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Deerfield Academy (often called Deerfield or DA) is an independent college-preparatory boarding and day school in Deerfield, Massachusetts. Founded in 1797, it is one of the oldest secondary schools in the United States. It is a member of the Eight Schools Association and the Ten Schools Admission Organization.
The following is a list of notable Deerfield Academy alumni, sorted chronologically. See also Category:Deerfield Academy alumni . This article contains dynamic lists that may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Pages in category "Deerfield Academy alumni" The following 148 pages are in this category, out of 148 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Name Tenure 1: Preceptor Enos Bronson: 1799 2: Preceptor Claudius Herrick: 1799-1800 3: Preceptor Samuel Fisher: 1800-1801 4: Preceptor Henry Lord 1801-1802 5: Preceptor John Hubbard 1802-1804 6: Preceptor Allen Greeley 1804-1805 7: Preceptor Avery Williams 1805-1806 8: Preceptor John Chester 1806 9: Preceptor Hosea Hildreth: 1807-1810 10 ...
From tenth grade, he went to Deerfield Academy, a preparatory high school in Deerfield, Massachusetts, as a financial aid student. [7] [8] He was active in the school's theater program, acting in the plays Antigone and Rumors and directing an excerpt from No Exit. [9] As of September 2023, Sessa is a student at the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama.
He then served as Deerfield Academy's 54th Headmaster from 1994 to 2006, and was succeeded in that post by Margarita O'Byrne Curtis. He left the school to assume the position of founding headmaster at King's Academy in Madaba, Jordan, [2] [3] which began its first academic year in fall 2007. He spoke six languages including French and Chinese.
Through the years Deerfield joined the ranks of elite private schools such as Exeter and Andover. [2] Boyden's efforts as headmaster resulted in a revival of the town of Deerfield. Henry and Helen Flynt were parents of a boy student at the academy. Boyden invited them to serve on the school's board and later to participate in town improvement ...
During the Academy's history, the position has been known as Preceptor (1799-1851), Principal (1851-1902), Headmaster (1902-2006), and Head of School (2006-). This category only includes Heads for whom there is a separate article. For a complete list see List of heads of Deerfield Academy.