwasn’taboutthefood,butabouttheat-mosphereitcreated.Thisyear,unlikemyfirstKo-

reanThanksgiving,Ihadthejoyof spendingtheoccasionwithatrue American family. Althoughit was quite different from myfirst Thanksgiving in many as-pects—including the perfectlyroasted turkey—it provided mewith some of the same sensa-tionsthatIhadfeltthen,suchastheloveof afamily.So, no matter if you’re an

immigrant, like me, or some-one who has no background inThanksgiving, I believe it holdsoneuniversalmessageforevery-onewhocelebratesit:thenotionof afamilyandthejoyyoufindinsharing itwithothers.Everyonelovestobelovedandthanked.With Christmas at our door-

step,weareonceagainremindedof the joy of holidays. I lookforwardtothisupcomingwinterbreak when I will go to Koreato finally join my family whomIhaven’tseeninwhatseemslikeages—likemanyothershere.Themagicof holidays,wheth-

er it is Thanksgiving or Christ-mas, is that they enable familiestocometogether,evenoneswhohave been separated for a longtime.

Worldpeace-A.SladeSpringcyclingapparel-R.Louis

Ijustwanttogetmybracesoff -T.Harris

SteelersmakingittotheSuperbowl-A.Cho

Apairof Dumbledore’ssocks-S.WoolfAdogtohaveatmyroomatDA-L.Whitton

Acar...Myparentslaughedatme-T.Earle

AsmallCézanne-J.PalmerAmenorahinthedininghall-T.Lipsky

Agirlfriend-Q.Smith

Go Green on CampusIf wewishtobeanenvironmentallyconsciousschool,weshould

payattentiontochangeswecouldinstituteinourdailylives.MeatlessMondayswouldallowmoreof students’favoritessuchasmacaroniandcheese.Beingagreenschoolrequiresmorethanusingrenewablesources in theGreerstoreandtheKochcafe.TheyearlongGreenCupChallengemayhelpus,butit’suptoustotrulybleedgreen.

Compiled by Audrey Cho & Elisabeth Yancey

WHERE DID THE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS GO?By LIBBY WHITTON

Editorial Associate

AnannualThanksgivingtraditioninmyfamily istogathertogethertowatchtheclassicmovieIt’s a Wonderful Life.ThisyearIthoughttomyself thatBedfordFalls,themovie’ssetting,couldhavebeenmodeledonanyoneof anumberof placesinwesternMassachusetts.Thesmall-townloyalties,dreams,andstrugglesexhibitedbytheun-forgettablecharacterswholivedinBedfordFallsduringtheGreatDepressionprobablymirror theexperiencesof many citizens in Franklin County enduring today’sGreatRecession.Inhardtimespeoplehavetocountonthekindnessof neighborsandthegenerosityof others.GivingratherthanreceivingwasthemessagethatClar-ence theangelbrought to theSavings&LoansownerGeorgeBailey,contemplatingsuicide,whohadmanagedtokeepthevillagetogether.Butinthe65yearssincethismovie’screation,Ameri-

canshavebecomeobsessedwithacquiring things.Themessageto“shoptillyoudrop”startsduringThanksgiv-ingweekend,if notbefore.Ironically,thisyearmyfamilywatchedIt’s a Wonderful Lifeontheeveof “BlackFriday,”thedayafterThanksgiving,supposedlythemostimpor-tantshoppingdayof theyear.Ourlocalnewschannelsand stations, e-mails, and phones were besieged withfranticandexaggeratedoffersof hugeopportunitiesif onlywewouldriseat5a.m.andstandinline,positionedto pull out our credit cards and spend. Somehow the

whole transition from Thanksgiving to Christmas andHannukahseemstohavecheapenedintheprocess.Thesirencallsof “sales”and“bargains”affectusall

inthesehardeconomictimes.AtonepointIfoundmy-self panicking.Maybe theseoffers reallywere just toogoodtopassup.SoIwaitedinlineattheAppleStoreinthemallinsteadof spendinganafternoonbakingsugarcookieswithmygrandmother.Later,munchingononeof thosecookiesbythefire,I

thoughtagainaboutwhatconstitutesawonderfullife,orevenawonderfulholidayseason.WhocanforgetClar-ence,whofinallygetshisangelwingsbyhelpingevery-oneinthecommunityrealizethatthetruegiftof Christ-masisfoundinrelationshipsandinputtingothers’needsfirst?Mymindracedbacktothoseotherclassicholidaytalesof mychildhood:LittleCindyLoo-HooshowstheGrinchthatfriendshipisricherthanpresents;Rudolphsavesthedaydespitebeing“different”—indeed,itishisbeingdifferentthatprovestobethesavinggrace.Thesemay be corny, old-fashioned stories, but they endureacrossgenerationsbecausetheyillustratetheenormouscapacity—andfragility—of thehumanspirit.Sowhatarethegiftsandtraditionsthatreallymatter

forus atDeerfield?Forme, it is a former coachwhoemailsandcallsmefromacrossthecountrywithwordsof friendshiporadviceforadifficultsituation.Itisthefriendwithhoursof homeworkleftwhostillvisitsmeattheHealthCenter.ItisthefriendlyconversationIhavewiththewomanwhotakessuchgoodcarecleaningour

dorm.Itisthesit-downmealwhenastudentorteacherIbarelyknowrecognizesthatIhavehadabaddayandtriestomakemelaugh.Thesemaybelittlemomentsof kindnessandconnection,buttome,theyarebig;Isuspectitisthesameforallof us.Whatabouttheworldjustoutsideourfortunategates?

FranklinCountyisthepoorestcountyinMassachusetts.Allaroundusarefamiliesstrugglingandchildrenwhowillnev-erhavetheopportunitiesthatwehave.WelookforwardtothistimebetweenThanksgivingandChristmasbecauseof theSemi-Formaldance,abreakfromexamsormidterms,andthefunplanswearemakingforourholidaybreakwithfriends and family.Wehave allworkedhard andmayde-servethis,butinthemeantime,manyothersarewonderinghowtoputfoodonthetableorpayforwinterboots.TheDeerfield community has always reached out—just thinkaboutallthosesmilingfaceswaitingfortheLittleBrothersandLittleSisterstovisiteachweek—butmaybethisyearwecanfindadditionalwaystoearnourownangelwings.BlackFriday? It isnowbehindus.Ahead lieweeksof

holidaymerrimentandchancestoactonourbetterimpuls-es.DonatetotheFoodBankinGreenfieldorwriteaper-

sonalnoteof thankstosomeoneinourDeerfieldcommu-nity. Small acts of kindness and generosity add upwheneveryonecontributes.Sohere’stogivingmorethangettingthisholidayseason.

Asforme,Iamswearingoff themallwhenIgethome.Ihavealreadysetadatetobakewithmygrandmother.

Coed-Deerfield of the past

By TEDDY ROMEYNContributing Writer

IsatattheTokenekeClubinDarien, Connecticut, sipping acool iced tea and listening to aconversationbetweenmymotherandLisaJoyce,afellowmemberof theclub,whenmymothertoldMrs.JoycethatIattendDeerfieldAcademy.Mrs. Joyce became excited

and replied, “Why yes! I knowall about Deerfield. My motherwentthere!”“Howcouldhermotherhave

attended an all-boy’s school?” Ithoughttomyself.Deerfieldhadbeenasingle-sexschoolfromtheearly 20th century until the late1980s.However, I soon came to

learn a remarkablepieceof ourhistory—thatallfacultychildrencould attend Deerfield, regard-less of gender, while Deerfieldwasanall-maleschool.Thisrulestooduntil1948.Mrs. Joyce’s mother, Nancy

Anne Palmer, was one of threegirls to graduate fromDAwiththeClassof 1948—fourdecadesbeforeDeerfieldreturnedtoco-education.Ms. Palmer’s mother and

father were members of theDeerfieldfaculty,astheyrantheschoolstore.SheknewtheBoy-dens well through her parentsandheldtheminhighregard.Infact, Ms. Palmer knew them sowellthattheyheldareceptionforherengagementattheirhouseaf-tershegraduatedfromcollege.She lived close to the Deer-

field campus in the SheldonHawks House with her parentsand younger brother,whowentontograduatefromDAin1953.Ms.Palmerwasoneof agroup

of fivegirlswhoattendedDeer-field in her four years. Two of thegirls,DorothyHelenGrybkoandPatriciaKathrynMcNerney,were in Ms. Palmer’s class andgraduatedwithherin1948.Boys treatedMs. Palmer and

the other girls kindly and withrespect. “The boys were alwayspolitetomymother,”Mrs.Joycesaid. “They accepted her intoDeerfieldlife.”Nonetheless,theboysleftthe

girlstothemselvesandtheirownactivities. Therefore, the groupof five stuck together and atetheir meals in a separate room

New Year, New EyesBy SOPHIE BERUBE

Contributing Writer

ComingtoDeerfieldasanewjunior has been both reward-ing and difficult. I attended asmallschoolinMontrealforthepast five yearswhere class sizesreached a maximum of thirtystudents, and joining this com-munity has been quite a drasticchange.Attendinga small schoolhad

itslimitations;thesmallerstudentbodydidnotallowforthediver-sity that Deerfield offers. Notonlydidallof thestudentscomefromMontreal,butmostof thestudents had also attended thesameschoolforuptotenyears.This made for a homogeneousstudentbodyandfewuniquelifeexperiences.Size was not the only limita-

tion; historically, in my home-town,amajorsourceof divisionhas been language.TheFranco-phone and Anglophone com-munities have literally dividedthecity inhalf,thewesternhalf being largely Anglophone andthe eastern half being largelyFrancophone.Having grownupspeaking French at home, I feltas though language was always

a barrier, an obstacle to feel-ing completely comfortable inschool.Deerfield’s diversity has cer-

tainly eliminated this obstacle.HereIam,oneof manystudentswhosefirstlanguageisnotEng-lish.Forme, sharingmyexperi-enceswithpeoplefromasimilarbackground has not only beenhelpful but also comforting inthisnewandunfamiliarenviron-ment. But might I be benefit-ing more from interacting withpeoplewhohavedifferentstoriesthanmine?Thecommunityhas somany

resources in terms of studentdiversity.Inmyshorttimeattheschool,Ihavemetstudentsfromcountless cultural backgrounds,with varying interests and per-spectives.Ihaveseencommittedmusicians,athletes,andactors,allof whomhavesomethinguniqueto offer. However, despite theschool’s mosaic of students, Ibelieve the community couldbenefit so much more from itsdiversity.Ihavenoticedthatmanystu-

dents, myself included, tend toassociate with people who havesimilar interests and who sharethe same perspectives. While

natural,neverreachingoutdoesnot necessarily allow us to takeadvantageof thetremendousdi-versityhere.By never knowing people

whoaretrulydifferentfromus,we lose opportunities to formlinksthatenrichourlives.Whilepeople who share experiencessimilar tooursmaybea sourceof comfort, they do not neces-sarily allow for growth and de-velopment.However, forming relation-

shipswith everyone on campusis simply an impossible task.Moreover,thereisnoharminas-sociatingwithpeoplewhosharesimilarexperiences; this, in fact,canbethegroundforlong-last-ing and influential relationships.Nevertheless,peoplewhocomefrom different backgrounds orwho offer unique perspectivesareopportunitieswemust learntotakeadvantageof.TheyareanassetthattheDeerfieldcommu-nityoffers.What,Ibelieve,willallowfor

everystudenttogetthemostoutof the Deerfield experience isbalancing the comfort of simi-larity and the growth that onlycomes from exposure to diver-sity.

fromtheboys.Thegirlscouldnotplaysports

at Deerfield, but they still hadquite a few options for co-cur-riculars.Forexample,Ms.Palmeracted in the school play all fouryears.Shewasalsofullof schoolspirit, and she and her friendsrooted for all the athletic teamsontheweekends.Ms.PalmeralsoworkedeverySaturdayatWilson’sDepartmentStoreinGreenfield.Ms. Palmer thrived academi-

cally,andsheattendedColbySaw-yer JuniorCollege for two yearsin New London, New Hamp-shire.Early inher collegecareeratColby,Mr.Boyden sent her aletterforherexcellentgrades.Shethen went on to Simmons Col-lege. After finishing school, sheworkedatBloomingdale’s.

All faculty children could attend Deer-field, regardless of gender, while Deer-field was an all-male school.

Ms.PalmerusedherDeerfieldeducation later in her life whenshe became a schoolteacher.She taught for fifteen years.Ms.Palmervalued theeducation shereceived at Deerfield more thananything, and realized how for-tunate shewas to attend such aprestigiousschool.“My mom appreciated the

academicopportunitiesDeerfieldprovided forherandconsideredherself lucky to be there,” saidMs.Joyce.NancyAnnePalmer’sstory is

a fascinatingone.Asoneof thefinal girls to graduate from theschoolin1948untilthelate’80s,she is quite a significantpartof Deerfield’s long and impressivehistory.Thoughherexperienceisdif-

ferent from those of the girlswho currently attend DeerfieldAcademy,Ms.Palmerenjoyedherexperiencehere, andwenton tolive awonderful, happy life. Shemarried, had three children, andcurrentlylivesinMassachusetts.

If Sarah Palin ran for President, would you vote for her?

Yes13.8%

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4 The Deerfield Scroll FEATURES December 15, 2010

DA Cribz: Broadhurst, Koufakis, and Straut

By CARLY REILLYStaff Writer

It is not often that teachers allow their students to lick the material they’re studying. But pu-pils in geology teacher Richard Little’s 5th and 6th period classes have done just that.

Mr. Little joins the Deerfield faculty this year from Greenfield Community College where he worked for 40 years before tem-porarily retiring in January, 2004. His hiatus was short lived. His friend and fellow Deerfield sci-ence teacher Andrew Harcourt told him about a need for a geol-ogy teacher at Deerfield.

At Greenfield Community College Mr. Little taught three-hour classes that met twice a week. He acknowledged that the different class structure was dif-ficult to adapt to at Deerfield.

“I could lecture and get them prepared for a lab,” he said. “It provided more time to interact with the students in a more seri-ous and academic way. Forty-five minutes flies by.”

In addition to teaching, Mr. Little has been kept busy with Earth View, the company he started 30 years ago. The pro-gram takes groups of 16-20 people all around the world on geology-centered tours.

His previous trips include vis-its to Alaska, California, Hawaii,

Get a “LittLe” taste of GeoLoGy

A Christmas tree lends a festive feel to the otherwise tropical vibe of the Shumway III triple.

By HADLEY NEWTONStaff Writer

Shumway III is a cozy hall housing just six girls living in two triples. In one of these rooms, se-niors Hannah Broadhurst, Olivia Koufakis, and Rosemary Straut have made themselves a home away from home.

Upon entering the room, one immediately notices that its oc-cupants are well-organized and cleanly. Shoes are parked at the door, to preserve the expansive white rug. Inside, Broadhurst vacuums the floor and Koufakis puts away some stray books. The room is pristine.

In leftmost corner, Straut’s white and blue bed lies alongside a large window framed by thin white curtains. A framed photo of Lil’ Wayne hangs proudly at the foot of her bed. The picture has a turquoise border. In fact, everything in the room has tur-quoise accents. In decorating the room, Broadhurst said, “We only had one requirement: there had to be turquoise.” Koufakis cor-rected her, saying she preferred to call the color “blue crush.”

Koufakis’ bed is in the oppo-site corner. She has a different bedspread but the same signature blue accents. Most notably, her initials are spelled out in bold, blue, wooden blocks on the wall.

The bed next to hers belongs to Broadhurst, who adds to the theme with her light blue and white bedspread.

Along one wall, there are two desks (Broadhurst likes to work on the floor), each with one closed laptop atop the other-wise uncluttered surface. On the shelves above the desks there are many framed pictures of friends and family. But these aren’t the only pictures. There are fourteen white frames in the room, all containing photographs. Hung

alongside the pictures is a white wicker framed mirror, adding to the relaxed, vacation feel.

Also on the wall is a Christmas wreath. The roommates have been extravagant in preparing for the holiday season. In one corner of the room, a five-foot, fully decorated Christmas tree stands proudly.

While this may seem to be a dorm room straight out of PB Teen, Koufakis admitted, “When we first found out we would be in a triple, we were skeptical.

By THEO LIPSKYEditorial Associate

For several members of the IT and Communications Depart-ments, July marked the laborious final stretch in their summer proj-ect. By the month’s close, they completed a brand new DAnet website, made available to the community during the fall term.

Only minutes on the site make clear the extent of the makeover. Because the old site was built on aged coding, it was difficult to simply plug in code for easy fixes. For that reason, Director of Communication David Thiel said, “We had to completely re-place the underlying technology.” But for the amount of work in-volved, the project had surpris-ingly humble origins.

Work first began in the spring of last school year, when Anna Newman, a new IT employee, joined the communications de-partment. “Within days, I real-ized Ms. Newman had a lot more technical skills than I had expect-ed,” Mr. Thiel said.

On a whim, Mr. Thiel decided

By NICKY RAULTStaff Writer

While Trevor McKinlay, this year’s Wilson Fellow, may not be a household name, nearly all at Deerfield would recognize the visiting teacher’s animated ex-pressions and thick Kiwi accent. Though he only joined the fac-ulty this fall, Mr. McKinlay has been in contact with teachers and students from Deerfield for the last several years in a very special way.

As the headmaster of the Wanganui Collegiate School in New Zealand, Mr. McKinlay left a tremendous legacy by making the school co-educational after 137 years as an all-boys’ school. Mr. McKinlay explained that he broke tradition in 1990 (a year after Deerfield returned to co-education) because “it was a co-ed world, and the ideas of gender equality had become too persis-tent to be ignored.”

He strongly believes that new experiences are essential tools for learning. Even as an adolescent, he was curious about the world, joining New Zealand’s version of the Peace Corps for a year straight out of high school.

Continuing with his theme of exploration, Mr. McKinlay left his homeland in 2001 and took the post of head of school of Markhan College in Peru. A high school for over 2,000 day students, Markhan had recently turned co-educational, and fit-tingly sought Mr. McKinlay.

In 2007, however, a devastat-ing earthquake struck Peru and greatly damaged Markhan. Rep-

But it actually works really well!” Broadhurst added, “We all have noise-canceling headphones, which helps.”

The roommates also acknowl-edged that Victoria Hollo ’11, who lives downstairs, has be-come like a fourth roommate. Koufakis said, “After curfew, a lot of people come up here to hang out.”

It is easy to see why room 302 is the popular place to be—a styl-ish oasis from the cold days of winter.

resenting Markhan at a Round Square conference in India, Mr. McKinlay asked the seventy schools for assistance. Eleven schools, most notably Deerfield, sent teachers and students to Peru. Mr. McKinlay stated, “I had big respect for Deerfield, and I still do, even more now!”

After Mr. McKinlay returned to New Zealand to see his grand-children and to spend time with his family, his good friend Asso-ciate Head of School John Taylor convinced him to accept a fel-lowship at Deerfield Academy.

Mr. McKinlay, along with his wife Jackie, resides in the Little Brown House. He teaches soph-omore and senior English class-es, and serves as faculty advisor to six underclassmen boys. On coming to campus, Mr. McKin-lay said, “I have been warmly received, and I hope I have re-turned the feelings.”

On his first impression, he said, “Students at Deerfield have great pride in their school,” as he adjusted his new Deerfield tie.

His advisees in Scaife are all astounded by how frequently he attends their sporting events. Kevin Fleishman ’14 proudly remembered soccer games in which his advisor was the only fan on the sidelines. Another advisee, Quinn Morris ’14, joked that while on duty as a hall asso-ciate Mr. McKinlay “can be pret-ty tough on parietals rules.”

The two freshmen love their advisor for his “always light-hearted and humorous nature,” as Morris put it. Fleishman add-ed, “He’s very down-to-earth and easy to talk to. He understands kids, so he can have intelligent conversations while still being quite funny.”

Mr. McKinlay suggests that students and faculty alike travel, learn different cultures and lan-guages, and experience the world from different perspectives. He believes that having a global mind is key to being a successful leader. “Why is this such a big thing for me? Because it’s what I did,” said Mr. McKinlay.

HE COMES FROM A LAND DOWN UNDER

Yellowstone National Park, and recently, Iceland. His first explo-ration in 1980 brought 35 people to see Mt. Saint Helens volcano in Washington just months after its eruption.

It was Mr. Little’s own inter-est in the volcano that planted the seed for Earth View. “I was in my early thirties, with two kids, and I wanted to see Mt. Saint Helens,” he recalled. “I real-ized others probably wanted to as well, and who better to show them than someone who special-izes in that field.” And so Earth View formed.

“[My travels have] given me experiences to bring back to the classroom,” he said. Indeed, his experience with Earth View only adds to the knowledge he brings with his master’s degree from the University of Southern Califor-nia. He is also an inductee into the Massachusetts Science Edu-cator Hall of Fame in 2004 and the author of Dinosaurs, Dunes, and Drifting Continents: the Geohis-tory of the Connecticut Valley.

Before his career took shape, Mr. Little was a freshman at Clark University needing a class to fill a free slot. His advisor sug-gested he take a course in some-thing he knew nothing about and he chose geology. After a field trip to Pennsylvania to view rock layers he was hooked.

“I knew I had to go on to grad school in this subject… . I decided that this was the field I would specialize in,” explained Mr. Little. The simple catalyst for his love of geology was “the rec-ognition that there is great mean-ing in rocks and landscapes.”

So as for his rumored rock licking? “It’s not recommended,” he assured me. “It’s just to test for minerals, specifically salt.” While perhaps a little unorthodox, it’s the unique experiments and ex-periences that make Mr. Little a great resource for students look-ing to get a taste of geology.

Sources: earthview.pair.com

to start work on a new DAnet with the assistance of the com-munications department and Ms. Newman’s talent. At first, there were no expectations–there had been no plans for a site make-over. “It was decided that if we got a little into it, and it became too tough, we’d forget about it,” Mr. Thiel explained.

And there was good reason to be hesitant. Much would have to be accomplished in short time, with limited resources.

The old DAnet contained a laundry list of problems requir-ing attention. It lacked a search function and multi-level naviga-tion, and many of its compo-nents, such as the “Organiza-tions” feature, had fallen into disrepair.

They made these repairs and additions in impressive time, completing the site at July’s end. The final product represented a staggering improvement. Unlike its predecessor, edits and addi-tions to the new site take min-utes. “We can install any plug-in for any function whatsoever within seconds,” Mr. Thiel said.

Perhaps most notable about the new version, however, is that it is open to contribution directly from the community. “The old site was almost a single feed,” Mr. Thiel explained. But with its makeover, any community mem-ber can post an item without hav-ing to go through the old multi-step process. The lost and found is created completely by direct community input.

When the site made its de-but in October, it was met with mixed reception. “I don’t really like the change,” Grace Mermel ’12 offered, a reflection of the sentiment held by some students across campus.

However, response has grown increasingly positive as students have begun to grasp how much the new website has to offer. Jus-tin Schlacks ’13 voiced his sup-port: “The navigation is easier, and it just looks cleaner.”

“It’s just really easy on the eyes,” said Kelvin Chang ’12. It is early, but as more students dis-cover all the new site has to offer, it is increasingly clear that it will stand the test of time.

New DAnet Drives Community

Susanna Kvam

Wilson Fellow Trevor McKinlay joins the Deerfield faculty for one year.

Courtesy of Trevor McKinlay

Richard Little’s first Earth View exploration was to Mount St. Helens in Washington.

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The Deerfield Scroll ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT December 15, 2010 5

Shakespearean, Sophomores

Wrestle With OthelloBy ANDREW SLADE

Editorial Associate

Poignant, monumental, and restless, at age forty-seven, John Douglas Thompson is consid-ered one of the greatest actors of his generation.

When English teacher Joel Thomas-Adams saw Mr. Thompson perform, he decided to contact him about coming to Deerfield. Mr. Thompson was intrigued and excited to interact with younger people.

“Spending time with a sea-soned actor can yield tremendous insights about the plays that mere reading can never give,” said Mr. Thomas-Adams.

Mr. Thompson’s late January visit corresponds with the entire sophomore class’s reading of Othello.

Born in England with a Jamai-can background, Mr. Thompson grew up in Montreal, Canada.

While at college in New York, he studied marketing and business, and then he worked as a salesman for a computer company.

He started acting relatively late in life and was not even a regular playgoer, but he fell in love with theater after seeing Joe Turner’s Come and Gone by August Wilson. Mesmerized and blown away by the performance, he decided at that moment that he wanted to act.

When Mr. Thompson lost his job as a salesman a few years later, he saw the misfortune as an opportunity to follow his passion for acting and theater.

After successfully trying out for some roles, Mr. Thompson started his formal acting training at age twenty-nine at the Trinity Repertory Conservatory in Prov-idence, Rhode Island. Involved with Shakespeare and Company, his career as an actor had begun.

In 2005, Mr. Thompson de-

buted on Broadway as Flavius in Julius Caesar, with Denzel Wash-ington playing the role of Brutus.

Mr. Thompson starred in Shakespeare’s Othello and in Eu-gene O’Neill’s The Emperor Jones in 2009. These off-Broadway roles of Othello and Brutus Jones brought him much acclaim and established his presence in the world of acting.

This past summer, he starred in Richard III and this fall, he per-formed the role of Antony in Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopa-tra opposite Star Trek’s Kate Mulgrew at the Hartford Stage, and in February he will perform Macbeth at Theatre for a New Au-dience.

For his earlier role as Othel-lo, Mr. Thompson received an OBIE Award and a Lucille Lor-tel Award. He was nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award and a Drama Desk Award for his per-formance in The Emperor Jones. The New York Times said of him, “There may be no better classical actor working in the New York Theatre right now.”

On the opposite spectrum of acting, he has appeared on televi-sion shows such as Law & Order and Conviction. He was also in a short film called Midway and in the movie Michael Clayton.

Just as Mr. Thompson saw his layoff as an opportunity to grow,

his arrival to Deerfield is our opportunity to learn about the world of acting.

Shakespeare has a strong pres-ence in our curriculum; however, Shakespeare’s works must be heard and seen, not only read. With greater depth, acting allows his plays to become natural and

accessible to everyone. Mr. Thompson is scheduled

to give a combined lecture/performance open to the entire school community in the Black Box Theater on January 20.

He will conduct acting work-shops with all the sophomores during Friday’s classes.

’Tis the Season to Dance Ballet

By LIZZ BANALAGAYStaff Writer

Sugarplum fairies, fake snow, and candy cane dancers... What would the holiday season be without The Nutcracker? With the advent of the holiday sea-son, The Academy of Music in Northampton performed The Nutcracker ballet, starring Alaina Belanger ’12, member of the Deerfield Advanced Dance En-semble.

For many classically trained dancers, The Nutcracker is an an-nual event and a highlight of their year. “Performing in The Nutcracker is something I’ve done since I was cast as a reindeer at five years old,” Belanger recalled, now dancing in the show for her eleventh year.

After so many years, it has become a defining aspect of the holiday season to Belanger, who said, “My first two years at Deerfield I didn’t perform in The

Bigs and Littles Collaborate in

Art Exhibit

By SONJA HOLMBERGStaff Writer

The weekly reunion of up-perclassmen “Bigs” with their “Littles” through Deerfield’s Big Brothers/Big Sisters program has a new addition. Now, along with the traditional BBBS activities, such as Pool Night and Game Night, Estelle Kim ’11 is leading a series of art classes, now part of the Friday evening repertoire.

During this course, Bigs and Littles can select from a variety of art materials, ranging from watercolors to colored pencils, and create pieces together that reflect aspects of the BBBS pro-gram. At the end of the course, the artwork will be on display in the Hilson Gallery.

Although Kim has only taught a few classes so far, she is pleased with the number of Bigs and Lit-tles who have come. A number of factors inspired her to initiate the program, but Kim said the

From the Line to the Subconscious

By NICHOLLE YUStaff Writer

The exhibition On Line at New York City’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), has received much recognition and praise. Open during this holiday season, the exhibition explores the transfor-mation of drawing and analyzes the technique’s traditional as-pects, specifically the line.

It delves into drawing in all its forms, including sketching in notebooks, tracing with pen and ink, outlining with crayon or charcoal, and even winding with wire and strips of cloth. On Line

classes “are a combination of a thank you to the Littles and a way to emphasize that their art should be exhibited.” Especially impres-sive are the collaborative projects created by Bigs and Littles to-gether.

The project attempts to “build up the confidence of the Littles and get them to recognize their own talent,” explained Kim. In the next class, Kim plans to re-emphasize the importance of creating pieces that relate to BBBS in hope of inspiring Bigs and Littles to meditate on their personal experiences in the pro-gram.

Whether the Littles are skilled in art, creative thinking, or even friendship-forming, the program will reward the Littles’ talent. Overall, Kim hopes to inspire participants to “recognize the goal of the project: to get rid of the ‘I’m-not-good-enough’ atti-tude, and to recognize their true potential.”

John Douglas Thompson battles evil in Richard III.

“Bigs” Seldy Gray ’11 and Katie Dewey ’11 paint with their “Lit-tles” to prepare for a collaborative art exhibit in January.

includes three-hundred works related to the line, ranging from paintings to films of dancers to photographs.

According to critics from Art Daily, On Line “follows artists’ ex-ploration of line as the basic ele-ment of drawing over a century and, consequently, argues for an extended field of the medium.”

The exhibit includes art from a variety of artists, most notably Eva Hesse, Anna Maria Maio-lino, Richard Tuttle, and Mona Hatoum. Each has a unique in-terpretation of the line, and uses lines to achieve remarkably dif-ferent effects. Who knew there

was so much to a simple line?Another popular exhibition

also at the MoMA, Abstract Ex-pressionism, has attracted many. Artists such as Jackson Pollock, Barnett Newman, and Willem deKooning use abstract art to convey strong, subconscious, emotional content, as abstract artists usually are alienated from society and thus art becomes their mode of expression. With paintings, sculptures, and photo-graphs, the exhibit gives a sense of depth and complexity to the mid-1900s’ era of abstract ex-pressionism.

The exhibit is not only in-formative, but also truly inspira-tional. One critic from National Public Radio said, “Newman, a wonderful and inspirational art-ist, turned the busy gallery at MoMA into a chapel, a place for spiritual discovery.”

Nutcracker, and the holidays just didn’t seem the same.”

Aside from the graceful Pio-neer Valley ballerinas, the creative sets brought The Nutcracker world to life. Belanger raved about the

scenery and special effects: “In the battle scene there is a grow-ing Christmas tree and a cannon blast. I also get to dance out from underneath the dragon in the Chinese scene.

“But, my favorite scene is ‘Snow.’ It has realistic looking snow, and that sets the mood for the dance. Even if my feet are burning from dancing on point for hours, I can’t help but smile when I see the snow start to fall.”

Behind the curtain, dancers dedicated much time and ef-fort to the production. In fact, Belanger dedicated eight hours weekly in the span of two days each week. She admitted the schedule was rigorous, explain-ing, “I had Nutcracker rehearsals from 6:00-8:00 on Friday nights and 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. on Satur-days.”

“Balancing all those rehears-als with school work was a chal-lenge, but it was definitely worth it when I first waltzed onto the stage,” added Belanger.

The dancer opened up about her love for the performance. “Something about hearing the music of The Nutcracker is always exciting to me. I am almost posi-tive I could hum the entire ballet and never get sick of it. It’s al-ways the best way to get into the holiday spirit,” Belanger said.

This was the thirty-second year Pioneer Valley Ballet brought the timeless, dream-like Christ-mas tale to life through classical ballet. Performances lasted from December 10 to December 12.

Alaina Belanger ’12 stars as Clara in The Nutcracker.

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6 The Deerfield Scroll SPORTS December 15, 2010

has the size of a forward or cen-ter, but has the speed, shot, and ball handling skills of a guard,” said head coach Conrad Pitcher.

For Kager, basketball was not always something he excelled at, and he was not always such a skilled player. But through hard work, sometimes ten hours of it a day, he has transformed him-self.

Kager not only plays com-petitive basketball at Deerfield, he also plays in the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Sum-mer League. AAU basketball is the most competitive high school summer league, and Kager was heavily recruited af-ter playing in the AAU league. “My coach, Coach Houston, re-ally believed in me and played me in a lot in games,” said Kager. “After having a great AAU sea-son, I was starting to be heavily recruited.”

Mr. Pitcher agreed, saying that the AAU league “gave [Kager] much exposure with college coaches.”

Kager has high hopes for Deerfield’s team and is excited for the season to get underway. He and fellow captains Jimmy Bitter ’11 and Andrew Sutphin ’11, expect to build off last year’s 11-11 record.

“To start with, we have a lot of chemistry from last year,” said Kager. “There is also great new talent, so I can’t wait to get this season started.”

Mr. Pitcher is equally excited for the basketball season. “We will be small, with the exception of Kyle, but I think we are go-ing to be fast, tough, and smart. There is no doubt that we will compete hard in a very challeng-ing league.”

By PHILIP HELLERStaff Writer

Boys’ basketball co-captain Kyle Kager ’11 did not pick up a basketball until he was ten years old, but through hard work and lots of practice he has become one of the leaders and best play-ers on the boys’ basketball team, and one of the top talents in New England.

On November 10, Kager of-ficially signed a letter of intent to

attend and play Division I bas-ketball at American University.

The signing took place in the new conference room located next to the Greer Store, and in attendance were his father, Rob-ert Kager, a couple of Kager’s close friends, his advisor David Howell and wife Sigrid How-ell, head basketball coach Con-rad Pitcher, who is on sabatical this year, and Athletic Director Charles Davis.

“Kyle is a unique talent. He

Kyle Kager ’11 signed his letter of intent on November 10, 2010.

By ANNA GONZALESEditorial Associate

The Big Green girls’ ski racing team is poised to become a powerhouse this year as it adds a host of experienced newcomers to an already talented squad.

Annika Trapness ’13, Kate French ’14, and Lauren Stobierski ’14 will join captains Annie Eldred ’11 and Charlotte McLaughry ’11, along with Rachel Gibson ’11, Beth Lawless ’12, and Marly Morgus ’12, on the Berkshire East slopes.

Before Deerfield, Trapness split her time between Hong Kong and Vail, Colorado, where she attended the Vail Ski and Snowboard Academy. In Colorado, Trapness trained each day from 7:00-1:30, and for the entire day during the weekend if she was not competing. “We were practically away every weekend between January 1 and March 31,” she said.

Trapness also competed in International Ski Federation (FIS) and United Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) races in Colorado, which she plans on continuing this winter in Vermont and Maine. In addition, this summer, Trapness trained and raced for two weeks in Valle Nevado, Chile.

“I just want to go out and ski the best I can and give every run and every race everything I’ve got,” Trapness said, explaining her goals for the season.

French, from Chappaqua, New York, trained at a ski academy as well, the Killington Mountain School in Vermont. There, she skied each weekday from 1 to 3:30 and all day on the weekends, competing every Sunday and during some weekdays. For the past two summers, French spent sixteen days skiing with her KMS team in the French Alps.

Here at Deerfield, French looks to race USSA and FIS during weekends.

French added, “My main goal for the season is to have fun and create close relationships with everyone on the team, and of course to win!”

Stobierski, hailing from South Deerfield, has skied in the Mountain Institute Ski League (MISL) for three years. But Stobierski competed in the boys’ section of this league, as she went to Eaglebrook and raced for its ski team.

Male racers usually clock results significantly faster than girls, so while skiing with the boys, Stobierski was often hot on the heels of the top girls’ finishers.

“Racing with boys for three years really helped me improve my skiing. They pushed me every day to be better. I truly credit my aggressive and fast style to the boys who taught me.”

Stobierski has spent five summers skiing in Mt. Hood, Oregon, and will join French

By ROSS GORDONStaff Writer

Hockey is fast, physical, and gritty, requiring skill and a dogged determination. Science teacher Brian Fry fulfills all of these qualities, making him a good player, a good coach, and a great addition to Deerfield.

From Colorado Springs, Colorado, Mr. Fry graduated from The Hotchkiss School in 2006. An avid football, tennis, and hockey player, Mr. Fry was a devoted athlete.

After three years at Hotchkiss, Mr. Fry enrolled at Bowdoin College and played hockey for the Polar Bears.

His freshman year, Mr. Fry came to know one of the senior players well: history teacher and assistant hockey coach Timothy McVaugh.

“Mr. McVaugh was someone I looked up to. He was a good role model and showed me what it meant to be a Bowdoin hockey player,” said Mr. Fry.

While only skating with Mr.

McVaugh for one year, Mr. Fry or “BryFry,”as he was commonly know at Bowdoin, had no idea that he would see his old friend and teammate Mr. McVaugh so much more after college.

After graduating from Bowdoin and earning his major in economics, Mr. Fry was on the brink of something new. “I didn’t really know what to do coming out of Bowdoin, but teaching and coaching seemed like a really good start.”

After three years of boarding school, Mr. Fry now returns, only this time to Deerfield, to teach science and coach varsity hockey.

Although he expected something new and different, he didn’t expect to see his old friend, Tim McVaugh in this new career.

Now, both coach boys’ varsity hockey, imparting their vast knowledge to the team.

His looming physical presence coupled with his enthusiasm and willingness to better those around him, along with his coaching abilities all make Mr. Fry perfect for Deerfield Academy.

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Kager Signs to Play D-1 Hoops at American

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and Trapness racing USSA and FIS this winter. “Since I’m a freshman and new to the ski team, I just want to have fun and ski fast,” Stobierski said.

The team can also rely on its hardworking members from last year, who captured the MISL title and notched an impressive collection of individual victories. Lawless won all six league races, going undefeated to win the league’s Amy Spenser cup, and she placed 6th in both the slalom and giant slalom events at the New England Championships.

Lawless also competes in USSA races, and attended a ski camp over Thanksgiving break in Vail. Morgus, who calls Sun Valley home, found success last season as well, taking 3rd in the league and 13th in the championships.

Lawless and Morgus traveled together to Mt. Hood this summer for a ski camp, and both achieved all-New England status their freshman year.

Meanwhile, Eldred, Gibson and McLaughry all scored valuable team points in each race and took 9th, 10th, and 12th in the league respectively.

Captain McLaughry summed up the optimism and high hopes for the team.

“Our girls’ team is really deep this year. Based on our past results and based on the talent of the new skiers I think we have a great shot at New Englands this year. I love the team already—it just rocks!”

By RYAN LOGIEStaff Writer

Most teams aim for a winning record, a spot in the New England tournament, and a fun season. But the Deerfield girls’ squash team sets the bar much higher—they plan on complete and utter domination.

“Our ladder is stacked with so many skilled players, and our goals are winning New England’s and placing in the top five at National’s,” said Nina Kempner ’11, a four-year player.

Last season, the girls finished third in New England, and with new and talented additions to the team, Hunter Sechrest ’13 and Addie Fulton ’14, they plan to finish first this year.

The majority of the girls play squash over the summer, and many attended long, intense practices several times a week this fall, just to get back into shape for the season.

“Our team this year has so much depth, which is what sets us apart from other teams. The new girls are all so much fun and so talented, and it is really important that we build a strong young team because next year we are losing so many seniors,” said sophomore Emily Jones, who played in the number three spot last year.

“We all want to win New England’s so badly; it definitely makes everyone work even harder,” Jones added.

And work hard they must if they want to take the New England title from Greenwich Academy, who has won that and the national title for as long as most can remember and who defeated the girls 4-3 last week.

Charlotte Dewey ’11, co-captain with twin sister Hallie ’11, added, “Something that is really going to help us this year is that our whole team is very equal in skill, which will be great in practices because we will be able to challenge each other. It also means our ladder is very interchangeable which is great for a squash team to have.”

Coach Karinne Heise agreed, saying, “I think to achieve our goals we need to emphasize team performance by recognizing that individual matches are important because they contribute to the team score.”

Ms. Heise described a remarkably strong group of seniors that will lead the way. “I’m counting on all of the seniors to be great role models and provide support for all of their younger teammates.”

Neither Dewey nor Kempner can believe that this is their fourth and final year on the team and on the courts.

Dewey concluded, “I’m so excited for this season and to do well. I think we’re going to have such a great team, and that will make it a perfect way to end all of the other seniors’ and my Deerfield squash careers.”

Girls’ Squash Swings Toward Domination

Daniel Han

Daniel Han

Nina Kempner ’11 hits a forehand during a mid-season practice.