Featured photo: The 8th graders took a little time out of their English class today to make some maple sugar snow treats. Dear TA Families, I hope students had a good week and are settling into their routines. The start of the new semester is an exciting time of change for high schoolers,...
Each year at TA, students are given the opportunity to tackle a project in an area of personal interest through the TA Challenge Course program. The topics for these courses are as unique as TA students themselves, and have ranged from equestrian training to aviation, climate change to gender studies....
Students in English 10 presented their Anthologies in the Martha Jane Rich Theater on January 7 to an audience of families and faculty and student guests. This year marks the 32nd year of the project started by retired teacher Peggy Sadler back in 1991. The Anthology Project is a rite of passage at Thetford Academy,...
Dear TA Families, Thank you again for supporting the day of remote learning on Wednesday. We really appreciate everyone's flexibility and adaptability! Early January is a pivotal time in the academic calendar at TA. Students return from holiday break and immerse themselves back into classes for the final stretch of the semester. Students are...
Thetford Academy relies on the support of our community to meet our public mission "to celebrate the unique worth of every student, to nurture their strengths, and to challenge them to fulfill their potential." Your gift to TA supports flexible pathways to graduation and provides important enrichment opportunities for our...
Regular season started this week for the Panthers, with the varsity girls basketball team coming out strong in their season opener v. White River Valley (32-30). The Valley News reported: "The Panthers, in Jolene Cadwell's debut as head coach, edged the Wildcats in a defensive battle." Junior Addie Cadwell led...
Since 2016, creative writing students at TA have had the unique opportunity to work with Vermont’s reigning poetry slam champion, author, poet, and performer Geof Hewitt. This year, Hewitt joined Mr. Mann’s Creative Writing and Emily Silver’s Composition for College and Career courses as an artist-in-residence. Over the course of the...
During the two weeks before Thanksgiving break, many students helped "put the garden to bed." English classes, social studies classes, and even advisories helped out with various activities. 7th grade English and Creative Writing took turns planting next year’s garlic with this year’s harvest as seed. Cooking for Health cleaned...
Dear TA Families, On Thursday, we created some extra time for students to work with teachers in office hours sessions and for clubs to meet. While these opportunities are available every week during power hour, the middle of the day can feel rushed and compete with lunch. Ask your student what...
Dear TA Families, Congrats to our TA robotics team for a big day at their first meet of the year on Saturday 11/5! Check out the meet write-up by one of the team coaches, Leif LaWhite, for all of the details: https://thetfordacademy.org/2022/11/seniors-win-robotics-tournament-7th-grade-steals-the-show. The FAFSA forms workshop for seniors and their families is this...