<p>CKSABS-Does the Scroll come out the last Thursday of the month? Last nite I happened to be reading the back issues and found the speech from the graduating senior last year-beautiful speech. I was impressed and touched as an adult and especially as a mom of a newly admitted student.</p>
<p>Actually, it varies. In September, thereÂs a new issue for registration and another at the end of the month. Generally, in longer months it comes out the third or fourth Thursday, but in shorter months with vacation/breaks, it comes out in the middle of the month. As you read, thereÂs also the post-commencement edition in the summer.</p>
<p>An older sister of a friend of mine is in Deerfield and not really very happy because she got picked on by a group of girls. They even managed to kick her from the soccer team, somehow. Now she has settled and is having a better time, but says she misses her old school.</p>
<p>I would like to know if things like these happen often. Can someone that is presently at Deerfield sincerely tell me about the social panorama? Is there a lot of bullying?</p>
<p>I would really like to know because I am considering applying to Deerfield next year but I want to be in a comfortable environment with not too much drama.</p>
<p>Jeez, storm! Youâre ruining the fun for everyone!</p>
<p>79, One of the moms posted on a different thread that bullying is more common and mean among girls. :(</p>
<p>@sevennine</p>
<p>Like any other HS DA has its share of mean girls. My 2 Ds (2010, 2012) both had difficult first trimesters, made more difficult by a few gossipy rude girls. The academics are hard, the adjustment to HS is hard, and the typical social drama does get magnified by the fact that everyone is together practically 24/7.</p>
<p>That said, by the end of the first year they had their friends, found their niche, and were so immersed in the academics and ECs that the bullies were a non-issue. In addition, even the worst of the mean girls seem to lose their insecurity driven bad behavior and settle down by the end of sophomore year. Just stay away from the troublemakers, and donât let them get to you. There are plenty of other students to befriend.</p>
<p>Most DA students are nice kids, and very supportive of each other. There is virtually no competitive backstabbing in academics, sports or arts. They celebrate each otherâs accomplishments, and support each other through hard times. Both of my Ds have developed incredibly positive and intense friendships with their DA friends. Friends for life. My older D was so, so sad to graduate this year.</p>
<p>PS I have heard that the girls soccer team was a tough crowd the last few years. Unusual, in my girls experience.</p>
<p>@1012âthanks for the infoâŠmy d will be a new sophomore this fall at DA. We are both excited and I admit I am a little more concerned about the social aspect than my dâlol. I knw in my heart she will be fine. Kids tend to drift towards her and after being homeschooled 3 years she seldom is lonely, even in a crowd.</p>
<p>one of my friends went to deerfield as a new freshman this year, and it seems like sheâs having a blast. sheâs said nothing about the supposed mean girl situation (there are the occasional mean kids at EVERY school) and from her photo albums, it seems like a lot of the girls are really close-knit.</p>
<p>oh and that scenery⊠i never knew grass could be that green!</p>
<p>I have to apologize to everyone for my inactivityâŠLate spring at DA was killer in terms of work pace and I was kept pretty busy. But before I head out to a summer gig with little internet I thought itâd be worth reminding everyone of the [DA</a> YouTube Channel](<a href=âhttp://www.youtube.com/user/DeerfieldAcademy]DAâ>http://www.youtube.com/user/DeerfieldAcademy) just because its becoming more used and the Scroll is posting their videos through it.</p>
<p>The mean girl syndrome at DA exists, and girls who seem have a blast from the beginning are of a certain type (some of whom know each other before school) and others may find adjusting harder. For boys,thereâs also bullying, mostly by the hockey and lacrosse team/jocks with an attitude. Some patterns of HS do not change simply because the campus is beautiful.</p>
<p>grinzingâI believe that the mean girl syndrome can exist anywhereâŠbut having gone to an all girl catholic high school, many moons ago, the girls that had the most trouble were the ones that wanted to fit in with girls that they didnt fit with in the first place. </p>
<p>My d has been the new kid on the block many time and always finds friends just by being herself, not trying to fit in. I am so proud of that about her. Many times the âmean girlsâ want to include my d because she could care less. Many kids that get picked on are the ones âdying to fit inâ, the ones that will do anything to be accepted and dont feel up to par if they are not in the âin-crowdâ.</p>
<p>I donât know if this is true, but someone told me that DA, because it was the last to go coed, or was one of the last to go coed, it still has an old boyz club/network mentality and that some of the girls being mean to girls is in reaction to that culture and feeling left out themselves. Iâd be interested in hearing feedback on those attending what it is like to be a girl there. Any truth to this? Are girls playing second fiddle? Are there just as many girlsâ athletics and so forth?</p>
<p>hi, im happy i found this deerfield thread! i was accepted into an all girls boarding school and will be going there for 8th grade this fall. though it seems to have the things i love, im not positive things will work out. i horseback ride, dance and play violin and piano. they have all of that. however, i saw the 10 things i love about deerfield video and im really interested in it. also, my future school isnt exactly college prepatory. the students get accepted into decent colleges, but im interested in stanford, princeton, columbia and UCLA. ill see how things work out. i have the potential to make straight Aâs. i know i do; if i study, i get an 100. in 6th grade, I made pretty much 1/2 Aâs and 1/2 Bâs. this year, i made aâs and bâs and one c+ for 1st and 2nd quarter, all bâs 3rd quarter, and 3 aâs and 1 b+ 4th quarter. this fall at my new school, i will study, and prbably make a 4.0. would i have a chance of getting in?
a few questions about deerfield; how is the dance program? and i heard they get 25 hours of homework a week; how do they manage to get all of it done?
thank you :D</p>
<p>is Deerfield still overenrolled? Iâll be going in as a new sophomore next year. Is it likely that I will get a double, or even a triple. One of the reasons I chose Deerfield was because the majority of students used a single butâŠ:/</p>
<p>yes, but not as much as last year. As for getting a single, odds are definitely in your favor. There will only be a handful of underclassmen doubles campus-wide. I wouldnât worry about it too much.</p>
<p>How is Deerfieldâs girls cross country program? Iâve been looking for results online, but I havenât been able to find any times.</p>
<p>Hi everyone,
Did evryone received a card from their Green Key? Because I havenâtâŠ</p>
<p>yep almost 2 months ago⊠And mine was probably a bit delayed due to the fact thatI live in Europe, urs probably got lost in the mail(?) so maybe u should go ahead and contact the school</p>
<p>I had to call the school so they could tell me my green keyâs name, but apparently she has been too busy on campus to contact me.
You live in EuropeâŠcoool</p>
<p>Do the Max Laptops have iWork installed? If not, can we install it to write up papers and such?</p>