At the Vermont Semifinal Poetry Out Loud contest, held at Barre Opera House on March 7th, Eloise Silver Van Meter advanced to the State Championships, along with nine other students. Thirty-one school winners recited two poems each. Eloise recited Lani O'Hanlon's "Back Up Quick They're Hippies" and Brenda Cárdenas's "Zacuanpapalotls"...
The Thetford Academy Parent Association (TAPA) is hosting informal 'meet & greet' sessions with our future Head of School, Carrie Brennan, on Monday, March 25, at 7:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. TAPA representatives and Carrie will be in the Project Room next to the TA Library from 7:30-8:00 a.m. and...
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center is now accepting applications for its Spring 2019 Workforce Readiness Institute Training Programs. Learn more at www.dhwri.org. ...
Grades 9-11: Applications are online at www.giv.org for the 2019 Governor’s Institutes of Vermont. The Governors Institutes are intensive, week-long educational experiences held during the summer on select Vermont college campuses. GIV is for any 9th – 11th grader with a passion for or particular interest in arts, engineering, current issues and activism, math, science,...
Calling all chess enthusiasts! All Vermont students in Kindergarten through Grade 12 are eligible to participate in the Vermont State Scholastic Chess Championships. The event will be held at Berlin Elementary School in Berlin, VT on April 6, 2019. Visit http://www.vtchess.info for more information and to register online. ...
Four Thetford Academy students participated in the Governor’s Institute of Vermont’s Winter Weekend Program: Mack Briglin '22, Casey MacVeagh '20, Lily MacVeagh '20, and Emi Vaughan '21. "The experience was overall really fun and it was cool to meet intellectually curious students from all across Vermont," said Casey MacVeagh. The Governor’s...
Thetford Academy students have started preparing for this year's Operation Day's Work, scheduled for May 8, 2019. On "ODW Day", TA students don't go to school, but instead spend the school day doing a variety of jobs in their local community. All of the money they earn at work is...
February’s Student of the Month is one of TA’s friendliest juniors. If he arrives early to A-block, he sets out the chairs for his classmates, and when he sees them, he almost always greets them with “How are you doing today, Lexi. . .or Gavin. . .or Bethany?” Later, he’ll...
Hartford Area Career and Technology Center is welcoming current and prospective students and their families, community members, business partners, and others to visit the Center on March 5. This community event will showcase HACTC faculty, students, and programs, and feature student presentations, refreshments prepared by HACTC Culinary Arts students, and...
The Champlain College Young Writers' Conference is coming up! "If you are an emerging writer; if you've dreamed of studying the craft with celebrated authors; if you've longed to meet others who share your passion for story, drama, and song; this conference is for you." Application deadline is March 8,...