This summer, Thetford Academy and Hanover High School debaters have teamed up to launch the Upper Valley Speech and Debate Camp. The camp, hosted on campus at TA, is a week-long program designed to help students build confidence, sharpen their public speaking, and develop strong critical thinking and argumentation skills...
Dear TA Families, Thetford Academy students fanned out into the community and around campus today, rolling up their sleeves and working on projects, as part of our annual ODW Service Day. Operation Day's Work is an international community service program that encourages young people to help raise funds for other young...
"From the haunting opening music, the chirping of crickets, the green background light silhouetting the reeds and trees, and the illuminated firefly hats of the feu follet, the audience was transported not only to a clearly defined place and time, but a place and time inhabited by magic…The cast presented...
Dear TA Families, Happy May! We are back from spring break and have lots of activity in store for the final six weeks of the school year. This week's email invites you to take action on a few fronts, so check out the info and links below and plug in as...
At one of the pre-trip meetings for the 17 students who made the commitment to travel together to France and Spain, as students peppered Madame Heinzmann with the usual questions — How many pairs of pants should I pack? Should I bring my bathing suit? — she offered a piece...
It’s time to start planning ahead for next school year! The Counseling Department has begun hosting sessions for each of the grades to guide students through the planning process and provide instruction on the high school course registration steps. We invite parents and caregivers to be a part of this...
Nine Thetford Academy choral students were among 135 musicians from across Vermont who performed last week at VTSU Castleton. The April 5 Choral Concert and Town Meeting on the Arts, hosted by Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, was a powerful showcase of student talent and an important conversation about the value...
After two successful performances at Thetford Academy and a win at the regional competition (hosted by TA) in March, the cast and crew of the one-act play Rue took the show to St. Albans this weekend to perform at the Vermont State Drama Festival. Rue, written by Mandy Conner, centers...
Dear TA Families, Yesterday was our first of two TA Roundtable Days this spring. (The next one is May 16.) We pause our regular class schedule on these days and dedicate the half day to special activities coordinated by the grade-level advisory teams. Roundtable Days are one of the ways that we make...
Photo courtesy of the University of Vermont Thetford Academy seniors Elie O'Brien and Hardy Payson, and Elie's sister Penelope, earned third place in the University of Vermont's "Vermont Pitch Challenge." Now in its second year, the Pitch Challenge "gives high school entrepreneurs from across the globe the chance to pitch innovative...