Vol.70, No. 7 Deerfield Academy, Deerfield, Mass. 01342 APRIL 12, 1996 Peer Counselors Chosen Loomis Coach To Be

Eight sophomores, four girls and four boys, have been selected to become Athletic Director Peer Counselors. They include Alec Bardzik, Liz Creelman, Gov Graney,Pete Lindsay Moves To Admissions Heenan, Dwight Ho-Sang, Erin Deerfield very well, first of all. But suc- Kristin Searle McMurray, Ashley Muldoon and cessful admissions work calls upon the Samantha Saffir. They will join the present After a comprehensive search, same kinds of skills that successful coach- juniors, Suzanna Filip, Dave Garonzik, Kathy Robertson of Loomis Chaffee was ing and successful athletic administration Becky Johnson, Adam Lynch, Will named the new athletic director for next call upon." Ouimet,Raphael Tejada,Amy Warren, and year. She is replacing James Lindsay, He will no doubt bring with him Julie Hand, who will be next year's head. long-time athletic director and boys' var- much experience which will offer the ad- photo by Grant Quasha Over sixty sophomores applied to sity hockey coach. He will move to the missions department new insight into the Counselors meet for training be Peer Counselors, each filling out an admissions department as associate dean process of recruiting prospective students. participating in a group where he will be taking over for William Ms. Robertson, who is filling in for Christina Rosenberger application and interview. The selection process is largely in the community, and try to get a sense Tyler, director of admissions, who is leav- Mr. Lindsay, currently works in admis- Every Tuesday night during the the same as it has been in past years. Su- of which kids are perceived by their peers ing Deerfield Academy. sions at Loomis Chaffee and is the head spring term, sixteen sophomores and jun- san Carlson, the faculty advisor for the to be trustworthy. However, this is not a Mr. Lindsay has done a great deal girls' varsity swim coach, a position that iors can be found in the basement of the group, said that "Many things are a factor popularity contest, and that is not the main of work in the admissions office in the she will also fill here. She has been work- Health Center. They are the 1996-1997 in the final decision. Along with the ap- criteria." summertime for many years, and he has ing at Loomis for twenty-three years Peer Counselors. plication and interview, we talk to adults "The interviews were nerve-wrack- always worked side by side with the ad- where she started out as the girls' athletic ing and intimidating, but after the first five missions department in trying to attract director and has coached for several years. minutes, everyone was completely re- talented student-athletes to Deerfield. She will bring to Deerfield a great deal of Taylor Receives laxed," said Saffir. When Mr. Tyler's retirement experience about the many aspects of life Mrs. Carlson also commented that opened up a position in the admissions at an independent school as well as much "this was an incredibly hard process- no office, Mr. Lindsay expressed interest in enthusiasm. Klingenstein Fellowship one is ever completely content. Some of the job, and the administration felt that he Ms.Robertson was first approached the students who were not chosen are just was qualified for the position. He has been by members of the Deerfield community as those who were. We try to Michael Drake tors who,in the end, determine the recipi- as capable working as athletic director for twelve about the school's need for both a new ath- ent of the fellowship. "Only ten to twelve balance things- people's backgrounds, in- years and said of his new position,"It is a letic director and girls' swim coach. She Every year many teachers in the [applicants] actually receive acceptance, terests, etc." chance for me to reinvigorate myself," was well-known by many people at Deer- Deerfield community decide to expand and those are really top caliber teachers," All sixteen of the Peer Counselors adding that he has "always been intrigued field who thought that she would be a their academic horizons by spending a remarked Mr. Taylor. will be going through an intensive twenty- by admissions." qualified person for the job. Mr. Widmer Year abroad. This experience not only The Klingenstein Fellows Program hour training process this spring. They Headmaster Eric Widmer is also said,"Ms. Robertson's candidacy seemed gives teachers time away from the de- was created in 1977 to provide indepen- will meet every Tuesday night through- confident that Mr. Lindsay will thrive in a very positive one." manding Deerfield schedule, but it also dent school teachers and administrators continued on page 5 admissions and said of him, "He knows continued on page 5 allows them to pursue subjects of interest with the means to pursue academic enrich- and to gain new insight into their fields of ment. Participants travel to Teachers Col- education. lege at Columbia University to take spe- Steven Brill to Speak at One such person is Spanish teacher cialized courses and study independently John Taylor, who was accepted in the Jo- on a desired topic. Since its inception, the seph Klingenstein Fellows Program and Fellows Program has achieved widespread Will spend the '96- '97 school year study- respect and recognition from the educa- Commencement ing at Columbia University. tional community. Mr. Brill is also the founder, Mr. Brill continued his work in Mr. Taylor became seriously inter- At Columbia, Mr. Taylor hopes to president, CEO, and editor-in-chief writing and later wrote a book titled The ested in the program during a seminar held take a variety of courses, but he plans to of Courtroom Television Network, Teamsters, a novel about Jimmy Hoffa, at Deerfield during the summer of 1995. concentrate on genre studies in a foreign a twenty-four hour basic cable tele- which was published in 1978 and was on After talking with teachers who had pre- language classroom. This includes the vision channel that began operations the New York Times and Publisher's viously received the fellowship, he de- integration of literature in a foreign lan- across the country in July 1991. Weekly best sellers lists during that same cided to apply. "Most of the people I guage environment to facilitate mastery of Mr. Brill has led a distin- year. He later worked as a law columnist talked to said it was the best year of their that language. The year will also give him guished life. After graduating from and writer for Esquire Magazine. life," said Mr.Taylor. "About sixty to sev- a break from teaching, so that he may re- Deerfield he went to Yale College In the words of long time friend as enty teachers apply annually for the fel- charge his intellectual batteries. where he graduated Summa Cum well as distinguished former Deerfield fac- lowship. Of that group, twenty-five are Mr. Taylor is not the first Deer- Laude in 1972. He then continued ulty member, Bryce Lambert, "Mr. Brill invited to New York City to visit the cam- field teacher to be granted a fellowship at photo courtesy of Mr Brill on to Yale Law School, from which has stirred up the cosmic dust in the legal Pus." the Klingenstein Center. Michael Cary, he graduated in 1975. profession, and he is absolutely brilliant." During the visit, each applicant is Antonia Woods,and Mark Scandling have Deerfield graduate and Court TV After his graduation from col- Mr. Lambert said that he is greatly interviewed by a panel of five administra- continued on page 5 founder Steven Brill lege until January, 1974, Mr. Brill was the impressed by the "rigid policy on correct- assistant to the Mayor of the City of New ing errors and insuring accuracy" that Mr. Ethan Meers York. Then in 1974 he worked as a con- Brill maintains in his leadership of The East Campus Plans sultant for the Police Foundation in Wash- American Lawyer magazine. Steven Brill '68 will speak May 26 ington, D.C. During this time he wrote a Mr. Lambert went on to describe at Deerfield's Commencement Weekend. book titled Firearms Control, A Research Mr. Brill as "an awfully sharp fellow" who NEW DORMS TO REPLACE CHAPIN Mr. Brill founded The American and Policy Report which was published is "strongly ethical and wants to do what's of architecture which are found on the Lawyer magazine in 1978. As current by the Police Foundation in 1976. Dur- right." Sean Slive Deerfield campus. editor-in-chief, Mr. Brill also controls nine ing this year Mr. Brill also received the In 1984 The American Lawyer Chapin has long been known among The students are not the true archi- related regional legal and business publi- John Hancock award for Business Jour- magazine won the National Magazine students as one of, if not the, worst dorm tects of the buildings. Their designs will cations. nalism. continued on page 5 on campus. As a result, the Academy is simply be presented to the actual archi- Planning to build new dormitories to tects, whom the school has yet to choose. Place it. However, the site planner, Chan Kreiger Juniors to Attend Youth Medicine Program term & Associates, has already been chosen Since the beginning of winter hand experience," remarked Flood. "To be nominated was a great honor," said this year, Ar- from a field of three such • George Pence Mr. Moorhead's Advanced candidates. Antonia Novello, the former Sur- Hood. chitecture been cre- Chan Krieger & Associates was Tutorial class has A certified letter postmarked Wash- geon General of the United States,founded Sacks plans to attend the Boston ating possible designs for the new dormi- chosen by Mr. Widmer, Mr. Sheridan, and ington, D.C., confirmed Deerfield the program in 1993. Since then, ambi- branch of the junior medicine program in tories. Though this has been primarily Mrs. Bonanno during an excursion to New Academy's nomination of juniors tious directors have expanded the program late July. She hopes to stay in the dormi- their Moorhead's archi- York City where they met with Bruce project, all of Mr. Adelaide Egan, Jennifer Flood, and outside of Washington,D.C. Students now tories at Simmons College. Flood made tecture classes are contributing ideas for MacLeod, a Deerfield trustee, and David Samantha Sacks for this year's prestigious can also attend the program in Boston, time in her busy summer itinerUry to at- the design Childs,the architect ofthe new Koch Pool. of the new dorms. medicine program sponsored by the Na- Houston, and San Francisco. tend the program at its San Francisco The students have been given the Construction of the new dorms will tional Youth Leadership Forum on Medi- Applicants to the program must branch. Egan has yet to decide whether •following begin April of 1997, but it will not be oc- specifications as to the layout cine. These three juniors are the first rep- demonstrate an exceptional interest in sci- she will be able to accept the invitation. of the dorms: in total, the dorms must have cupied until September of 1998. Chapin s resentatives of Deerfield Academy to at- ence and medicine. High academic stand- The three ambitious juniors agree, eventy-two beds; also, the dorms must will continue to be used until the summer tend the program. ing is also required. The participating high though, that there is one prospect they do follow the Colonial Georgian and forms continued on 6 The eleven-day junior medicine schools must nominate their applicants, not look forward to: class dress. "I program allows its participants the oppor- and recommend them for the program. thought I might get a breather from hav- tunity to analyze and observe a variety of ing to dress up every day," said Sacks. Did You Know? surgical operations—from facial recon- Born Kim '96 is the winner of the Morehead Scholarship at the University of struction to open heart surgery. In between North Carolina. operations, lecturers will discuss the roles and techniques of emergency surgeons, INSIDE THE SCROLL Sturges Karban '96 is the winner of the Jefferson Scholarship at the Univer- sity specialized medicine, and the use and his- Editorials Fine Arts of Virginia. tory of medical instruments. The Big Term Paper 2 6 The goal of the junior medicine pro- Juliana Russo The Merit Scholarship Foundation has awarded a certificate of merit to Tom gram is to expose fledgling scientists to Off-Campus Policy 2 Whitcomb's Dance Class.. 6 riles '96 and a certificate of achievement to Kenya Pinder '96. the medical world. Television 2 Hilson Gallery 6 "The program is an excellent oppor- Teachers Nita Pettigrew, Jennifer Harbison, Joseph Harvey,and John O'Brien tunity to learn about medicine and discover Feature/Profile Sports have been awarded grants for summer study by the National Endowment for the H if this is something I really want to do," Silipo To Replace Smith 4 Varsity Previews 7 umanities. said Sacks. "I have always been interested in Deerfield Turns 200 4 Dottie and Norm 8 Ian Roche '96, Catherine Fiederowicz '97, and Amy Warren '97 were plastic surgery, and I feel this program will Community Service 5 Sailing Team 8 named NEPSAC winter all-scholastics for wrestling, squash, and swimming. give me a head-start by providing first- 2 THE DEERFIELD SCROLL OPINION/EDITORIAL APRIL 12, 1996 CROSSFIRE THE BIG TERM PAPER: NOT SO BIG AFTER ALL? The National Anthem: To Since we were freshmen, it has been be interesting because we spent the time A's, but at least, the road to deadline was looming over our heads: junior year, more to think seriously about them beforehand, a little smoother and more comfortable. specifically, the big term paper. We were and so, it has not been a source of loath- The difference, perhaps, is not necessar- Sing Or Not To Sing told stories of all-nighters and caffeine ing. ily the quality of the finished product, but pills, nightmares and printer failures, and Each junior is given between two the state of the writer's mind. People have the dreaded "erase" button. Well, fresh- and four months to complete his or her literally fallen apart over this project, but men, rest assured, it really does not have term paper assignment, with various help- breakdowns and sleeplessness can be to be this way. ful deadlines along the way. Teachers lay averted. The term paper has been used by out a plan for students, telling them when The term paper is all about making teachers and seniors alike to intimidate to have a thesis, an outline, and a rough choices. Everyone has different working students for years. Because of this, stu- draft prepared. If they do not lay out a styles, and that is the great thing about the dents build up a high stress level long be- plan, they are willing to help with the paper. If note cards work best, knock your- fore they even begin. Teachers say that it individual's time management. self out. If computer-typed notes float is an opportunity to begin to see "how his- With proper preparation, a rough your boat, then happy typing. cage torians work and how history gets draft can be done in less than a month and Maybe Deerfield students just need Robi written...a chance to refine and expand a half. Students then have anywhere from more practice experimenting with free- seas( to your writing skills...a time to expand your fifteen days to three months to polish and dom—freedom to choose topics, to set se intellectual horizons...and a major aca- perfect it. personal deadlines, and to develop an in- 70's is demic project which will provide [stu- But of course, it never seems to dividual writing style. Students are not wi rary photo by Grant Quasha photo by Grant Quasha dents] with a deep sense of satisfaction and work out this way. Procrastination and used to using these skills at Deerfield, so pride." And it is, or can be, if a student denial set in. ("The term paper really can't it is intimidating at first. edy just does the work and does not fall into be due; I'll just go to the Store.") Sud- By surviving "the big term paper," Al Robertson Neil Outar the trap of believing all the hype. denly, grades in every other class have students are bringing important skills into upon It is imperative to pick out an en- soared from all the attention turned their their academic repertoire...and gaining a the ti The N.B.A has every right to fine It must have been the strangest night gaging topic. For instance, Eve is writing way. Amazingly, the deadline sneaks up, little historical knowledge on the side. (Will and suspend Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf for of his life. The symbol of American bas- her term paper on the relationship between and the term paper horror story comes to Willi failing to follow his contract. By refus- ketball, even of America itself, on March Emily Dickinson, poet, and Edward life. a car ing to stand Porti) for the national anthem, he 15, Michael Jordan stood unnoticed in an Hitchcock, geologist and former headmas- Now that we have both written our Frakedog's Guide to the Big Term breached his contract with the National arena crowded with over 23,000 scream- ter of Deerfield Academy. Sam, on the rough drafts and can objectively man, look back, Paper, page 3 Basketball Association. His 2.6 million ing Bulls fans. other hand, is writing about the founding we realize that with foresight and organi- rage( dollar contract clearly stipulates that he What took their attention? A visit of the Clarke School for the Deaf in zation,"the big term paper" is not that big. Estel observe all rules passed by the National from Magic Johnson? Bill Clinton? The Northampton. We both find our topics to This is not to say that we are guaranteed --ESH and SMS hous( Basketball Association. So why can't he Pope? By ti stand like everyone else? None of the above. What had these help 1 His reason is plain and simple: it's people out of their seats was the sight of Television: Educational or Evil9 beam because he claims that the American Flag one man who had the gall to pray during Some years ago, the celebrated ask me — perhaps a little too broad. that television news programs are not acten respe represents "tyranny" and "oppression." the Star Spangled Banner. Denver Nug- author Marshall McLuhan declared Now I'm not leveling criticism at designed to inform you. They are de- of ye Abdul-Rauf feels that he has been op- gets guard Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf had "Television is teaching all the time. any of the few truly educational, infor- signed to attract as large an audience is pressed by America. He boldly states in stated earlier that he refused to stand be- Does more educating than the schools mative, and edifying television pro- as possible so that the networks can do owne cage' public, to the American Press, that he is cause of his Muslim belief that the flag and all the institutions of higher learn- grams currently being broadcast — a little selling of their own (of commer- "oppressed" and contemplates moving to was a symbol of"tyranny and oppression." ing." These were bold words, to be sure, shows like "Melrose Place," "Friends," cial spots to advertisers). This necessi- Canada. If he is so "oppressed," then why Suspended for one game, he later returned, but I'm far less sure about how true they "ER," and the like. I have no doubt that tates pitching the program to the "low- iams, does he have the freedom of speech to intending to use the time standing in prayer actually were (or weren't). these are all fine television programs, est common denominator," so to speak. menti them criticize and degrade this great country? "for those who are suffering." And on the University of Pennsylvania pro- and that their viewers are to be com- Judging by the quality of the news pro- Conn Many Muslim countries would punish night of March 15, he was greeted by a fessor George Gerber theorizes that mended — even lauded — for such a grams I have recently witnessed, the you if you claimed that they represented throng of "patriots" waving flags, some "Entertainment is the most powerful worthwhile use of their time. However, network executives seem to have judged melo( "tyranny." This religious and political per- even wrapped in them. What a country. the fact remains that after you get past that number to be fairly low. (Lane secution sets up a double standard that these few intellectual heavyweights, the Courtesy of the television net- lems, "In a sense, the most onstal Abdul-Rauf doesn't acknowledge. Like Fans must come to grips rest of television is an intellectual works, every four years, the United many Americans, he has taken for granted powerful and influential wasteland. States goes through an exercise in a new Popul with the fact that this is gay h the great individual liberties that this mass medium in the Consider for a moment that ap- system of government that was devel- country offers. America. proximately twenty minutes out of ev- oped only recently. It's called "sound- volve He also claims that standing for the world has been co-opted ery television hour is spent in the broad- bite democracy." Under this system of cent, national anthem is "forbidden by his reli- Unfortunately for those fans, they cast of commercial advertisements, and government, those who would be daisy save gion," which simply isn't true. seem to have forgotten that this is America. by Madison Avenue ad- you'll begin to see what I'm talking elected are allowed approximately 7 Mohammed Jodeh, head of political af- The same people who ridicule Abdul-Rauf men." about. In a sense, the most powerful seconds (the average length of a TV fairs for the Colorado Muslim Society, de- for his disrespect to the United States and and influential mass-medium in the sound-bite) each night on the network An clared that Abdul-Rauf's position contra- the soldiers honored in the anthem forget educational force of any culture." world has been co-opted by Madison news to define their positions on the dicted Islamic teaching. Other Muslim that among the liberties secured by the sol- Meanwhile, his colleague Dorothy Avenue admen. This, unfortunately, issues they deem most important. basketball players like Hakeem Olajuwon diers' deaths was the right to speak out. Singer at Yale University asserts that isn't even the worst of it. Television Of course, that doesn't include the haven't experienced these problems. We live in a country where flag-burning "Everything on television is educating commercials are a mechanism to sell thirty-second advertising spots that they Hakeem responded to the situation is permitted qu by — yet we balk at a man re- in the broadest sense of the word." products — they're designed that way, can purchase to show the electorate saying "To be a good Muslim is to be a fusing stand to at attention for a song? One Fair enough. Yet you'd need a and everybody knows it. what really matters — you know, the ke good citizen." Hakeem also says that "the fan Denver commented on a call-in radio pretty "broad sense" of the word, if you What everybody doesn't know is continued on page 3 Muslim teaching is to obey and respect show,"If he doesn't like it here, why don't [one's country]." Many Muslims might they deport his butt back to the country he be unhappy with America, but they seem came from?" Somehow, I don't believe to be able to see their way clear to the that sending Abdul-Rauf back to Missis- Deerfield Follows You...Everywhere SOn (t fling) performance of such a simple expression sippi would do much good. Why not just Deerfield Students are notorious for that should have taken second priority to does not appear in Deetfield Life or any a won of respect for it. deport Roseanne Barr, Robert Goulet, and complaining about school regulations that minding their own business. other description of the Deans' jobs. Abdul-Rauf's blatant disregard for Kathy Lee Gifford for their atrocious ren- hinder our freedom. Most of these com- Not only does the administration By attempting to extend their Alber the flag is a mark against the United States ditions of the anthem? plaints find themselves in the absurd cat- tend to act too much like a baby-sitter in jurisdiction to out-of Paren -school matters, the way. of America. Muslims, Christians, Jews, There are those who believe that egory and would never make it to a dean's matters regarding students' off-campus administration not only assumes the role and Atheists all agree that his actions were Abdul-Rauf should bow (or stand) to the desk. There is one gripe, though, that I activities, but they also frequently restrict of baby-sitters, but appears to be extremely wrong. But this "oppressed" millionaire rules if he decided to play the game in the feel is reasonable and worthy of being pre- our behavior unnessecarily simply because unreasonable in its intents. Deerfield is homo and v seems to think that it is somehow all right first place. No one wants to mention the sented to the Deans. The issue is that of of suspicion. Last year some students an academic institution — disciplinary to simply violate his contract with the sixty-two previous games in which he did Deerfield's jurisdiction in matters out- wished to take a weekend to go to Boston regulations should be limited to violations Moral Obedi N.B.A at will. What seems to have got- not stand, or the fact that there is no rule side of Deerfield. Although the adminis- and see the Head of the Charles Regatta, which occur while school is in session and fiance ten buried beneath all the hoopla is that stipulating that the national anthem must tration claims that they act in the best in- but the Deans' Office denied their request when the student is under the direct con- refusing to stand for the anthem is just be played at all? In Dallas, other songs terests meet of the student, what they are in fact on the grounds that they suspected that trol of the faculty of the school. It is a sad bizarr not an option for Mr. Abdul-Rauf. If he have been substituted, and there is a drive doing is violating our privacy, and in fact drinking would occur. In an attempt to statement that some of the brightest and objects so strongly to the singing of our to phase the song out completely except denying Deerfield's the se some of the most fundamental improve already good reputa- most responsible students in the nation re- his Ad national anthem, then he should never for holidays and tournaments. responsibilities that prep school students tion, the Deans have infringed upon some main under suspicion of the Deans, even have put his name to a contract in which People believe that Abdul-Rauf supposedly hold. of the students most basic rights gins t to per- when they are on their way home to see not ga he said he would. In the legal realm, an should not be complaining at all, that this Deerfield has the right to disci- sonal privacy, a job that I can guarantee their real parents. agreement of sends the sort that Abdul-Rauf country has been good to him. They label pline students when they are at school and impre made is called a "contractual obligations," him an "oppressed millionaire," and think when school is in session. This is their Pareni and once entered into, such an agreement that this is all a joke. Apparently you have responsibility. Their responsibility should is considered binding upon all parties. to be poor to care about the oppressed. end, though, when we leave for weekends raw sisteni Simply put, Abdul-Rauf cannot simply This attitude may be why there are so or for vacation. I have read Deerfield Life decline to stand for the national anthem, many oppressed to begin with. Making cover-to-cover, and no where does it state STHE D39,j FIELD L Inothe much in the same way that the Denver $2.6 million culine a year, Abdul-Rauf can cer- that one of the Deans' duties is to baby-sit each Nuggets could not simply decide to halve tainly buy a newspaper or a history book us while we are on our way home. It also • Walk 1 his salary because they thought he was to see that there is more than enough evi- contains nothing in regards to off-campus and p overpaid — it's called a contract. Many dence of "tyranny and oppression." policy in regards to vacations and week- inipre Americans rightly find it hard to believe Muslim law leaves the choice of ends except that students must have the that butler this man who makes over $600 a whether to-stand to the individual. proper forms filled out before departing. Vol. 70, No.7 Deerfield Academy, Deerfield, MA,01342 April 12, 1996 minute playing basketball is "oppressed." Hakeem Olajuwon said that "to be a good The only exception to this is in Americans struggling to make it in this Muslim is to be a good citizen." Co-Editors in Chief he is In the case of the buses that Deerfield char- wear. land simply can't find any sympathy for America,doesn't a "good citizen" fight for ters to area airports, or on any other trans- Eve-Lyn Hinckley & Samantha Sacks final s Abdul-Rauf. A man making that kind of what he believes in? Weighing the respect portation provided by the school. But Front Page Editor Jason Russell Assistant Layout Editor Timothy Herrick money is obligated to vinces stand for the na- for his country with its history and present, Deerfield has repeatedly gone far beyond Opinion Editor Dave Miller Assistant Layout Editor Chris Raubacher tional anthem. He should stand Wife( with pride Abdul-Rauf chose not to stand. Which is the exercise of these enumerated powers. Fine Arts Editor ChristinaRosenberger Intern Andrew Gralnek and p( rather than try to shirk his duty. more "American" — to look carefully in- The school now appears to claim the de Feature/Profile Editor Jamie Colbert Photography Editor Grant Quasha 'taut a There is simply no reason for the ward and do what you believe is right, facto right to regulate transportation and Sports Editor Amy Sodha Business Manager Scott Fuller troi 0 N.B.A to put up with Mahmoud Abdul- whatever the consequences, or to do some- other arrangements that have been pro- Head Layout Editor Ross Campbell Business Assistant Phillip Chin within Rauf's antics. He has let down the Mus- thing because everyone else is? vided for by the students themselves! Advertising Manager Elizabeth Downey is the lim community,the N.B.A.., and all of its This is not the end of the anthem In a disciplinary matter that oc- Co-Faculty Advisors and ci fans. He should not be commended for controversy. Though perhaps the most curred last November, the Deans smelled anti-American act Suzanne Hannay & John Palmer street his which violates not (in)famous, Abdul-Rauf is not alone. Se- blood all the way down in Hartford, Con- before only the Islamic religion but also the con- Reporters: Rebecca Armstrong, Alena Bartoli, Emily Blanchard, Alice Brown,Peter Cambor, attle Supersonics forward Sam Perkins necticut, at Bradley Airport. The students Marc Cartright, and B tract that he signed. Samapika Chanda, Molly Cummins, Dan Dewey, Michael Drake, Robert Dunphy, Suzanna Filip, Beth Frank, stands out of line during the singing. As a involved had left Deerfield for Thanksgiv- Plot, Abdul-Rauf received the appropri- Jehovah's witness, he has Nathaniel Garrett, Andrew Goltra, Eben Hansel, Tim Herrick, Eve-Lyn Hinckley, Libby Leist, Sara Lynch, refused to ing Break. Was it necessary for Deerfield Erin McMurray, Ethan Meers, Dave Miller, Emily Pataki, George Pence,Ayodeji Perrin, Kenya Pinder, Christina keepel ate penalty for his unwillingness to abide pledge allegiance to any country. If fans to intervene on a matter that had already Rosenberger, Kristin Searle, Lillith Shilton, Sean Slive, Nick Snow, Brad Stanley, Beth Van Epps, Kaj Vazales, by his contract. For, while doing that, he get angry enough, will he be removed as been dealt with by the police and had oc- Tony Uccellini, Dan Virkstis, Anne Warren, Yong Yeh, Drew Zwart. Ti degraded America, and the people who well? Sooner or later, fans will have to curred off campus after the school had Business Board: Paul OPini worked hard to make it what it is today. come to grips with the fact that this is Bethe, Chris Bonner, Pete Cambor, Mark Cattrell, Blue Eaves, Francis Gallivan, Eben been closed for the holiday? It seems as Hansel, Brad Johnston, Will Kendall, Michael Natenshon, Will Ouimet, Peter Borst, Alex Robertson, Ted th The N.B.A. should not tolerate any more America, and that perhaps those they boo though the efforts by Deerfield to disci- Schiff, Brad Stanley, Gray Stream, Tony Uccellini, Yong Yeh. ni stunts of this nature in the future, and the now are the ones who really know what pline the students were a desperate effort fans should continue their booing. that means. to defend Deerfield's name, something Photographers: Alena Bartoli, Campbell Marshall, Grant Quasha. THE DEERFIELD SCROLL OPINION EDITORIAL APRIL 12, 1996 3 Maple Sugar: A Winter Tradition MUSIC MOVIE the buckets hung. In the first few days of gressively more and more concentrated. Chip Williams the season, we drill over 8,000 trees. The When the temperature in the evaporator was Most people are taught that tree's diameter determines how many reaches 219 degrees the sap is maple REVIEW able. there are four seasons — spring, summer, holes are drilled. A fifteen inch tree will syrup at last. Ultimately, we package the ;ssar- fall, and winter; but here in New England have two taps and a twenty-five inch tree syrup into containers ranging in size from t, but we know that there are actually five. could have as many as four taps. diminutive 100 milliliter jugs to gargan- Peter Cambor PYIIKY There is a time between seasons. It usu- When the sap has begun to flow, have tuan barrels as large as 32 gallons. Bela Fleck's 1994 release of Tales ally March t, but comes in when winter seems crews are sent out to empty all the buck- As the maple trees come out of from the Acoustic Planet is a fairly poor • tired and spring is only hoped-for thing. Ln be a ets into five gallon pails. This is the most dormancy, the buds swell and the sap album that lacks in musical taste, and is THE BIRDCAGE• Although are the buds fully visible, there expensive and time consuming of all the takes on a buddy flavor. The season is forth most part a painful experience. I is iking not yet even the pale green stain in the sugaring operations. We visit each tree then over, and it is time for the clean-up have never been an avid listener of Bela WITTY AND promises rking trees that spring. and check every bucket. Once the five to begin. We visit every tree one last time Fleck, so I cannot say that all of his music Aside from Lit the the mud, March is, gallon pails are full, the sap is brought to remove the buckets, covers, and spig- is similar to the selections of Tales from for your- UNPREDICTABLE a few people, sugaring time. It is a back to the truck, dumped, strained, and ots. We then bring them back to the sugar the Acoustic Planet. However,after listen- The brilliant and hysterical Bird- that farming float time contradicts all calendars emptied into a storage tank. We then house to wash them in a bleach solution, ing to this particular album, I was not in- cage directed by Mike Nichols, starring crops that say are planted in the spring, strain the sap once more to get rid of any after which they will be rinsed and stored credibly enthusiastic about ever listening Robin Williams Nathan need and Lane, is this cared for in the summer, and harvested in residual foreign matter. until next year. to him again. season's most popular flick; it is not fall. free- hard the This crop, maple sap, is harvested Finally, we feed the sap into a Sugaring season only lasts a For those who are not familiar with to see why. The script, adapted from March. :0 set the in This is what makes sugaring five foot by sixteen foot evaporator, which little over six weeks, but deep in the roots the artist, Bela Fleck is an extremely tal- 70's play and movie La Cage Aux Folles, time unique. in in- is essentially an open pan in which the and just under the bark the trees continue ented banjo player who tries to combine is witty and unpredictable in a contempo- e not With the coming of warm days sap is boiled. The evaporator removes to make and store sap for that special time, various jazz and classical sounds with rary way. and cold Id, so nights, it is time to get the all the water from the sap. As the sap sugaring time, when winter seems tired modern touches of bluegrass and the blues. The plot of this side-splitting com- tapholes drilled into trees the maple and moves through the pans it becomes pro- and spring is only a hoped-for thing. Fleck demonstrates his ability to edy is simple but delicately elaborated iper," play the banjo on this album, and his Upon by unexpected disasters throughout s into backup band also appears to have a strong the three-day span Armand Goldman's Ling a of Review of The Moor's Last Sigh: understanding of music theory in general. (Williams') and unique lifestyle. ie. hectic Don't get me wrong— Fleck is a talented Williams and Lane shock the audience as musician who knows what he is doing in a caring -picky gay couple. Sup- and nit Rushdie Comes Back For More a "musical" sense. It's just that his final porting acts by Diane Wiest, Gene Hack- product, the resultant music that is abso- 11 man, and Hank Azaria(who does an out- The Moor's Last Sigh is Salman upper hand in the running of the ancestral fection. He even notes the quirks in In- lutely dreadful. rageous portrayal of a feminine, Gloria Rushdie's first novel since the Iranian gov- Cabral island home. The story, however, dian-English, not mockingly, but with hu- The entire disc, with the exception Estefan-loving, drag queen-wannabe ernment issued a "fatwa" in 1989 as pun- is largely centered around the life of Au- morous affection. His allusions to impor- of one recording, is a collection of easy- housekeeper) leave the audience in tears. ishment for his "blasphemous" satire, The rora Zogoiby, Belle's daughter, a success- tant events and famous people enable you listening and muzac. Fleck tries to com- By the conclusion of the film, one can't Satanic Verses. Coming in the wake of ful , yet controversial artist through the to roll smoothly through the changing bine the banjo with a saxophone and other help but giggle at the ironic situation, and such controversy, one inevitably wonders nineteen forties and eighties. It is the times, and help you understand how those reed instruments in such songs as "First beam with delight over such if his new book will arouse as much con- chronicle of her life--her murder of her events affected the people at that time. lovable char- Light,""Circus of Regrets,""Backwoods acters. The movie's clear: troversy as his previous writing. India's grandmother by "inaction," her scandal- Throughout the novel, Rushdie's wordplay e not message is to Galaxy," and "Three Bridges Home." Al- respect who you are and what you've made banning of the book earlier this year (af- ous, unofficial marriage to a Jewish man and wit make the eccentric characters even .e de- though it is a noble attempt by Fleck to of your life — especially if you are the ter allowing only 4,000 copies into the twenty-one years older than herself, her more interesting. rice is combine these two sounds, I find that it owner of a Drag Club known the "Bird- country)effectively answers this question. Bohemian lifestyle as an artist in Bombay, I have but two criticisms of the an do as creates a cheesy,"Kenny G"-sound which, cage" in South Beach Florida. There is no doubt that Rushdie has re- and her relationship with her children book. The first is that people unfamiliar lmer- if truly desired, can be listened to while Sarcasm and turned with yet another potent piece of (Moor in particular) — that takes up a with Indian life might not understand all cessi- wit from Lane, Will- riding on an elevator. Most of the disc iams, and Azaria help the film gain writing. large part of the book. the references he makes to the culture. "low- mo- sounds like this, and the only song!found mentum in the opening scenes, however, One leaves the novel's having an- Moor is born with a deformed right Rushdie explains most of his allusions, but peak. myself enjoying was "Cheeseballs in the movie does blossom other question--how has Rushdie's six hand and is the victim of a disease (some they may still leave you feeling a bit be- s pro- not fully until the Cowtown". This old-fashioned bluegrass conflict arrives, half an hour after years in hiding affected his writing? If form of progeria), which makes him age wildered, though the reader will under- 1, the the tune was a pleasure to listen to, but it melodramatic opening. As Miss Albert anything, his years of concealment have at twice the rate of a normal body. This stand the main action without difficulty. Aged hardly made up forthe rest of the album. (Lane) is sobbing over his weight prob- improved his writing. From a literary per- condition forms the basis of a unique re- The other weakness is the end. I recommend this album to listen- lems, Armand is struggling to get him spective the novel is a indisputable tri- lationship between the mother and son — Somehow,the conclusion doesn't seem as net- ers looking for that "Kenny- G/banjo" Onstage for his nightly performance umph. The Moor's Last Sigh is a flam- a painter and her subject. Moor is the only well conceived or as alive as the rest of Mited at their combination in their music. However, if Popular drag club. Thank goodness their boyant account of the rise and fall of a child whom she breast feeds, and the only the book. Moor's experience in the fake a new you hate what you hear on an elevator, stay gay housekeeper Agador (Azaria) is in- Portuguese merchant family long estab- child she paints. His three sisters---Ina, Alhambra isn't as vivid or real as many of level- away from Bela Fleck's Tales from the volved in the chaos---his Guatemalan ac- lished in Cochin (Southern India), told Minnie,and Mynah,affectionately known the other fantastic situations that fill the ound- from the turn of the century to the present. as Eeny Meeny Miney are neglected in story. But both of my complaints are rela- Acoustic Planet... B em of cent, cheesy, adorable one-liners, and daisy It is narrated by Moraes "Moor" Zogoiby, their childhood as a result. But when Moor tively minor and detract little from the Id be dukes, surprise the audience and save the opening scenes. the "only male heir to the spice-trade-'n'- gets involved with a Hindu girl suffering value of the work as a whole. .ely 7 big-business millions of the da Gama- from multiple-personality disorder, his re- The one truly brilliant aspect of the a TV An Zogoiby dynasty," as he looks back on his lationship with Aurora becomes severely book is that Rushdie has an uncanny abil- twork outrageous portrayal illustrious and fairly bizarre cast of rela- strained, and Moor soon leaves home. He ity to make you believe. You are faced m the of a feminine, Gloria tives and ends with his own demise. The eventually becomes involved with crooked with unbelievable situations and equally novel, however,is not a "saga" in any typi- politicians and the criminal underworld of unbelievable characters, and somewhere de the Estefan-loving, drag cal sense of the word—it almost seems to Bombay. After his mother's death, Moor (far, far, far) in the back of your mind you it they queen-wannabe house- ridicule or distort the sensibility of that decides to search for one of the surviving are sure that none of it could possibly be torate particular genre. paintings his mother did of him, and he true, but at the same time you find your- ,v, the keeper, leaves the audi- The novel starts out with a recount- ends up in rural Spain, imprisoned in a self believing wholeheartedly that it is real. ence in tears. ing of the unconventional relationships replica of the Alhambra with Aurora's ex- Everything and everyone is brilliantly that make up the prestigious da Gama protégé now gone mad. After killing and alive. Salman Rushdie is a great story Nick Snow household and the battle of two equally escaping lunatic, Soon, Armand's twenty-year old from the Moor ends his teller, and The Moor's Last Sigh is touch- To start off my new column re- strong women to gain control the fam- a SOn (the product of his one heterosexual of "half-life" in nearby Andalusian cem- ing, humorous,and brimming with energy viewing albums from all sorts of genres ily. Epifania, dictatorial matriarch fling) informs him that he is engaged...to the of etery. --a definite read!! including blues, jazz, improvisational Dr any the da Gamas, and Isabella "Belle," Rushdie captures a Woman! Armand and his sweet partner the the colors, smells, -Samapika Chanda rock, classic rock and others, I figured I S. rebellious new wife, struggle to gain the and daily experiences ofIndian life to per- Thanks Norman Rush! 1 their Albert soon learn that the young woman's would begin with an eclectic musician Parents are unlike them in nearly every whose diversity, superb talent, and distinct rs, the Way. -TV continuedfrom page 2 — ie role If a quality job completed style make him a natural for the premier emely Her father (Hackman), the American flag flapping in a gentle of this column. This artist is Bela Fleck, ield is homophobic, arch-conservative Senator on time is important to you ... breeze,followed by the candidate prom- the most famous new grass and jazz ban- and vice president of the Coalition for dinary NOW WITH HAMPSHIRE & ising some sort of undefined "change", joist, and the album is his latest Warner Moral Order, and her mother (Wiest), an Brothers release Tales from Acoustic lations FRANKLIN COUNTIES ONLY followed by nearly anything, as long as the and Obedient yet clueless housewife, drag the it's in red, white, and blue. After see- Planet. Dn fiance 4-COLOR COMMERCIAL PRESS (Barbie) down to Palm Beach to ing several series of 7 second People frequently mention banjo :t con- meet •OFFSET the new in-laws and escape from a decontextualized statements over a pe- in the same breath as tacky, yet when Bela s a sad •LETTERPRESS bizarre political scandal in the North. As riod of months, and a commensurate plays it he gives it a tastefulness that no :st and the •TYPESETTING Senator cruises down to Florida with. number of shots of the American one can deny. The all-star cast which he ion re- his gazette •GRAPHIC DESIGN flag even wife and daughter, Armand's son be- flapping in that ever-present gentle includes on this project only add to the gins to plead with him, to pretend he is •RESUMES amazing artistry contained on this album. to see not printing breeze, the voter is expected to arrive gay, to redecorate his home, and even at an informed decision. He begins by bringing along his band(The ends 584-1097 Albert away for a while, in order to company Inc Television has a similar effect on Flecktones), which consists of Victor impress his fiance's judgmental, stodgy Wooten, a great contemporary jazz bass- 52 O'NEIL STREET 536-5269 nearly everything which is addressed. Parents. The act of watching television is vi- ists, and his brother Future Man,a talented EASTHAMPTON, MA 01027 FAX a . The Birdcage then rolls with con- 413-527-0713f sual experience, it is not mental—you drummer who uses a drumitar(a synthetic sistent humor and excitement. Though the are not expected to think, and in fact drum kit). Then he brings in the artillery motherly Albert is determined to act mas- you are even discouraged from doing — Matt Mundy,the mandolinist from the culine, he does not succeed. However, eclectic rock-jazz outfit the Aquarium each so. Television revolves around the attempt is hilarious. He just can't presentationof visual images, each one Resque Unit, bluegrass virtuoso Tony Walk like John Wayne with heeled clogs Rice, Bruce Hornsby on piano, Branford and more vibrant, intense, and stimulating pink pilazzo pants. Agador tries to than the last. The average news story Marsalis on tenor sax, and jazz legend impress the in-laws as the worldly, exotic Poet ilimmaifte Setaece on the network news is scarcely over a Chick Corea, among others. butler of the household, but he ends up ,1996 minute in length, after which the anchor Aside from the amazing list of falling on his face several times because players, Bela's music is superb, and the be is 774-7171 will say "In other news...," and you are not used to sporting masculine foot 586-5858 shepherded on to the next story. way he molds each musician to the song wear. GREENFIELD NORTHAMPTON Robin Williams basically gives the Every TV network in the country and vice-versa simply has to be heard to final scene over rick to Lane, as he/she con- organizes even their news segments not be believed. He begins the album with vinces the in-laws she is a legitimate house cher around the dissemination of information "Up and Running," an upbeat piece which Wife (complete with Barbara Bush wig, can only be described as classic Bela. The and to the audience, but rather around the polka-dotted dress suit). What is bril- Deerfield Therapeutic entertainment of that audience. Style Coreajazz pieces contain great tension and liant about Williams in this film is his con- trol .of Massage and aesthetics count for everything-sub- release, especially "Backwoods Galaxy," his mannerisms, and intensity which features captivating interplay be- Within stance is a non-issue. You can't even the cool character of Armand. Lane Elaine C. Mount, CIVET think—you don't have time to! If tele- tween Marsalis and Corea. "Cheezballs ley Is the one who goes crazy. He screams SAVACES' in Cowtown" is a great bluegrass blues and vision has really become America's cries, and finally passes out on the Student Special foremost educational institution, (as featuring an incredible performance on the street and locks himself in the bathroom slide guitar by Jerry Douglass. before AAIRIFIET One Hour $30.00 McLuhan, Gerber, and Singer suggest), rtright, the final happy marriage of his son This is an essential album to (reg. $40) then I suggest that you drop out of Frank, and Barbie. See this movie for its cast, own. Each piece contains a remarkable Plot, *SPORTS MASSAGE school. --DJM Lynch, cute message, and the "house- Rt. 5 & 10 trait and possesses its own distinct flavor, wistina keeper"—he's amazing! 'GREATER FLEXIBILITY Anyone who would like to see a the best musicians around. azales, Deerfield, Mass. not to mention *RELIEF FROM TEST ANXIETY Though it's a fun album on the surface, The opinions expressed on the specific album, group, or type of with its happy upbeat pieces guranteed to O Located just 3 miles from musk reviewed should speak to Peter 1, Eben Pinion/Editorial pages are those of mood, it also has its "Closest to the Campus" put anyone in a great rn, Ted the respective writers, and not Deerfield Academy Cambor(Johnson 11-ext. 3390)or slow, deep, powerful pieces, which all neccesarily ofthe Scroll or its By Appointment Vick Snow (Pocumtuck 11-ext. 3422), contain amazing musicianship. I give it five. editorial board. 413-665-2684 or the Scroll Editorial Board. four stars out 4 THE DEERFIELD SCROLL FEATURE/PROFILE APRIL 12, 1996 1111111111 Mike Silipo to Replace Mr. Smith Senior Spring Alternate Studies Kenya Pinder ganized campus. Set up like a documen1 Silipo was able to entice Mr. Silipo to tary film,the production will focus mainly Andrew Goltra come to Deerfield. "It is important that on three staff members: Kenneth Elliott One of the changes that the Deer- the institution values what you do, and Dan Virkstis of the Grounds Department, Keir Griffin field community will endure is the retire- we value excellence on the playing field Amid the world of filmmakers, of the Dining Hall staff, and Bruce ment of our Head Football Coach Jim more so than Tabor. I think we are really Deerfield has its own expert of the silver MacConnell of the Shipping and Receiv- Smith. Although his retirement comes as lucky to have him," Mr. Pandolfi said. screen, Dan ing office. Record- a hard hit to many devoted fans, Smith's Mr. Silipo is forty-nine years old Virkstis '96. In ing of the film has replacement will attempt to fill his shoes. and has four children: two girls and two an effort to por- been underway Mike Silipo, after coaching at Ta- boys. His oldest son, Andy, attends tray the daily since returning bor for twenty-seven years, will be the Cornell and is a quarterback. His younger activities of from Spring Break, Head Football Coach for the upcoming son, Mike Jr., is seven years-old, and his various staff and Virkstis looks 1996 season. Mr. Silipo was hired in De- two daughters, Julie and Mari, are thir- members forward to the final cember after a rigorous search. The fact teen and ten. His wife, Jody, taught in whose impor- product. that he was hired so early caused some the math, computer science, and art de- tance to the Although the controversy because hiring faculty tends partments at Tabor. She will work in the school is occa- actual recording of to occur later in the year and often during Technology Center at Deerfield and will sionally taken the film will be the summer. also teach courses in the computer science for granted, fairly time-con- Mr. Silipo was hired so early be- department. Virkstis has set suming, he antici- cause nobody wanted this opportunity to Mr. Silipo is known for being soft out to make a pates that most of slip away; it also gives Mr. Silipo more spoken, and easy to talk to. He is very film that will photo by Alena Bartoli his work will be time to prepare for his new position at knowledgeable when it comes to the game inform the Dan Virkstis makes movie magic. done in the editing Deerfield. of football. At Tabor Academy, he had Deerfield com- room. The docu- Joseph Morsman summed it up per- people working with him,but he lacked a munity of just how much time and hard mentary is not meant to focus on the per- photo courtesy of Mr. Solipo fectly when he said, "[Mr. Silipo] was to defensive coordinator and a line coach. work the staff puts into making daily life sonal lives of these staff members, rather Mr. Silipo and his family are looking Tabor what Mr. Smith was to Deerfield." Mr. Pandolfi said with confidence, on campus as pleasant as possible. their role in the daily maintenance of Deer- Luckily, Orlando Pandolfi, director of In- forward to their arrival at "[Mr. Silipo] is going to win everybody's Virkstis was inspired by his inter- field Academy. The advantage of such a Corn strumental Music and close friend of Mr. Deerfield. heart as soon as he steps on campus." est in getting to know exactly what the production is that it will foster a different mak people behind-the-scenes do to make it perspective on the members of the staff Ovei possible for us to enjoy a clean, well-or- and help renew appreciation of our orderly prog Evan Wolf: environment. basit Growing Up Growing Up are s sue. Sara chose to participate in this pro- roun Sara Lynch gram in hopes of obtaining hands-on ex- Male Female Deerfield's perience in an area of medicine she had throt Kenya Pinder not yet explored before this opportunity. the s One of the many students involved Her keen interest in becoming a doctor led teer Nat Garrett Beth Van Epps Archeology in alternate studies projects, Sara Lynch her to Dr. Echeverria and his qualified staff 'holm97 '96 has managed to take part in the study in Greenfield. One of the major factors of ado- Deerfield males were presented of orthopedic surgery at the Franklin In addition to working with the three Tues lescence is understanding one's gender,the with a lecture titled "Growing Up Male" Medical Center in Greenfield. Among orthopedic surgeons at the Franklin Medi- num biological, emotional, and social aspects Expert March 31. The Academy Event focused those she is working with are Dr. cal Center, Sara also attends physical lessa of being male and female," said Susan on not only what it means to be a male at Echeverria, Dr. Holcomb, and Dr. Hayer, therapy sessions at The Body Shop. Sev- supp Carlson, health issues teacher, concerning Molly Cummins Deerfield, but in our society as a whole. who have agreed to show Sara what it is eral physical therapists work to assist pa- Ruth "Growing Up Female," the recent Acad- At convocation in September, For instance, many "primal" cul- like to work in a hospital. She devotes tients after they have suffered an injury to '98,1 emy Event. Ms. Carlson believes that, Martha Joukowsky, a professor of archae- tures have strong support systems for three hours of the school day every Mon- their feet in order to ensure proper reha- '98 "Just growing up male or female in the ology at Brown University, offered a po- males to help them make the transition day, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday to bilitation and a speedy recovery. proj( 90's adds additional issues that we all have sition to a Deerfield student on her dig in from being a boy to becoming a man. Here the observation of orthopedic operations Dedicated to spending twelve hours Inn, to deal with," and, "these presentations Petra, Jordan. Evan Wolf '96 has been in America "it's very vague where the pro- and emergency room situations. a week of her spring term, Lynch hopes to in Gr selected to join her. cess begins and concerning gen- Although Sara has already chosen have a more knowledgeable perspective The der offer us all a Wolf was chosen from a pool of ap- where it ends." Un- to be a professional in the medical field, on the medical field and receive a little gran proximately fifteen candidates. The like "primal" cul- unique opportu- stu- she is not yet certain which area of medi- recognition from intern programs, which there dents' tures, we have no nity to hear dis- applications included an essay on cine in particular she would like to pur- could mean a paid position for the future. watc guidelines or men- cussion from ex- why they were interested in going as well Som, tors to help us along perts." as information about their experience and Jocelyn Johnson Johnson holds a great deal of re- gram the process. Very The pre- qualifications for the archaeological dig. sponsibility. She is in charge of thirty-one '96, , often we have to sentation was an Evan Wolf's essay on his "passionate in- Sara Lynch volunteers who work for or assist Ambas- pave our own path opportunity for terest in archaeology" won him the spot sador Young. These volunteers will play teer i and consequently all women at on the dig. Jocelyn Johnson '96 has chosen to a key role in how Atlanta is represented field we don't know Deerfield to as- Since Wolf was accepted, he has spend this term volunteering for the At- during the Olympic Games. Johnson's Weir where, when or if it semble and edu- been in close contact with Mrs. lantic Committee for the Olympic Games main goal is to prepare these volunteers. week in Georgia. She is working for the Office This responsibility entails planning train- will ever end. photo by Grant Quasha cate themselves Joukowsky. Studies of Petra, Jordanian Eliza of Co-Chairmen under Ambassador An- ing sessions and selecting uniforms for the Our only The speakers at the Academy Event: regarding the history, and the Arabic language have been '96 guidelines are that positive and advised. He has also been licensed to drive drew Young. Mr. Young is the former volunteers. Mr. Reusser and Dr. Steiner-Adair. "The we know "growing negative aspects internationally. mayor of Atlanta. Johnson is learning how to repre- gest up" means more power,responsibility and of female adolescence. The presentation In mid-June he will travel with Mrs. Johnson chose this project because sent Atlanta in the media, and she passes Servi prestige. Ironically, men find themselves took approximately an hour and a half and Joukowsky and nine Brown graduate stu- she viewed it as an opportunity to what she learns onto the volunteers. She confused because there is always another consisted of Dr. Steiner-Adair covering a dents to the ancient city of Petra. For two strengthen her public relation skills. She has been selected as one of the people who side to growing up and being a "success- variety of topics such as the changing at- months they will reside in the middle of wishes to major in public relations in col- greets foreign dignitaries, and she is also Amq ful" man. We want to be successful, but titudes of young girls, the teenage years, the desert, nearly seventy miles from the lege. "My main focus is to find the best expected to translate Japanese and Ger- 199 not more successful than our friends and women in the media, and eating disorders. nearest town. A temporary shelter on the way to represent Atlanta during the Olym- man. for ; other men. Therefore adolescents suffer Dr. Steiner-Adair said that a series of canyon floor, amidst the ruins, will con- pic Games," Johnson explained. She de- One of the greatest rewards of the title from confusion, but because boys have the events in her own life gave her the moti- stitute their lodgings. Extreme tempera- votes three days a week to her project and job is taking advantage of the opportunity Lam tendency to"clam up," they don't share vation to research and speak on women's ture fluctuations, desert wildlife, terrorists, the number of hours varies day to day. to meet a lot of people from interesting their feelings. gender issues. She was "struck by how and the possibility of earthquakes and flash Some days she works from nine a.m. to places. Johnson commented,"So far, the Offi In addition to not talking, boys are many smart and sensitive girls were com- floods will become part of their everyday two p.m., while other days she works from project has been a success. I'm meeting non told to "just do it," not to talk or complain, plaining about how they looked and about lives. eight a.m. to five p.m. lot of famous people, it's pretty exciting:. and but to just do. Therefore, adolescent boys many hard situations that they had to deal As Wolf expresses, "This danger- seni are isolated with their confusion, even with on an everyday basis." Dr. Steiner- ous and exciting experience will be com- Michael Gallagher though everyone else is feeling the same Adair was "shocked to find that everything pletely justified if I uncover something all b( way. The final suggestion was for boys to researched about adolescence was done on that's been left untouched for thousands DIGITAL PRINTS find mentors, older men who can get us males," and she felt that women deserved of years." He has a good chance of doing field out of all the traps that accompany grow- a place in the statistics. so, too. Beginning at 6:00 am each day, ers a ing up male. Like "primal" cultures, we Although informative, the presen- he will be digging in the ancient ruins, April 1 - 21, 1996 WOO( all need to have and be mentors in order tation was not as well received as the Deer- photographing,labeling, and categorizing gram to allow successful rites of passage. field community might have hoped. Nida the artifacts that have been unearthed. Reactions were generally mixed Parks '99 said, "She didn't cover the in- Evan will also guide tours of Petra and CHARLES P. RUSSELL GALLERY concerning the delivery, as the speaker was fluence of males on the lives of women, make use of his international driver's li- DEERFIELD ACADEMY he “c repeatedly described as "disorganized." If especially at DA."Asha Maliakal'96 said, cense to go for supplies and transport DEERFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS demi some boys found comfort in the explana- "She was all right, but she didn't say any- equipment. clegrc thing I haven't heard a million Next year, Wolf will return to Deer- tions of adolescent behavior others were times be- Reception (5.Lecture by Michael Gallagher uncomfortable being generalized."Every- fore." Steph Johns'98 agreed,"The points field to share his experiences with the 7PM Sunday April 21, 1996 Colui one is different," one student said, "and that she made just reiterated what girls community. educi everyone's path is unique." have heard for years." Gallery Hours - 9-2 PM Weekly he cz uncle] This exhibit and lecture is sponsored by The Technology Resource Center of Deerfield Academy & Deerfield Prepares to Turn 200 by an Individual Artist Fellowship out ti from the In addition the Bicentennial ration of Deerfield's two-hundredth anni- Connecticut Commission on the Arts on th Erin McMurray Committee has petitioned the United versary. The f on in States Postal Service to distribute a stamp One part of the bicentennial festivi- Michael Gallagher, DJ Phase change digital print, 80. x 60", 1995 Three years ago, Deerfield Acad- ties will be the Homecomings. Each affeci emy assembled a Bicentennial Steering Homecoming will invite back approxi- ation Committee to direct the Academy's up- mately ten consecutive alumni classes. of Nvi coming celebration of two hundred years. These celebrations will take place while the ir The Committee is chaired by Patricia school is in session. Reunions normally LIMOUSINE BUS AN RENTALS tuall) Gimbel and is comprised of Trustees,fac- occur after school lets out for the summer, mg it ulty, and alumni. Later, two other com- and this new system offers a chance for mittees formed,the Publications Commit- current students and faculty to interact tee, chaired by English teacher John with past members of the community. Mcm O'Brien, as well as the Communications "For alumni," stated Headmaster ateiy Committee, chaired by Donald Dwight, Eric Widmer, "the bicentennial offers a taken '49. Together,the three groups are actively chance to celebrate Deerfield, and in fact, curie planning a twenty-month celebration, the alumni are being invited back to do Ifhthiley Zecaing ectoppanwt tmg which will commence on March 1, 1997. just that, to celebrate and renew their ties lors s March 1 is known as Charter Day, with their high school alma mater. In con- 91 South Main Street that v the day on which Massachusetts Gover- trast, for the students who are here now South Deerfield, MA 01373 intim nor Samuel Adams approved a charter for and will be here in the future, the Bicen- (413) 665-4046 1-800-282-6788 the Academy. It will be two hundred years tennial is a time to plan new things and to echo( from that day when Deerfield will release consider how we are preparing our stu- ally its first-ever complete history of the dents for all of the challenges that will ally g a school, An Academy at Deerfield: A Pic- Mrs. Gimbel,the photo by Grant Quasha await them in the next century." lot torial History 1797-1997. director of the bicentennial committee. Work THE DEERFIELD SCROLL FEATURE/PROFILE APRIL 12, 1996 5

Trevor es Gibbons '97 New Scroll Editorial Board Tallies Control and Jenne of each editor within his or her Scroll production. Of the two editors :umen- Alena Bartoli sibility mainly Hatfield '97 section of The Scroll. This new process Hinckley will focus on the written aspect Elliott volunteer The Deerfield Scroll is now under was suggested by outgoing Editor-in- of The Scroll and work with the writers leadership of a new editorial board Chief Chad Laurans '96. Each editor will while Sacks will work with the technical Griffin entertaining the Bruce comprised of fifteen juniors and sopho- now be responsible for the organization side of Scroll production. The addition of at a teceiv- mores. The new editorial board includes of his or her section from start to finish: Rosenberger as the Fine Arts editor is due :ecord- retirement co-editors-in-chief Samantha Sacks to the growth ofthe fine arts program 1m has home. '97 and Eve-Lyn Hinckley '97; Ja- within the community. Gralnek will erway son Russell '97, front page editor; join The Scroll team in September. Dave Miller '97, opinion editor; Ms. Hannay referred to the layout in- Break, Jamie Colbert '98, feature/profile tern as "a technical bridge from this photo courtesy editor; Christina Rosenberger '98, year to the next." ; looks Mrs. Sweeney le final Fine Arts editor; Amy Sodha '97, The applicants for editor-in- sports editor; Grant Quasha '98, pho- chief had to write an article about the ugh thq tography editor; Head layout editor role of The Scroll within the commu- ling of Ross Campbell '97; Assistant layout nity. Each also wrote why they felt /ill be editors Timothy Herrick '97 and that they would be good candidates e-con- Chris Raubacher '97 and Layout In- and were interviewed. The old edi- antici- Deerfield Students tern Andrew Gralnek '98. Pocumtuck tors discussed the applicants and the riost of and Albany Road advisor John final decision was made by Ms. vill be Palmer will be joining Suzanne Han- Hannay. Once chosen, Hinckley and editing nay as faculty advisor to The Scroll. The new photo by Alena Bartoli Sacks were given the rest of the ap- Volunteer to Help Others plications for the editorial board. doc u- With the new group of editors editorial board for The Scroll. he per- making it so easy to recycle, we are really come a few changes in the distribu- According to Sacks, "it was a Eben Hansel rather cutting down on waste," she added. tion of Scroll duties. The positions of copy assigning, collecting, proofreading, and big job; we had many qualified applicants If Deer- The recently expanded Deerfield The most recent addition to the editor and senior writer have been elimi- helping with the layout of his or her com- and eventually made the decisions based such a Community Service Program continues to community service program is the Spring- nated while a Fine Arts editor and Layout plete section. Due to this new set-up there on who we felt would cooperate well and ifferent make a difference in the local community. field Initiative, a project designed to help Intern have been added. is no need for the senior writer who previ- get the job done.' le staff Over twenty students are involved in the out inner-city middle school students in The copy editors' job of correcting ously acted as a liaison between the edi- Ms. Hannay feels that the new orderly program on either a full-time or part-time Springfield. Twice a week, Amy Lee '96, grammar, word usage, and checking facts tors and the writers. The implementation editors are,"bright, hard working but most basis, and the effects of their hard work Kenya Pinder '96, Sarah Herschel '96, within each article will become the respon- of co-editors will also alter the process of of all, fun to be with." are seen both on campus and in the sur- Adriana Cisneros '98, Ruth Dominguez is pro- rounding towns. '97, and Amanda Hawn '96 meet with the -ROBERTSON from page I — -on ex- Many programs have been going children at Deerfield or down in Spring- That, when combined with her up- THE HISTORIC DEERFIELD ;he had throughout the year and will continue in field. Together they work on a nature coming marriage to Business Manager rtunity. the spring. In Greenfield, students volun- project, studying the effects of the Con- Michael Sheridan, allowed all the pieces MUSEUM STORE ctor led teer at schools, day-care centers, nursing necticut River on the surrounding rural and to fall into place. Open every Day ed staff homes, and kids' clubs. Jenne Hatfield urban areas. Deerfield faculty members Associate Headmaster Robert Mat- Between the Deerfield Inn and the Post Office 97 and Adriana Cisneros '98 spend their Joel Thomas-Adams and Charles Daniel- toon said that finding the perfect person he three Tuesday afternoons at a local center for ski assist with the scientific aspects of the to fill Mr. Lindsay's job as athletic direc- Medi- uninigrants, where they give free language program. tor was like putting together the pieces of hysical lessons to new arrivals. At NELCWIT, a The students' initiative goes beyond a jigsaw puzzle. In his words, Ms. p. Sev- support center for women in transition, simply working on a nature project. Many Robertson "just seemed to fit perfectly." sist pa- Ruth Dominguez '97, Courtney Johnson of the Springfield students are unsure He added,"I am very confident that it is njury to ,98,Andrea Espie '98, and Margaret Stone about their futures, and most likely will a good appointment." reha- 98 all help take care of children. Other not graduate from high school. The Deer- Ms. Robertson said, "I can't wait Projects include the Greenfield Family field students befriend and guide these to come!" Mr. Widmer is also enthusias- 'e hours Inn, the Girls' Club, the Newton School children to get them to start thinking about tic about her arrival and remarked, "She ropes to in Greenfield, and Nelson's Organic Farm. their futures. Since many cannot speak or will do the best job anybody can do in ,pective The farm is one of the most popular pro- write English very well, much of the pro- succeeding Mr. Lindsay, which is no easy a little grams, because the students who work gram is focused on developing these skills "job, and in succeeding Mr. Tyler which is , which there get the chance to be outdoors and to as well as drawing and performing scien- also no easy feat because he has been such future. Watch the results of their work grow. tific experiments. The Deerfield volun- a wonderful swim coach." Some participating students in this pro- teers serve as role models, trying to start He also noted that Ms. Robertson's 1 of re- gram are Jesse Vega-Frey '96, Ali Mathias the kids in the right direction. work in the admissions office at Loomis Lrty-one 96, and Micah Schonberg '96. "We're really fortunate to have such has endowed her with administrative ex- kmbas- Add to your special memories of Deerfield when you More locally, many students volun- a great bunch of girls," commented Pro- perience. play teer in the town of Deerfield. At the Deer- gram Coordinator Paloma Adams. "They When asked about Deerfield in purchase.... esented field Elementary School, Michelle understand that the work they are doing is general, Ms. Robertson emphasized the hnson's CITIZENS OF A SMALL TOWN Weinberger '97 helps out a few days each important and really care about it. I only great respect that she has for the school anteers. week. On campus, Michelle Bielunis '96, wish that we had more." and her desire to meet people here. She Postcard Images of Old Deerfield [g train- Elizabeth Downey '97, and Kate Kittredge Though the two groups have gotten also said that when people talk to her s for the $9.95 96 help organize the recycling program. together only once, that this program will about Deerfield and its current athletic The recycling program is one of our big- produce many lasting friendships and have program,they are in support of what pres- This unusual postcard book features 30 oversized )repre. gest successes," commented Community a positive influence on some troubled ently exists and prefer little change in the ; passes photographs taken by Deerfield sisters Mary and Frances Service Director Margaret Sweeney."By youths. way our interscholastic sports are run. is. She Ms. Robertson feels that she needs to Allen in the 19th and early 20th centuries. These professional SPEAKERfrom page 1---- When asked to comment on Mr. ple who watch and observe the program before she Award for Excellence," and in Brill, Mr. Marksbury stated,"Steven Brill artists began recording images of Deerfield in 1885 when life !, is also "General takes any steps toward change. 1991 it Magazine is an ideal choice for our Commencement rid Ger- won the National award Mr. Widmer feels confident in her was simpler and neighbors were family. These beautiful for a Issue, which was en- Speaker, not only because of his Deer- Single Topic ability to serve Deerfield as both swim the titled "Can America Enforce Its Drug field roots, but because of the fact that postcards make a great gift and a wonderful keepsake. s of coach and athletic director. He said,"Mr. Laws?" he is a remarkably innovative thinker who prtunitY Lindsay will be a brilliant associate dean James Marksbury of the Alumni has made benchmark contributions to Parents and Alumni: For a Museum Store catalogue, cresting of admissions, and I very much look for- Office screening the journalism and the media." far, the was in charge of ward to working with him. And on be- gift suggestions, and mail orders please call: commencement speaker At press time Mr. Brill was un- eeting nominees for half of all of Deerfield I welcome Kathy and those on which the available for comment. making the list of Robertson here this summer. Among other IRENE FRIEDMAN,DIRECTOR OF senior class would be able to vote upon. things, she will be the first woman to hold MERCHANDISING (413) 774-5581 .er TAYLOR from page 1 the position of athletic director, which is all been previous recipients of the grant. WINTER TERNI HONOR ROLL something I am happy to note." "It is a real honor because Deer- Eric Davis field is the only school that had four teach- FRESHMEN Robert Hosea Maja Byrnes Elizabeth Downey Hollin Calloway ers accepted in the program," said Ms. David An Stephanie Johns Adelaide Egan Seth Carrier Woods. "My involvement [with the pro- Joseph Baltz Leah Katz Alexander Ellis David Carrillo gram] provided so many influences to my Emily Blanchard Margaret Kilroy Kittredge Suzanna Filip Mark Cattrell intellectual growth." Jill Carmody Amy ,RY Eleanor FitzSimons Jaran Charumilind Mr. Scandling commented that Sarah Cohen Elizabeth Klaes Sam Fraser-Smith Christine Cronin he "enjoyed the freedom to pursue aca- Jonathan Falker John Kramarczyk Harold Gallivan Cummins TS demic interests without the pressure of a Brianna Gray-Hallock Randolph Law Mary Andrew Goltra George de Brigard degree or teaching classes." Caleb Holmes Clayton LeConey Georgia Goodhue Samuel Elmore Looking forward to next year at Kathryn Kellogg Tyler Littwin 4her Julie Hand Columbia, Mr. Taylor hopes to broaden his Alexandra Langley Scott MacArthur Kerry Fitzgerald Mark Hanna educational experiences and talents so that Jennifer McMekin Ferrell McClean Walter Fogarty Katherine Harcourt Fountain he can return to Deerfield with a better Andrea Morton Ashley Muldoon Jonathan Griffin James -.0 understanding of his field and teaching. Nida Parks Nudd Nazer Thomas Fries Kristina Rostad Paul Nicholson Jillian Joyce Nathaniel Garrett cademy & COUNSELORSfrom page 1— Felicia Santoro Stefan Nowicki Dylan Korpita Catharine Haack Alison Lee he Out the spring term. The training focuses Jasper Turner Kathryn O'Rourke Andrew Hawkins Adam Lynch on three important aspects of counseling. Heather Vance Kimberly Oelman Sturges Karban Elizabeth Martin Melissa Kazanowski The first aspect is the self—what is going Katharine Waggoner Thomas Olcott on Hester Weeden George Pence David Miller K. H. Kittredge c60' in each peer counselor's life that might 1995 Paul Nebosky Laurans affect how he or she reacts in different situ- Molly Yazwinski Catherine Pligavko Charles Wiliam Ouimet ations. The second aspect is the content Katerina Zarrillo Elizabeth Plummer Ran Li Elizabeth Pearson of what they say, making sure that all of Grant Quasha Laura Lindsay Alexander Pennock Thomas Mathew the information that they give out is fac- SOPHOMORES Juliana Russo Margot Pfohl tually correct. The final part of the train- Eulalia Black Andrew Schleit Shannon McCabe Hannah Pittard ing involves the actual process of coun- Sarah Bowman Lillith Shilton Katherine McCutheon seling. Marc Cartright Benjamin Sigelman Anne Robinson Richard Morgan Jonathan Rohn After the first training session, Eun-Mi Chang Katie Spencer Drew Mowery Samantha Sacks McMurray commented, "I felt immedi- Spencer Cherry Chad Steinglass Aaron Patnode Amy Sodha ately accepted by the group, and I was Phillip Chin Virginia Suchodolski Dominique Peck Adam Tanney taken aback by how genuinely excited the Patrick Clark Xerxes Talati Corey Pelletier Mary Taylor Jr. e.urrent Peer Counselors were about get- Erika Clementi Carlyne Turner Jeffrey Purtell Anthony Uccellini ting to know us. The new Peer Counse- James Colbert Julian Wassenaar Cora Reiser Kaj Vazales Schonberg lors seemed to mesh right away. I expect Elizabeth Creelman Micah Heather Viets Stacey Sparrow that we will get to know each other more Lauren Downey JUNIORS i Yong Yeh Parnavinee Suriyasat ntimately as time progresses." Sarah England Rebecca Armstrong Nathan Swem Hand, the new head of the group, Andrew Fraker Katharine Barnes SENIORS Devang Thakor echoed McMurray's statements,"I am re- Sean Glass Alena Bartoli Laura Angelini Daniel Virkstis ally enthusiastic and excited—it is a re- Matthew Hammond Prudence Beidler Peter Benjamin Tiffany Waskowicz ally great group this year, everybody has Jonathan Harris Janelle Bolton a Michael Bensen Sarah Wilson lot of natural ability and I think we will Melissa Henry Jillian Bowers Viliam Csontos Michelle Bielunis Whitney Wolfe Work really well together." Jeanne Hinckley _—d 6 THE DEERFIELD SCROLL FINE ARTS APRIL 12, 1996 Juliana Russo Ms.Whitcomb's Dancing Dreams Achieved Anne Warren this afternoon group. In the winter alone, athletics, theater, and music have been a there was so much interest in auditioning part of it for years. In many ways, this TAKES CENTER STAGE There is a classroom on the Deer- that Ms. Whitcomb could only take thirty year has been a giant leap forward in he Alice Brown confidence in her voice makes her a defi- field campus where one will discover stu- dancers, out of a group of fifty. achievement of this goal. nite leader of the chorus." dents dressed in sweat pants, t-shirts, and In the afternoon, there is much Earlier this year, Ms. Whitcom Anyone who has attended one of At the Winter Concert Russo sang leotards and running, leaping, or twirling more time to dance, as opposed to the fifty worked with members of the boys' var Deerfield's choral recitals or theater pro- a solo of"0 Holy Night" and amazed ev- across the floor. This is the classroom of or eighty minute academic classes. Much sity hockey team once a week in the af ductions is familiar with Juliana Russo eryone with her ability. "It was the first Jennifer Whitcomb, head of the dance more emphasis is based upon the tech- ternoon. Dance helped the athletes wi '98, the soaring soprano. As a new stu- time I had heard Juliana sing, and I was program at Deerfield Acad- their training, giving the dent, Russo has already made her mark impressed with both her voice and her emy. more agility and strength. Ms on the community as one of the most tal- poise on stage," commented Tassy Ms. Whitcomb Whitcomb looks forward t ented singers at Deerfield. Plummer '98. founded the program seven the possibility of working wi She grew up in a musical family, Russo was active in Deerfield's the- years ago when Deerfield members of the boys' JV bas and has always loved performing. "Sing- ater program this fall. She had a large role made the transition to coedu- ketball team. ing and acting are a big part of my life," in the production of Greater Tuna, which cation. Ever since, she has In addition to work wi she remarked. was "a blast," she said. She played the been teaching the various the athletic department, Ms Juliana especially loves jazz and parts of Bertha and the Sheriff, as well as techniques of dance to the Whitcomb has also bridge opera music, and looks up to stars such as being the voice of the dog Yipee. In the community. According to the gap between the dance pro- Kathleen winter play, A Ms. Whitcomb, the program gram and the music program Battle, Dee Few Good has tripled in size since it was at Deerfield. For the Fall Per- Men, she sang established. forming Arts Showcase, Or- Bridgewater the National Ms. Whitcomb teaches lando Pandolfi, director of in- and Billie Anthem. two classes: an elementary strumental music, composed a Holiday. "She Russo is a course for beginner to inter- piece of music. Ms. is extremely member of Mr. mediate dancers, and an ad- Whitcomb then choreo- versatile in Reese's acting vanced course for students graphed a dance which was what she class, a multi- with more dancing experi- performed during the show- sings," says level class con- ence. These academic case by members of her after- Choral Direc- sisting of classes focus not only on the noon dance class. tor Greg sophomores, basics of ballet,jazz, African, Ms. Whitcomb is con- Bullen. juniors and se- and modern dance, but also tinuing to collaborate with the Russo niors. Right on personal expression music and theater departments first sang in a now she is through choreography. photo by Alena Bartoh this spring. After her after- chorus in sev- busy rehears- Students gain experi- Spring Musical Revue dancers from left: Peter noon class, she makes her way enth grade at ing for ence through choreographing to the theater to work with the Frontier Re- Deerfield's their own original dances and Sandvoss '96, Ms. Whitcomb, Judd Cherry '97, Chong actors of the spring musical on gional High photo by Grant Quasha spring produc- sequences. These skills are Choe '97, Jamie Colbert '98, Rookie Csontos '97, and choreographing their dance Juliana Russo'98 relaxes by a piano. School. Last tion, a Broad- all brought together in a final Brud Fogarty '96 rehearsing. numbers. . year she began taking private lessons from way Musical Review. three-to-five minute dance, Looking toward the Ruby Agnir, a teacher in South Deerfield, "Juliana has a great attitude. She is choreographed individually by each stu- niques of jazz and Afro-Caribbean danc- Spring Showcase, Ms. Whitcomb says and she is currently being taught by confident of her ability and she gives it dent, which serves as the final exam. ing. There is no ballet in the afternoon that it will involve the usual array of Dianne Smith at Deerfield. her all. When you combine her can-do "Ms. Whitcomb takes dancers' dance class, and individual choreography styles: modern,jazz, ballet, hip-hop, and Her previous singing and acting attitude with her talent you know she's abilities, whether they be beginners or is not a large part of the class. tap. There will also be a few pieces cho- experience includes roles in a Broadway going to break a lot of ground," praised highly advanced, and helps them develop In the afternoon, Ms. Whitcomb reographed by guest artists, as well as by Review and the musical Babes in Arms. Mr. Bullen. their skills into the best that they can be- will often teach sequences, which will Ms. Whitcomb herself. For the past four years she has been cho- "In acting class she jumped in with come," states Erin McMurray '98, a stu- then be performed by the dancers. She When asked of her perspective on sen to perform with a district-wide chorus great gusto, and has done very well. While dent of Ms. Whitcomb. describes this class as much more of a car- the dance program, Ms.Whitcomb replied made up of the most talented singers in working on Greater Tuna she was ex- Ms. Whitcomb's day is not finished diovascular workout, while her academic tentatively, "My original vision for the the area. "I've really enjoyed doing Dis- tremely professional," says John Reese, with the end of the last period. In addi- classes are more focused on composition. program was very sound, and I haven't tricts. It's a fun experience, and next year chair of the Fine Arts department. tion to her academic classes, she teaches One of Ms. Whitcomb's primary made many changes, but all of my hopes I hope to make All-State." Juliana Russo is doing what she a class after school, which takes place goals in setting up the dance program at and dreams for the program have come This year she is a member of the loves and feels that she has found her during sports time. Intermediate to ad- Deerfield was to integrate dance into the true." Academy Chorus, an activity she enjoys place. "My singing and acting have inte- vanced dancers audition to be a part of community in much the same way that very much. Mr. Bullen states that "Juliana grated me into the school - people know has a lot of potential, and that's what we who I am,and I like that." Russo says that look for. She has incredible talent." An- "through singing and acting I've met a lot — NEWDORM from page 11 other member of the chorus, Beth Van of fantastic people. I look up to them; I Epps '98, said,"The obvious security and want to be of the same caliber as they are." of 1998, when it finally will be razed. The dedication of the new dorms will be part of Bi- centennial celebrations. Chapin will be torn down because "Chapin is old, and fall- ing apart," as Devang Thakor '96, one of Mr. Moorhead's Ad- vanced Architecture Tutorial students, said. Mrs. Bonanno said that Chapin "doesn't serve, the functions...it is not effective' as a dormitory." Another reason for the construction of the new dorms! is to improve the current student/ faculty ratios in most of the other dorms. Beds will be taken from DehogRa STewan-Perrengill existing dorms and moved into Spuzirs am) OFFetzuNs the new dorms. The leftover space could possibly be con- postcard courtesy Ms. Stewart-Pattengill verted into new faculty resi- dences, as in the case of John Williams house, or a variety of Spirits and Offerings To Go !IA other options, such as new com- v mon areas, or a technology cen- ter. On Display In Hilson Gallery A presently unnamed do- am I nor is supplying funds for much .111•51111•10111•11.1•1= Suzanna Filip and do not include much detail, especially MB of the first dorm, but money has in the works focusing on facial expres- not yet been raised for the re- A new exhibit will be opening in sions. This is unlike much of Ms. Stuart- maining dorms. the Hilson Gallery on April 14, 1996. It Pettengill's older work which includes First Floor Second Floor will run until May 12, 1996, replacing the pieces with extreme detail. Ms. Stewart- photo courtesy of Lang present exhibit of work by Mr. Evan Pettengill hopes to include some of her old Brown,a member of Deerfield Academy's works in order for the students to see the Fine Arts Department. relationship as well as the differences be- The new exhibit, entitled Spirits and tween her old works and her new works. Review of Teenagers Do!" Offerings, will be displayed by Ms. The pieces of the exhibit Spirits "What Deborra Stewart-Pettengill. Ms. Stewart- and Offerings are all theme related. They which appeared in The Recorder "brought high school students elsewhere are do' Rebecca Armstrong Pettengill currently teaches art at The Be- portray the idea of the family; "however, in the public" because they found it "in- ing." ment School located on Main Street in it is not necessarily the traditional family," The Greenfield art show "What triguing." Other words to make the news Some artwork from the othel Historic Deerfield. Ms. Stewart-Pettengill stated. "It can be, Teenagers Do!" was a rare and exciting were Melissa Henry's "Attacking Leaf," schools was impressive. One sculpture This new exhibit which "explores but it also includes your roommates,class- opportunity for Deerfield students to Sarah England's "Maggie," and Jesse was particularly intriguing, and when nol the spiritual" will consist of sculptures, mates,friends, and teachers. These pieces show their work outside our small com- Vega-Frey's self-portrait. The list of par- at the food table, the majority of Deer paintings, and relief-paintings. The pieces ask a question. The answer is different munity. Held at the Artspace gallery, this ticipating Deerfield artists continues with field students could be found discussini have been made using a wide variety of for each individual who cares to interact show focused on the pieces of young Leah Katz, Blair Taylor, Hollin Calloway, it. A reporter questioned some students materials including plaster, wood, and with the piece by stopping, observing, and people from nine high schools here in Melinda Mettler, Trent Smith, Ali on the symbolism of the piece—cereal clay. seeking an answer for him or herself. Per- Franklin County. It opened on March Mathias, Jonathan Harris, Rebecca bursting from an oversized mouth whict Ms. Stewart-Pettengill has been haps they can formally offer a place for first, and remained up until March 29. Armstrong, and Phillip Chin. replaced the stomach of a nasty lookini working on the new pieces of the exhibit stopping, resting and renewing in an in- Deerfield became involved when Several students attended the open- football player. Many of the pieces mos' for about nine months. If she has room, creasingly hectic world." art instructor David Dickinson was con- ing on March 1 with Dickinson. The interesting to Deerfield's students were she plans also to exhibit some of her old Mr. David Dickinson, as well as tacted by Ms. Mary Hoffman, the Direc- small gallery was crowded with artists, fimo (a plastic resin) sculptures, because works, which vary in age from about two other faculty in the art department, have tor of the Franklin County Art Council, parents, reporters, and supporters of the we are least familiar with this medium. to twelve years. known of Ms. Stewart-Pettengill's work which runs the Artspace gallery. Asked arts. The work shown ranged from sculp- With our new perspectives, ideas Her works also vary in size from for some time. Mr. Dickinson has seen to send only eight pieces, Dickinson sent ture and ceramics to drawing and paint- about mediums, and full stomachs, we re small pieces to huge wall assemblies. Ms. her work while it has been on exhibit at twelve, all of which appeared in the show, ing. The skill level was varied as well, turned to the drawing boards, in hopes 01 Stewart-Pettengill described her pieces by different locations. He feels that inviting making Deerfield the most represented and as always, Deerfield students can be more opportunities. saying that "There has always been some Ms. Stewart-Pettengill to exhibit her work school participating. proud of their work. The Deerfield work It is hoped that future Deerfield art sort of rhythm between realism and ab- at Deerfield is a good opportunity for the Deerfield's work was also the most was "the best there," according to some ists will carry on the tradition, so thal straction, with the figure weaving a con- students to be exposed to a female artist's represented in local newspapers, includ- unaffiliated observers. For those partici- Dickinson can continue to say, "I am al necting fiber throughout." work. Mr. Dickinson feels that "Ms. ing The Recorder, the Optimist, the Town pating, it was nice to see their work in a ways proud of the accomplishments an‘ Many of the pieces created for this Stewart-Pettengill's work is a great ex- Crier and the Valley Advocate. It was new context. One student commented, appetites of Deerfield students, and th0 exhibit include groups or a group of fig- ample of modern female talent." even said that the photo of Virginia "It was a very good learning experience public show was a welcomed opportunit) ures. Some of the pieces are very simple Suchodolski's sculptural self-portrait to see how our work compared to what to showcase their talent." THE DEERFIELD SCROLL BIG GREEN SPORTS APRIL 12, 1996 7

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)rk wi .nt, Ms. bridged nce pro- )rogram photo by Cambell Marshal photo by Carolina Dorson photo by Campbell Marshal photo by Carolina Dorson photo by Cambell Marshal all Per- Seniors Graham Melanson ,Dave Captain Kristen Koenigsbauer '96 Co-Captains Ogden Phipps '96 and Seniors Laura Lindsay, Tiff Co-captains Nate Swem '96 and Ise, Or- Carrillo ,and junior Dave Echeverria missing: Sara Lynch '96 Nick Aquavella '96 Waskowicz, and Adrienne Gratry Chad Laurans '96 Dr of in- Kaj Vazales Marc Cartright Ayodeji Perrin Ayodeji Perrin Kaj Vazales posed 3 With the'96 season, the boys' track Ms. One word Varsity softball looks forward to a that has been used to de- Boys'Varsity Tennis had an incred- The Deerfield girls' lacrosse Tr - team is confident.. With a strong core of :horeo- scribe the busy season. Returning captains Kristen 1996 varsity baseball team is ible season last spring. The team com- Captains Tiff Waskowicz'96, Laura Lind- returners, including captains Chad Laurans ich was "powerhouse." Koenigsbauer '96 and Sara Lynch '96 re- piled a record of ten wins and one loss, say '96, and Adrienne Gratry '96, and '96 and Nate Swem '96, the team has the ; show- The returning players include - member last year's rough season. "We Tr placed second at the Kingswood Invita- promising players Katherine Barnes '97, experience and talent needed to win. er after- Captains need to be consistent throughout our David Echeverria '97, David tional Tennis Tournament, and third at the Jill Joyce '97, and Jamie Hagerman '99 When this is combined with the in- Carrillo games this year. In the past, we sometimes '96, and Graham Melanson '96. New England Tournament. have a reliance on "consistency." With coming talent, a team is born that "could is con- There is also a fresh injection had a one or two inning lapse. We need to of talent, This year, the team has already be- this understanding, the girls hope to im- surprise a lot of people," said Randal Wil- with the most learn to play a full game with the same notably coming from James gun to improve on that record. It won the prove on last year's record of eleven wins liams '96. Lrtments Hochrein amount of intensity," says Koenigsbauer. '97. Kingswood tournament for the first time and three losses. According to Swem, the team has after- This team "one through As with any team, the softball team is nine the ever, dominating the entire tourney. This will not be a simple task with "talent and experience in the sprinting her way strongest is expecting a group of new players to add hitting team I have been on," Co-captain Nick Acquavella '96, seasoned opponents Hotchkiss, Loomis- events, which will be our greatest with the said to the roster. Koenigsbauer says,"We have Carrillo, as well as "one of the stron- Ned Benson '96, Rick Morgan '96, and Chaffee, and Taft in the schedule. If the strengths." Lsical on gest hitting a lot of returning players, but we also have lineups in New England." Co-captain Ogden Phipps '96 won their team "plays its best regardless of the com- Coaches Peter Brush, Frank Henry, r dance The team a lot of new players. It is a mix of experi- is coached by Lee Magee singles matches. Morgan and Benson won petition," Conrad Pitcher, Evan Brown and and Sean Keller, combination ence and new talent." a of leaders the doubles tournament at their level while The girls' lacrosse team is distin- Lawrence Boyle are "excellent and expe- ird the that has made Speaking of new talent, Amy the team a perennial con- Acquavella and Phipps placed second in guished from those of the past by its ex- rienced," according to Laurans. The team nb says tender for the New England Kittredge '98 and Kate O'Rourke '98 are Champion- the other tier. ceptional athletes rather than just la- is depending on the coaches and the lead- Lrray of ship. In 1995, Deerfield finished said to be an outstanding new pitcher and second This performance is the first step crosse players. The team has played one ership of its captains to take members as lop, and to catcher combination. "I think Kitteredge Andover. toward making a mark for Deerfield ten- scrimmage thus far against Massachusetts high as they can go. es cho- . If there and O'Rourke should prove to be ex- is a weakness on this team, nis. Coach Joseph Morsman is "excited Public School State Champions Returning field competitors, Seth ffl as by it i5 perhaps the depth tremely effective defensively this season. lack of in the pitch- about the season." Longmeadow in which they played well Christian '96, Tony Uccellini '97, and ing roster. The We also expect Lauren Steblen'97 and team has made some early The team continues to work hard, but lost. This loss has not put a damper Reco Grigsby '97 lead the charge for the :live on defensive errors, Maureen Shannon '97 to provide some but both captains feel that training the players of the future who will on the season. Green. Conrad Pitcher and Evan Brown )replied this is due power at the plate," stated Coach Eliza- to the team not having meshed carry on Deerfield's winning tradition. Coach Valk expects the most of the will be coaching the field events. for the this early in beth McNamara. the season. Josh Greenhill '96, Chris Bonner '97, and team, hoping that it "works, plays, and Compared to previous track teams haven't . The captains each As a whole, the softball team ex- feel that the team Andrew Norton '98 add to the team, as learns together." She said that the girls at Deerfield, this one stacks up quite fa- y hopes Will once again pects a good season. Coach McNamara contend for the New En- well. work hard and have fun together, rather vorably. "This is the best team I've been ,e come gland Crown. should sums it up, saying, "All we need to do is "We once again face With a store of skills, the tennis than merely playing the game. This im- on in my three years," said Swem,"I look Andover in Carrillo, play together as a team, take each game at the finals," said "It team is complete and ready to compete for mense sense of unity provides for great for us to make a strong impact at Should a time, and start winning early." New be quite a matchup." greatness in the new season. team performance on the field. England's." page will be of the of Bi-

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or the dorms tudent/ e other n from ,•01 into ;ftover e con- y resi- f John iety of v corn- cen- photo by Carolina Dorson photo by Carolina Dorson photo by Cambell Marshal Captains Andrew Sweetland '96 and Nicole Henderson '96 wait for the bus Captain Maja Byrnes '96 enjoys a Tr -captains Tim Hall '96, Pete Aliza Lloyd Led do- to much transport them to the practice site. Snapple® after practice. Ragosa '96, and Nick Schmitz '96. Track Captain. Ley has the re- Marc Cartright Marc Cartright Ayodeji Perrin Ayodeji Perrin Kaj Vazales In the fall of 1995, Jennifer "Pull harder!" is the motto of the Coach David Dickinson of girls' A year after the departure of All- Girls' track comes into the 1996 Harbison, Naoko Akiyama, and Joseph girls' varsity crew team. Just like the boys' varsity tennis emphasizes "hard work in American lacrosse player, Robert Lyle '95, season sporting many new faces and in- Harvey became the coaches of the varsity crew team, the girls' team has achieved practices, the mechanics of the game,drill- one would be led to think the varsity boys' creased ability. -,crew team. After ten years as a club sport, varsity status this year. Captain and three ing, and game tactics" when coaching his crew lacrosse coaches Charles Davis and Kevin Although the loss of New England attained varsity status this year. year Deerfield rower Nicole Henderson players. Patrick are facing a potentially difficult sprinters Tammy Grigsby '95 and "We have a group of experienced '96 is going to be heading a group with Even though five players graduated situation. Shalanda Jaliwa '95 has hurt the team, senior leaders, which give us a good base new strength. last season, this spring is not a time of re- Coach Davis does not believe this returners such as Captain Aliza Lloyd '96, to work with, but we also have a number According to Coach Joseph Harvey, building for the present team. Coach loss will create a problem. The team's tra- Addie Egan '97, Hilary Webb '97, and are do' of athletes who have rowed for two or although the team contains a lot of young Dickinson says that he has been gifted with dition of winning combined with disci- Melinda Mettler'97 on the track and Kate three years, and now that experience is ex- rowers, "Our strength is that we have a a group of girls that stress "bonding." Al- pline and camaraderie othel tremely will ask more of all Hill '96 in the field events will provide a ulpturi valuable," says Coach Harvey. bunch of sophomores and juniors who cre- though tennis is an individual's game, the players, but the coaches are "cautiously stabilizing influence on the team. The achievement of varsity status ate a lot of the depth on the girls' squad. "everyone's score counts," Coach optimistic" about the season. "Both our distance running and hen nol r f Deer epresents a huge bonus for Deerfield This gives us a good balance of novice and Dickinson commented. This year's team is not marked by sprinting should be good this year," com- crew, but it also presents a new problem experienced rowers that have a lot of po- Sticking to Coach Dickinson's stra- individualism as those lacrosse teams be- mented Mettler. Egan continued,"the in- cussinf for the tudenif coaches: cuts have to be made. In tential. So this season may largely depend tegic methods of training and the leader- fore. There is no one player on whom coming talent should really enhance our the past, whoever wanted row made on how the younger rowers' progress --cereal team. to the ship of Captain Maja Byrnes '96, will help opposing teams can focus their attention, team." whiet Now it is a whole new ball game through the season." the team overcome Hotchkiss, Andover, but instead there are many potent offen- In 1995, the sprint team was first in because the coaches could only accept ap- The girls' crew team has three Taft, and Westminster: the teams that pose sive weapons. New England and the team as a whole fin- lookini Pr mosi oximately forty rowers and eight cox- coaches to guide them. The coaches are a threat to Deerfield's success. Although this team lacks depth, it ished third. es swains. ts weri Harvey, Jennifer Harbison, and Naoko The girls have somewhat of"a score relies on speed and athleticism to keep it While newcomers to the team do )ecausi Captain Andrew Sweetland '96 has Akiyama. to settle" with Westminster and Hotchkiss in contention for a top spot in New En- suffer from inexperience, they also bring been on the crew team since his sopho- One of the more exciting aspects after past losses against them that ended gland. It also depends on the leadership much talent and a willingness to learn. " more year, and he thinks its varsity status this year is that we have three coaches, with very close scores. After causing of three great captains: Pete Ragosa '96, Our hope is just that everyone improves ;, idea is well , deserved. "We worked as hard as and that allows us to give much more in- "ripples" at the Devilla Franca Tourna- Nick Schmitz'96, and Tim Hall '96. The over the coming season," said sprinting we re' any other opes 01 varsity team, putting in two-hour dividual attention to rowers and crews than ment by beating Loomis, the team real- team may repeat last season's thirteen Coach Frank Henry. Practices every day, and there was some we have been able to in the past," ex- izes that it now has the potential to beat wins and two losses. Along with Coach Henry, the team want of ield all recognition." plained Coach Harvey. The coaches can any opponent. Captain Ragosa said this "humble" is instructed by distance Coach Peter The so thal boys' crew team still has a lot now concentrate on one boat during prac- If the team continues to couple hard team can depend on the consistent play of Brush,field events Coach Conrad Pitcher, of ground am al' to cover. Coach Harvey ex- tice rather than moving between several work with fun and "camaraderie," Coach Josh Myerberg '96, Brad Johnston '96, and pole vault Coach Lawrence Boyle. Plains saying, "We graduated a strong at a time. Dickinson will be more than happy with Nick Rutherfurd '96, Alex Ellis '97, Larry When asked to compare this team nts an( group of experienced rowers last year, and To be the best, we have to beat the the season's performance. The key to suc- Pierce '97, and Wendell Simonson '97. to those in years past, Coach Henry com- Lnd th0 now this rtunif! group of seniors adjust into the best," he added. Varsity girls' crew is cess is for every one of the players to con- With one win already under their belt, the mented that it is hard to tell. "You never tOp boats will be know who will step up and be the unex- son." a critical issue this sea- hoping to do just that, but the road to vic- tribute to the spirit of the game one hun- team looks confidently forward to a suc- tory will be a long and hard one for them. dred percent. cessful spring. pected hero." 8 THE DEERFIELD SCROLL BIG GREEN SPORTS APRIL 12, 1996

Varsity Previews continuedfrom page 7 Dottie and Norm The Golf Importance Predict 1oom. of Sports • Tradition fills our lives here at Deer- field Academy. Sit-down meals, a strict dress code, and our school songs are inte- gral parts of our Deerfield careers. Re- quired athletics is another one of these customs. Deerfield is one of the only board- ing schools that continues to require all of Vol photo by Grant Quasha photo by Grant Quasha its students to participate in a co-curricu- lar activity every term. This year, many more of us have taken athletic exemptions Girls' Lacrosse: 10-5 Boys' Lacrosse: 10-4 to devote more time to community service, photo by Grant Quasha The Scroll, and the Pocumtuck. Many oth- ers have chosen to engage in non-tradi- Peter Borst '96 leads to golf team to Softball: 7-5 Baseball: 11-5 tional athletics like dance, yoga, and step success this season. aerobics. As springtime slowly blossoms(and Girls' Tennis: 8-4 Boys' Tennis: 11-2 the winter snow continues to fall) on out Marc Cartright campus, we all begin our new sports. Crew season has started, and so has jun- Dee] Spring is finally here and it is ior spring. Crew, one of my favorite 199'; time to break out the drivers, irons, and Girls Track: 4-3 Boys' Track: 4-3 sports, is also one of the most time con- 199( putters. Last year's varsity golf team was suming. Yet I cannot complain because admi outstanding, and the team can boast the many have preceded me at crew and have to at Kingswood Invitational Championship Girls' survived. decli title to Crew: 5-3 Boys' Crew: 5-3 prove it. As I echo the common complaint the c However, that was last year, and of "too much to do in too little time," I it is time to look toward the future. "We Cycling: 5-2 Golf: 18-2 never cease to be amazed at how much were do not have one outstanding player like we all actually do get done around here. tion last year," said Coach Gordon MacLeod Deerfield graduates always say that when view referring to outstanding golfer Eric Otness they go to college they never know what of 1 '95, "but we still maintain a lot of skill to do with all their free time because col- Was and depth A Look throughout the team." at the Winter Season leges do not have required athletic com- Deer So far the team has not practiced Unfortunately their luck ran out in Tantongsirisak '96 lost in the semi-finals mitments. tours much, and the match scheduled for April Tony Uccellini the semi-finals against number one ranked of the number one rank. Mike Natenshon I love the sports that I play, but ev- miss] 5 was canceled. Even with the limited Cushing, who eventually won the tourna- '97 and Hanley Baxter'96 both won their ery time I think of the amount of extra time Fran playing time, Coach MacLeod is not wor- Drew Zwart ment. Deerfield lost 5-1, with Quebec consolation matches. "We did the I would have if I took an athletic exemp- Rach ried."We have a lot of returnees this year, scoring the only goal, for a final ranking best we could," Tantongsirisak said. The tion for The Scroll, I am tempted to suc- tervi, including Captain Peter Borst '96, Kaj This winter was a spectacular sea- of fourth. team attributed its success to "hard work cumb to my desire for more sleep. After Vazales. '97, and Doug Walsh '97, along son for athletics at Deerfield. Nine teams Captain Mark Warcup '96 com- in practice." all, I would not spend more time working betw with a lot of new potential, like Hywel played in New England's after their regu- mented that "the team was not disap- Girls' basketball entered the tour- on it than I already do. I think about my missi Browne '97 and Eli Barnes '99. "I think lar seasons. Girls' swimming, girls' pointed with their play considering it was nament seeded fifth. They beat Milton looming term paper and how it would be teen we have ten varsity level players working squash, boys' hockey, wrestling, boys' the best game Cushing got all season." Academy in the first round to move on to a relief to have it finished early. But the tours for six spots." swimming,boys' squash, girls' basketball, The Deerfield wrestling team also the semi-finals. Their second-round lure and the love of team sports that Deer- Year Coach MacLeod feels that girls' hockey, and boy's basketball were ended up fourth in New England. Cap- match up was against number one ranked field breeds stops me from sacrificing my Eliza Hotchkiss and Taft will present the team all invited to their respective tournaments. tain Ian Roche '96 and Paul Bethe'96 won Suffield Academy,to whom the team lost. "traditional" experience. days. with a substantial challenge this season. The girls' swim team made their their respective weight classes. Captain The Big Green found themselves Yet, I do not have nearly the ath- Win or lose, it will be a learning experi- retiring coach, William Tyler, very proud Roche ended up winning outstanding down by over thirty points at halftime. letic commitment that many others have. had n ence, and Coach MacLeod sees the larger when it won New England's for the fifth wrestler of the tournament honors as well. The hard work of captains Kristen I admire those people who can balance one( picture: "The major goal for us is to de- consecutive year. The meet came down to Grey Stream '97 and Chad Koenigsbauer '96 and Tiff Waskowicz activities as time consuming as varsity ath- ted a fend our title at the Kingswood Invita- the last race, the 4x100 relay. Deerfield Steinglass '98 both took sixth place. The '96, and Katherine Barnes '97, narrowed letics, academics, and other school re- ceive tional." The team hopes to attain this goal barely edged out Exeter to win the tour- team was hurt by the illness of Chris this lead to under ten by the buzzer. Kate quirements. Very few places make such trem( and retain its title, as it has in previous nament. Raubacher '97, who was limited to one Davison '98 also played well, scoring sev- demands of their students. In pa, Amy Warren '97 won the Most match. Randolph Law '98 also performed enteen points. We take pride in everything that we Valuable Player award for the tournament. well, beating the wrestler who defeated "We were a very close-knit team, do here. Our athletic teams, while not years Cycling Captain Molly Cummins '96, Meg Parisi him in the Class "A" tournament. and we wanted to keep our season alive perfect, have compiled impressive records '99, Captain Kati Haack '96, and Becka The boys' swimming team went as long as possible," said Koenigsbauer. against teams from all over New England Bell '98 all swam well. Captain Cammy "beyond what I thought they could do," Girls' varsity hockey lost its first and beyond. At the same time, our aca- Cronin '96 placed fifth in diving. commented Coach Larry Boyle. The team game to Taft 5-3 at New England's. Taft demics are superior. However, we endure The girls' squash team looked to captured sixth place at New England's. then went on to lose to Cushing who lost incredible levels of stress—unusual at the repeat its New England Championship of The relay team of Captain Lance Tavana to Kimball Union Academy, the eventual high school level—in order to succeed at 1995 in this year's tournament. Unfortu- '96, Chris Kempton '97, Grant Mathews champions. The defeat was upsetting to both. nately, the girls came up one place short, '96, Matt Hammond '98 won the 4x50 the team as it had beaten both Taft and Because I devoted my time to fig- taking second. This was an impressive relay. Cushing in the regular season. ure skating before I arrived at Deerfield finish considering no one won an indi- The same team received second Wejust couldn't seem to repeat [the almost three years ago, I had never really proje vidual championship. place in the 4x100 meter relay. Captain victories]," said Coach William played on a sports team. Had I continued Thur! Captain Catherine Fiederowicz'97 Tavana took second in the 100 yard Cumming. to attend a school where athletics and the matic lost in the finals at number one. Captain freestyle and Hammond took second in the Captain Laura Lindsay '96 ended lessons they teach are down-played ill Maja Byrnes '96 and Whitney Miller '96 200 yard freestyle. Aaron Patnode '96 the season with a total of 119 points, comparison to the way they are empha- Was r both lost in the semi-finals at their took first in the consolation 100 yard eclipsing a record previously held by sized at Deerfield, I think I would never excer rankings. Byrnes said the team did "bet- freestyle and Peter Benjamin '96 took fifth Christa Calagione '93 who had 117 points. have had the quintessential "team experi- or ev ter than expected." She also pointed out in diving. Lindsay's outstanding performance was ence." missed As a result, I would have Class. "that since there were no individual win- Ben Bickford '96 and Tom Fries'96 aided by Co-captains Sara Lynch '96 and out on some very important lessons. nom, ners, everybody had to be contributing in also helped the boy's swimming team to a Becky Drake '96. Team sports teach you how to be one o order to take second." competitive finish. Captain Michelle Labbe photo by Grant Quasha '97 and competitive and yet work with others to- final! Boys' hockey had a good showing Boys' squash still does not know Assistants Carolyn Trudeau '97 and ward a common goal. Cycling captains George de Brigard It is no wonder that Judge in the New England tournament. Their how they finished the season. Coach Lauren Steblen '97 will be leading the the world of figure skating has bred the '96 and Chris well ; Mason '96. post-season play started against a favored Michael Cary is still waiting for the letter hockey team in 1996-1997 season. likes of Tonya Harding. Few figure skat- comp Avon Old Farms team at Avon. Goals from Trinity College containing this in- The boys' basketball team made its ers experience the kind ofcamaraderie that Presi Ka,j Vazales from Todd Daily '97,Ty Hennes '98,Greg formation. first appearance in a long time with a sev- I have developed with my fellow ice Visw, Quebec '96, and Clark Jones '97 helped The boys, like the girls, won no in- enth seed in the New England tourna- hockey players or crew team members. tive f propel the Big Green to a 4-1 victory. dividual matches. Captain Harin ment. The loss figure skaters suffer is profound A strange breed of athlete clad "We've come from being the laugh- because the joint effort is so rewarding, in neon spandex is seen racing down ing stock to a serious contender," com- and no other shared experience in high Deerfield's Albany Road,leaving those on mented Captain Oliver Jolis '96 upon the school is quite like it. the side inhaling dust and shielding their SALE basketball team's resurgence. 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