Our mission is to celebrate the unique worth of all students, to nurture their strengths, and to challenge them to fulfill their potential.
On Friday, February 13, 2026, Thetford Academy celebrated its 207th birthday and its 83rd annual Founders’ Day. Former Head of School Carl Anderson started the Founders’ Day tradition in 1944, after a tragic fire destroyed the school’s original campus. With Founders’ Day, Anderson hoped to honor the school’s deep history,......
17 February, 2026
This year, all seven of Thetford Academy’s VEX Robotics teams (two middle school teams and five high school teams) qualified to compete in the VT/NH State Championships. The event, hosted by Manchester Community College in Manchester, NH, was full of exciting matches and some disappointing losses. At the end of......
17 February, 2026
Thetford Academy recently hosted its 17th annual Poetry Out Loud (POL) recitation contest featuring poetry performances from nine talented TA students: Eleora Santor, Lucca Huling, Maddie Piecuch, Camren Murray, Anna Ferrier, Evelyn Hayden, Twyla Weinstein, Ranee Hall, and Jay Hill. Each student recited personally selected poems for the team of community judges,......
16 February, 2026
Dear TA Families, Yesterday we celebrated our 83rd Founders’ Day as a school community. This is an energetic mid-winter event that Carl Anderson started to bring people together after the school burned down in 1942 – and it has been a treasured tradition ever since. Students in every grade demonstrated......
14 February, 2026
Last week our 8th grade students traveled to the Hulbert Outdoor Center in Fairlee, Vermont for an overnight experience designed to do more than build memories. The trip placed students in situations of shared challenge, where learning happens through experience and reflection. These moments revealed the five habits we value......
10 February, 2026
The start of second semester is a significant time of transition for Thetford Academy’s juniors and seniors. With graduation just months away, seniors are busy evaluating post-secondary options, working on financial planning, and engaging in valuable work experiences outside of school. Juniors, too, are starting to think more deeply about......
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