Thetford Academy Begins Bicentennial Year!
August 28, 2018
Thetford Academy’s 200th session began on Tuesday, Aug. 28. This year, our 301 students—including 67 new to the school—come from 13 Upper Valley towns (Brownsville, Chelsea, Corinth, Hanover, Hartland, Lyme, Newbury, Orange, Sharon, Strafford, Thetford, Topsham, and Washington) and two countries (China and South Korea).
Opening day began with an all-school assembly during which the theme and goal for the year were revealed:
“It’s not your aptitude but your attitude that will determine your altitude.”
This quote is attributed to both Jesse Jackson and Zig Ziglar. For more on the theme and the opening assembly, click on Head of School William Bugg’s opening assembly remarks.
This year, the Thetford Academy community will be celebrating the school’s Bicentennial from now till graduation, with a big birthday celebration to take place on Founders’ Day, Friday, Feb. 8, 2019, and a special Bicentennial Gala to follow on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019.
It’s not every day that one gets to celebrate a Bicentennial! That said, the school year has begun with the usual back-to-school jitters and lots of excitement, and students returned to campus glad to see their friends and meet new people. And now let the studying begin!
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