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Author: Patty McIlvaine


Our 2017-18 school year came to a close on Friday, June 8, with Graduation exercises, accompanied by beautiful weather, moving student speeches, well-deserved senior awards, hundreds of proud family members, and 67 boisterous seniors delighted to receive their TA diploma. Keeping in tradition with past Thetford Academy commencement exercises, the graduation...


Save the Date! Thetford Academy is Vermont's oldest secondary school and the 2018-2019 school year will mark our 200th birthday! We are planning a year-long celebration and we want YOU to join us.  Stay tuned for a full schedule of events, and mark your calendars today for our Bicentennial Gala...


In a beautiful graduation ceremony on TA's front lawn last Friday, we said goodbye and good luck to the 68 seniors in the class of 2018. We are so proud of every one of these students--now Thetford Academy alumni—and can't wait to see what they will accomplish in their next...


With our bicentennial year fast approaching, TA is hard at work at chronicling our 200-year history in a commemorative book. Our Bicentennial Book Committee, led by local editor Alan Berolzheimer, is a dedicated group of TA staff, students, alumni, and community members. In the last several months, the book committee...


June’s Student of the Month is a senior who produces excellent work, assignment after assignment. He is not just about getting the work done; he is about depth, substance, and often clever humor. He does not call attention to himself if his double-meanings or subtle jokes go unnoticed, but he...


High School Cross-Country: Fun Runs are every Tuesday, starting June 12, on the Dan Grossman Woods Trail at TA Arrive by for warm-up; the runs start at 6 p.m. sharp. Saturday practices, usually at TA, start at 9 a.m.and end by 10:30 a.m. Everyone is welcome! To join, contact Coaches Joe Deffner and Emily Silver.   Girls High School Soccer: Practices...


Week of May 28 Monday, May 28:  Memorial Day: No school Sunday, June 3:  Baccalaureate, Thetford Hill Congregational Church, 7 p.m. Looking Ahead to Week of June 4 Monday, June 4: Spring Sports Awards and Cookout, Vaughan Alumni Gymnasium, 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 6: Exams, 8:10 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. Thursday,...


VTeen 4-H Science Pathways Cafe - Join the Leadership Team! We are looking for students entering grades 9-12 who would like to join the leadership team to help plan and organize the 2018-2019 teen science cafes. See attached information; applications are due no later than June 30. Youth Environmental Summit Seeking Workshop Presenters YES...

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