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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.
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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 ...
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 ...
In August 2007, Deerfield published 8 × 8: Writings from the Eight School Association, [56] [57] a collection of student writing curated by teachers and student editors at the ESA schools. [58] In the preface, Deerfield's head wrote that she hoped future editions of the collection would "fost[er] intellectual relationships among its members."
Deerfield Academy is led by a Head of School selected by the Board of Trustees. 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.