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Head of School Weekly Email: First Week!

Dear TA Families, Congrats to everyone on a smooth start to the school year, marked by lots of good energy, focus, and sense of purpose. It was our second year of having a special first day for just 7th and 9th graders and feedback has been really positive from staff,…

Carrie BrennanAugust 31, 2026

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Upper Valley Speech & Debate Camp Returns for Year Two

Thetford Academy and Hanover High School will host the second annual Upper Valley Speech and Debate Camp (UVSDC) from August 10-14, 2026, on TA's campus. The half-day program welcomes students entering grades 7 through 10, with a curriculum built to challenge debaters at every level of experience. Over the course…

Carrie BrennanJuly 27, 2026

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Getting to Y Wraps Another Year of Making a Difference at TA

Getting to Y (GTY), a collaboration between UP for Learning, the Vermont Agency of Education, and the Vermont Department of Health, is a program that empowers students to effect sustainable change in their own school communities. At Thetford Academy, GTY just wrapped up its sixth year as a student club…

Patty McIlvaineJuly 14, 2026

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Head of School Weekly Email: We Did It!

Dear TA Families, Wow, what a finale to the 2025-26 school year! It's been a high-energy month at Thetford Academy - and the activity and achievements didn't stop with the school year's official end. Here are some highlights from June and invitations for summertime opportunities. Congratulations, Seniors! The Class of…

Carrie BrennanJuly 1, 2026

Academics Arts Head of School News

Celebrating a Century of Service: 5 Veteran Teachers Retire

A crew of beloved veteran teachers retired from Thetford Academy at the end of the school year. Together, these five educators dedicated the equivalent of over a century of service to students at Thetford Academy and other schools in their careers. Listed in order of their years of service at…

Carrie BrennanJune 30, 2026

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TA Performing Arts Represents VT on the National Stage

The Thetford Academy Performing Arts Department proudly represented Vermont on the national stage at this year's International Thespian Festival, held June 21–26 at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. Recognized as the premier theatre event for high school students in the United States, the festival brought together thousands of theatre students…

Jeff SeabaughJune 26, 2026

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Spring News from Thetford Academy’s School Garden

This growing season started in May with a burst of energy and enthusiasm. Twelve students and five adults volunteered in the garden during Thetford Academy's annual Operation Day's Work. The team spread a mountain of finished school compost, shaped raised beds, mulched pathways, watered onions with stinky fish fertilizer, planted…

Kate ReimanisJune 23, 2026

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With the Closing of a Chapter, the Class of 2026 Celebrates New Beginnings

Thetford Academy was proud to celebrate the achievements of the exceptional Class of 2026 at the school’s 207th commencement on Friday. With soaring temperatures and the threat of thunder, the ceremony was held in the Vaughan Alumni Gymnasium. It was standing room only, with families and friends of the graduates…

Patty McIlvaineJune 16, 2026

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Celebrating the Class of 2026 – Graduation Week

Thetford Academy’s Class of 2026 is winding down their high school career with a series of milestones and celebrations – baccalaureate, final exams, class day - all leading up to graduation Friday evening. Sunday's baccalaureate ceremony included a welcome speech by Class President Grace Brown and poetry readings by Henley…

Patty McIlvaineJune 9, 2026

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Head of School Weekly Email: Culminations & Kudos

Dear TA Families, It's an intense time of the year as we gear up for the 'final' everything. Students are putting all of their skills, practice, and polish to work as they present, construct, and perform culminating projects, gear up for exams, and compete in playoffs. Kudos are in order…

Carrie BrennanJune 5, 2026

Head of School Weekly Email: First Week!

Upper Valley Speech & Debate Camp Returns for Year Two

Getting to Y Wraps Another Year of Making a Difference at TA

Head of School Weekly Email: We Did It!

Celebrating a Century of Service: 5 Veteran Teachers Retire

TA Performing Arts Represents VT on the National Stage

Spring News from Thetford Academy’s School Garden

With the Closing of a Chapter, the Class of 2026 Celebrates New Beginnings

Celebrating the Class of 2026 – Graduation Week

Head of School Weekly Email: Culminations & Kudos

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