News from the Hill
Learn more about Dexter Southfield through these stories from the top of our beloved Mount Wally.
![Coach Tammy Millsaps is named Girls' Varsity Basketball Head Coach]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746715018/dextersouthfieldorg/uprvd7gpyjkbpmum5mzq/Millsaps1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746715018/dextersouthfieldorg/uprvd7gpyjkbpmum5mzq/Millsaps1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1746715018/dextersouthfieldorg/uprvd7gpyjkbpmum5mzq/Millsaps1.jpg","width":800}])
Dexter Southfield is proud to welcome Tammy Millsaps as the new Head Coach of the Girls’ Varsity Basketball program
![Speaker and Award-Winning Activist Ashley Bendiksen visits the Upper School]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1745424174/dextersouthfieldorg/kectrl6n6ow8rh0zi8vp/Bendiksen.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1745424174/dextersouthfieldorg/kectrl6n6ow8rh0zi8vp/Bendiksen.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1745424174/dextersouthfieldorg/kectrl6n6ow8rh0zi8vp/Bendiksen.png","width":800}])
The School Counseling Office and the Upper School welcomed Ashley Bendiksen to discuss healthy relationships and share her experiences.
![Upper School SISAL Awards]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746819432/dextersouthfieldorg/ceebizotj4kw5mes7nky/SISALAwards.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746819432/dextersouthfieldorg/ceebizotj4kw5mes7nky/SISALAwards.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1746819432/dextersouthfieldorg/ceebizotj4kw5mes7nky/SISALAwards.jpg","width":800}])
Congratulations to Upper School students who received recognition from the 2025 Small Independent School Arts League.
![Will Vincent ’20]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1745421045/dextersouthfieldorg/cca5qe5bt13ye37u1mg3/Vincent.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1745421045/dextersouthfieldorg/cca5qe5bt13ye37u1mg3/Vincent.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1745421045/dextersouthfieldorg/cca5qe5bt13ye37u1mg3/Vincent.png","width":800}])
Will Vincent ’20 shared his passion for building electric guitars with Middle School students.
![Diksha Thach ’17]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1745420842/dextersouthfieldorg/nyjl6wgjfxz0tt7bav7k/Thach.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1745420842/dextersouthfieldorg/nyjl6wgjfxz0tt7bav7k/Thach.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1745420842/dextersouthfieldorg/nyjl6wgjfxz0tt7bav7k/Thach.png","width":800}])
Diksha Thach ’17, co-founder of GiveCard, credits Dexter Southfield for instilling strong values that have supported her entrepreneurial journey.
![Winter All-NEPSAC Recognitions]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746718150/dextersouthfieldorg/yrrbkf1kogsmg1qi3afp/WinterNESPAC1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746718150/dextersouthfieldorg/yrrbkf1kogsmg1qi3afp/WinterNESPAC1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1746718150/dextersouthfieldorg/yrrbkf1kogsmg1qi3afp/WinterNESPAC1.jpg","width":800}])
Congratulations to our winter athletes who earned All-NEPSAC recognitions!
![Matt Brown ’85]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1745420715/dextersouthfieldorg/k9llvkxdrpd1dxabhs24/Brown.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1745420715/dextersouthfieldorg/k9llvkxdrpd1dxabhs24/Brown.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1745420715/dextersouthfieldorg/k9llvkxdrpd1dxabhs24/Brown.png","width":800}])
Filmmaker and screenwriter Matt Brown ’85 spoke with Ms. Martin’s Upper School British Imperialism class about his movie, The Man Who Knew Infinity.
![C-SPAN StudentCam Competition 2025]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1743189452/dextersouthfieldorg/dhpv4ra3l5q6x7khlavk/C-SPAN.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1743189452/dextersouthfieldorg/dhpv4ra3l5q6x7khlavk/C-SPAN.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1743189452/dextersouthfieldorg/dhpv4ra3l5q6x7khlavk/C-SPAN.jpg","width":800}])
Two groups from Ms. Cornelius’ class are recognized in the C-SPAN StudentCam Competition for their investigative documentaries.
![Upper School Global Studies Trip to Central Europe]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747162608/dextersouthfieldorg/fu6edpd76ayaixb6jgac/EuropeTrip.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747162608/dextersouthfieldorg/fu6edpd76ayaixb6jgac/EuropeTrip.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747162608/dextersouthfieldorg/fu6edpd76ayaixb6jgac/EuropeTrip.jpg","width":800}])
While overseas, Upper School students and faculty traveled to the French Riviera to the Swiss Alps.