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TA’s Operation Day’s Work Scheduled for May 10, Employers Needed

Each spring, Thetford Academy sends students out to put in a "day's work" in their community and earn money for a cause. This tradition, called Operation Day’s Work, or ODW Day, takes place in schools across the country and the world. Over the years, Thetford Academy students have helped to…

Patty McIlvaineApril 11, 2023

Academics News Parents

Margaret Smallwood Earns Prevention WorksVT! “Prevention Champion Award”

On Thursday, April 6, Margaret Smallwood was one of two youth in the state of Vermont to receive Prevention WorksVT!'s Prevention Champion Award at the Capitol Plaza in Montpelier. Margaret received the award for being a youth empowerment leader who has contributed to substance misuse prevention efforts at Thetford Academy…

Patty McIlvaineApril 11, 2023

Academics News Parents

Support TA’s Robotics Club and Their Trip to Worlds!

In April, Thetford Academy's VEX Robotics team 4886 is headed to the VEX World Championship event in Dallas, TX. After a successful season of regional and state events, all of TA's teams have qualified to compete and TA will send 11 students to Worlds. The two middle school and two…

Patty McIlvaineMarch 30, 2023

Athletics News Parents

Senior Madi Mousley Awarded VBCA’s Eric Ward Memorial Scholarship; VT Basketball Coaches Association Names All-Stars

TA senior Madi Mousley was recently awarded the Vermont Basketball Coaches Association's inaugural Eric Ward Memorial Scholarship for Division III and IV. The scholarship, named in memory of Thetford Academy's longtime varsity girls basketball Coach Eric Ward, recognizes a "female student athlete who is a team player, displays good sportsmanship,…

Patty McIlvaineMarch 30, 2023

Athletics News Parents

Alpine Ski Team Caps Season with Hometown Flannel Classic

February and March were a whirlwind for Thetford Academy's Alpine Ski Team. The Southern District Championship held at Pico on Monday, February 27th, marked the last regular season race and was the final determinant for which teams or individuals would advance to the VT State Championship at Burke. Coach Dixon…

Patty McIlvaineMarch 23, 2023

Academics News Parents

Middle School “Getting to Y” Students Present at VAMLE Conference

For the last several years, Thetford Academy's "Getting to Y" (GTY) middle and high school teams have been working to make an impact on the health and well-being of TA's student body. Through the process of analyzing the real data from Vermont's Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), Getting to Y…

Patty McIlvaineMarch 23, 2023

Arts News Parents

One Act Play “A Trip to the Moon” Heads to Regionals

The cast and crew of "A Trip to the Moon." Photo credit: Melissa Thaxton Last weekend, TA's drama program presented "A Trip to the Moon" to an enthusiastic audience in the Martha Jane Rich Theater. The one-act play by Tracy Wells explores the transformative summer of 1969, and "tells the…

Patty McIlvaineMarch 23, 2023

Academics Counseling Parents

Spring Roundtable Days Coming Up: April 5 & May 3

At Thetford Academy, we are proud of the academic content that we offer students in all of our classes. At the same time, we recognize that students are also learning skills in school that transcend single-subject information - skills like communication, problem solving, and critical thinking that they use in…

Patty McIlvaineMarch 15, 2023

Alumni News News

TA Alumni Association Gives Back with $10,000 in Grants

Last month, the Thetford Academy Alumni Association (TAAA) met to finalize their annual contribution back to Thetford Academy. Over the course of the year, TAAA's alumni volunteers hard to raise money for TA: they provide food vending at the Woods Trail Run and the Vermont State Championship cross country event,…

Patty McIlvaineMarch 13, 2023

Academics News Parents

Mary Bosco ’24 Advances to Poetry Out Loud Finals

On Thursday, March 9, junior Mary Bosco competed in Vermont's Poetry Out Loud semi-final event at the Barre Opera House. Poetry Out Loud, created by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation, engages students in the exploration, memorization, and recitation of great poetry, building confidence and public…

Patty McIlvaineMarch 13, 2023

TA’s Operation Day’s Work Scheduled for May 10, Employers Needed

Margaret Smallwood Earns Prevention WorksVT! “Prevention Champion Award”

Support TA’s Robotics Club and Their Trip to Worlds!

Senior Madi Mousley Awarded VBCA’s Eric Ward Memorial Scholarship; VT Basketball Coaches Association Names All-Stars

Alpine Ski Team Caps Season with Hometown Flannel Classic

Middle School “Getting to Y” Students Present at VAMLE Conference

One Act Play “A Trip to the Moon” Heads to Regionals

Spring Roundtable Days Coming Up: April 5 & May 3

TA Alumni Association Gives Back with $10,000 in Grants

Mary Bosco ’24 Advances to Poetry Out Loud Finals

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