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TA Honors Graduates with Scholarships and Awards

Every year on Class Day, Thetford Academy celebrates student accomplishments with a slate of awards and scholarships. For students in grades 9-11, the awards include each academic department’s recognition of outstanding student performance, junior college awards, community service awards, and the “Rock the Boat Award” – given from one student to another in celebration of their individuality.

For graduating seniors, the annual scholarships and awards are often emblematic of TA’s 203 year history, honoring alumni, faculty, and leaders who made their mark on TA’s community over the years. For example, there is the Virginia and Ruel Barrett Award, named for TA’s former Headmaster and his wife, recognizing their “great contributions to Academy athletics” and awarded to seniors who have consistently shown outstanding qualities of good sportsmanship.

Another legacy scholarship, the Frank and Emily Barker Traditions award, remembers the contributions of the Barkers (both TA Class of 1949) to the Academy. Emily Barker taught English and Drama at TA for 33 years and Frank Barker served the community on the TES school board, the TA Board of Trustees, and in the Orange East Supervisory Union. The Traditions Award is given to a senior who demonstrates “commitment to family, school, and community; selflessness, quiet giving, compassion, and humility.”

Celebrating deserving seniors with these longstanding scholarships and awards (see complete list below) connects the contributions of generations of Thetford Academy community members to the present – and the future – and reminds of us of our shared history and values. Congratulations to the recipients of the 2022 senior scholarships and awards!

ALVIRDA FARMER SCHOLARSHIP

Tate Bennett Whiteberg

ANDY CLOUD AWARD

Ethan John Marshia

ANGEL WITH AN A SCHOLARSHIP

Joseph James Guyer

Mason Cole LeFevre

ANNIE GODFREY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Lily Claire Welch

CARL AND VIRGINIA ANDERSON SCHOLARSHIP

Mackin James Briglin

CONNOR COOK SCHOLARSHIP

Jesse James Sweet

DELL BETTS SCHOLARSHIP

Taylor Lynn Farrell

FRANK AND EMILY BARKER TRADITIONS AWARD

Macey Jane Smith

ORANGE COUNTRY SHERIFF’S

Cayden Adele Benjamin

FREDERICK G. TORREY HEADMASTER’S AWARD AND SCHOLARSHIP

Kiran Linehan Black

FREDERICK PORTER HOWARD

Maddy Ann Rooney

GILMAN SCHOLARSHIP

Augustus Hostetler Byrne

Ryan Mark Malloy

Macey Jane Smith

GINNY AND RUEL BARRETT DRAMA AWARD

Fritz Waitsfield Junker

THETFORD ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATiON
ROBERT L. HUGGETT SCHOLARSHIP

Jesse James Sweet

THETFORD ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATiON
ROBERT L. BACON SCHOLARSHIP

Ryan Mark Malloy

Jessica Lynn Smith

THETFORD ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATiON
DORA S. BACON SCHOLARSHIP

Brennan Bliss Vaughan

THETFORD ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATiON
ELIZABETH DAVIS OLSEN SCHOLARSHIP

Maddy Ann Rooney

THETFORD ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATiON
HARLEY AND PEARL SANBORN SCHOLARSHIP

Katherine Dawn Waterman

THETFORD ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATiON
GENERAL SCHOLARSHIPS

Daniel James Wolstenholme

Elliott Robinson Jones

Ethan John Marshia

Jack Richard McCabe

Krystal Mae McKinney

THETFORD ACADEMY ARTS AWARD

Julia Roberta Martin

TOWN OF THETFORD SCHOLARSHIP

Madison Grace Powers

WEB KEEFE

Kiran Linehan Black

WEST FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP

Gretta Rose Koppers

WILLIAM RILEY SCHOLARSHIP

Gretta Rose Koppers

ABBIE BOND AWARD

Macey Jane Smith

GREG VARNEY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Tobin Hudson Durham

HELEN “GRAM” PAIGE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Krystal Mae McKinney

Brennan Bliss Vaughan

JANE BANCROFT/FRANK WILSON AWARD AND SCHOLARSHIP

Gretta Rose Koppers

JOEL BREAKSTONE AWARD FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP

Kai Francis Harris

JOSEPHINE KEEFE SCHOLARSHIP

Hunter Elizabeth Harris

KENDALL – STEVENS SCHOLARSHIP AND BOOK AWARD

Tate Bennett Whiteberg

LEWIS, LINTON, TULLAR AND VARNEY

Jesse James Sweet

MICHAEL BATCHELDER SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARD

Mackin James Briglin

MICHAEL SHOOB AND JUDY YOCOM

Krystal Mae McKinney

MILDRED AND JAMES DOYLE SCHOLARSHIP

Tobin Hudson Durham

ORCUTT SCHOLARSHIP

Autumn Rose Horniak

POST MILLS LADIES BENEFIT SOCIETY SCHOLARSHIP

Rose Arleen Novotny

AMERICAN LEGION SCHOOL AWARD

Mackin James Briglin

Taylor Lynn Farrell

ENGLISH AWARD

Gretta Rose Koppers

Mackin James Briglin

Lily Claire Welch

Taylor Lynn Farrell

Macey Jane Smith

Jack Richard McCabe

ETTA WILSON AWARD

Ethan John Marshia

Fritz Waitsfield Junker

MEMORIAL MATHEMATICS PRIZE

Tate Bennett Whiteberg

ROBERT BACON “BOOTSTRAP” AWARD

Joseph James Guyer

Julia Roberta Martin

Katherine Dawn Waterman

Kai Francis Harris

ROBERT H. BRINCKERHOFF AWARD

Hunter Elizabeth Harris

SCIENCE AWARD

Gretta Rose Koppers

Tate Bennett Whiteberg

SOCIAL STUDIES AWARD

Mackin James Briglin

VIRGINIA AND RUEL BARRETT SPORTSMANSHIP

Ethan John Marshia

Kiran Linehan Black

WILLIAM SLADE ART AWARD

Caitlyn Ainsley Clough

CULINARY ARTS

Jessica Lynn Smith



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.