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Annual Fund 2022

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  • The Panthers are gearing up for the winter athletics season at TA. Tryouts are done, rosters are set, and practice is in session! This year, the varsity girls basketball team welcomes new leadership after the passing last spring of Eric Ward, the Panthers beloved coach and mentor. Former assistant coach,......

    08 December, 2022

  • Since 2016, creative writing students at TA have had the unique opportunity to work with Vermont’s reigning poetry slam champion, author, poet, and performer Geof Hewitt. This year, Hewitt joined Mr. Mann’s Creative Writing and Emily Silver’s Composition for College and Career courses as an artist-in-residence. Over the course of......

    08 December, 2022

  • Tonight (December 8) at 6:30 p.m., Thetford Academy’s talented student musicians will take the stage to present TA’s annual winter concert. The concert will feature performances by instrumental music classes, choral music class, and the Stage Band ensemble. TA’s instrumental students, led by instrumental music teacher Whit Van Meter, will......

    08 December, 2022

About TA

Student Life

Athletics

TA By The Numbers

14

Average class size

80

Percent of graduates planning to attend a 2- or 4-year college

312

Students attend Thetford Academy

295

Acres in TA's campus

203

Years that Thetford has taught students in Vermont

67

Teachers and staff members at Thetford Academy

Upcoming Events at TA

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Monday November 28
  • All Day Winter Athletic Season Begins
  • 11:00 am – 11:30 am College Visit-University of Maine (Farmington)
    College Visit-University of Maine (Farmington)
    11:00 am – 11:30 am

    Counseling Office

  • 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm NH DOT presentation re Lyme-Thetford bridge
Tuesday November 29
  • 11:30 am – 12:00 pm School Visit - The Mountain School
Wednesday November 30
Thursday December 1
Friday December 2
  • 1:30 pm – 2:55 pm Poetry Slam
Saturday December 3
  • All Day Varsity Girls Scrimmage @ Fair Haven
Sunday December 4
Monday December 5
Tuesday December 6
  • 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm JV Girls Basketball Scrimmage vs MMU
  • 6:45 pm – 8:30 pm TA Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting
    TA Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting
    6:45 pm – 8:30 pm

    For more information:
    https://thetfordacademy.org/about-ta/board-of-trustees/

  • 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Varsity Girls Basketball Scrimmage vs MMU
Wednesday December 7
  • All Day Half Day {12:10 dismissal}
  • 12:15 pm – 2:55 pm Intensive Office Hours Session
  • 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm JV Boys Basketball Scrimmage @ WRVS
  • 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Varsity Boys Basketball Scrimmage @ WRVS
Thursday December 8
  • 6:30 pm – 7:45 pm Winter Concert
    Winter Concert
    6:30 pm – 7:45 pm

    Performers include students in Chorus & Instrumental Music classes.
Friday December 9
  • 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Varsity Boys Basketball Scrimmage vs TSA
  • 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm Holiday Dance (MS & HS)
    Holiday Dance (MS & HS)
    7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

    Hosted by the 9th grade class, open to all grades.
    Tickets are $5.
Saturday December 10
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Tuesday December 13
  • 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm JV Girls Basketball @ White River Valley
  • 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm V Girls Basketball @ White River Valley
Wednesday December 14
  • 8:00 am – 12:00 pm A Taste of TA-First Branch 8th Grade (tentative)
  • 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm JV Boys Basketball @ Oxbow
  • 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm V Boys Basketball @ Oxbow
Thursday December 15
  • 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm JV Girls Basketball @ Rivendell
  • 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm V Girls Basketball @ Rivendell
Friday December 16
  • 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm JV Boys Basketball @ BMU
  • 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm V Boys Basketball @ BMU
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our VALUES

Excellence

We set high expectations. we challenge all members of the school community to reach their highest potential.

Commitment

We value initiative, courage and dedication. We take personal responsibility for the goals we set and work hard to achieve them.

Cooperation

We work and learn together. We see teachers as coaches, students as team members, families as partners, and learning as practice and action.

Caring

We provide individuals with personalized support and guidance. We care about each other and the larger community.

Diversity

We respect differences among people. We welcome the contribution of varied perspectives to a rich and flexible school culture.