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Athletics

Athletics are a valuable part of the Thetford Academy experience. Thetford Academy is a Division III school and competes in most sports in the Northern Vermont Athletic Conference as a member of the Capital League.

The Academy’s five principles—excellence, commitment, caring, cooperation, and respect for diversity—serve as the guidelines for all athletics participants. TA Athletics has earned both the Vermont Principals’ Association Good Sportsmanship Award and the Mona Garone Sportsmanship Award.

Interscholastic sports are regulated by the Vermont Principals’ Association. TA students can participate in the following sports: Alpine Skiing, Baseball, Basketball, Bass Fishing, Cross Country, Golf, Indoor Track & Field, Soccer, Softball, and Track & Field. 

TA offers a Member to Member program through Hartford High School for any sport not offered above. For more information, please contact Bri Barnes, Athletics and Activities Director.

TA Athletics News

  • At Vermont’s Cross Country State Championship, the competition each year is reliably fierce. In the Panthers’ Division III, Coaches Joe Deffner and Emily Silver had run the numbers and knew it would be tough for TA to beat top teams Stowe and BFA Fairfax. “Looking at the other teams before......

  • On a bluebird day, at the league championship this past Friday in Bellows Falls, the TA cross country team accorded itself impressively well. Eighth grader Peter Horan beat 41 other runners to emerge victorious in a time of 10:44 in the middle school boys’ race. While the Thetford boys did......

  • On Saturday, Thetford Academy once again welcomed thousands of runners and spectators from across New England for the Woods Trail Run, the school’s iconic cross country event. This year’s run attracted more than 50 cross country teams from across New England, with representation from Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire,......

  • TA’s cross country team ran at the Manchester Invitational this past Saturday. Captains Ava Hayden and Brady Sloop led their teams with top 10 finishes in their respective races. Ava finished 5th (out of 219 racers), covering the 5K course for Varsity Small Schools in 20:34. On the boys side,......

  • Mountain Day! Yesterday the whole school ventured out to six trailheads in our region, stretching from Mt. Moosilauke in the north to Mt. Ascutney in the south, carrying on TA’s Mountain Day tradition, first started in 1979. It was a beautiful day to enjoy autumn beauty and connect as a community.......

  • The varsity boys opened their season with a four-game winning streak – two of them shutouts – and are showing no signs of slowing down. With what the Journal Opinion called the Panthers’ “high-powered offense” (great photos in last week’s edition) and sophomore Matthew McGovern guarding the net, the boys......

Athletic Documents

 

Thetford Academy Athletic Handbook 24/25

Return to Learn & Play Protocol – Concussion Information

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.