Dear TA Families & Students, Semester 2 is humming along. Here are some key highlights to share, as we reflect back to the first few weeks of February and look ahead to the month of March. ACADEMICS: When we return from break on Monday, March 1, we will fully implement our new schedule...
On February 18, 2021, one of Thetford Academy's partner technical schools, Riverbend Career and Technical Center, presented to TA students. The informational session highlighted the RBCTC's diverse and exciting programming opportunities available to TA students interested in pursuing technical education as part of their high school experience. Interested students and...
On Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, Thetford Academy hosted its 9th annual middle school spelling bee. As in past years, the event – hosted by English teacher Joe Deffner – was held in TA's Martha Jane Rich Theater. This year's layout was a little different due to social distancing guidelines, but...
Learn more about the STEM Internship, a partnership with Hypertherm and Fujifilm Dimatix that provides a unique, hands-on and multidimensional learning experience in the high-tech manufacturing industry. This fall will be the fourth year of the program and there is space for eight TA students to join. Full details are...
On Thursday, Feb. 11, eight Thetford Academy students gathered at the timber framed outdoor classroom to recite poetry with a view. The students were competing in Vermont's Poetry Out Loud contest, hoping to be TA's representative to the state--and maybe even the national--competition. This year was the twelfth year in...
On Tuesday, February 9, 2021 the Counseling Department hosted the second workshop in its series designed to help juniors and their families learn about the college application process. This panel event featured representatives from a variety of colleges working with Counseling Department Director, Mark Pichette to cover topics such as:...
Dear Thetford Academy Parents and Guardians, Enclosed you will find your student’s 1st semester report card for Fall 2020. This mailing marks another important milestone on our COVID journey – we are now more than halfway through the unique 2020-2021 school year. I want to share again a theme I have written about...
Dear TA Families & Students, We had a blast this week. While we couldn't do all of the Founders' Day activities and traditions of a normal year, we did our best to adapt and innovate. (Boy, we are all getting good at this adapting thing - even if we are tired...
On Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. the Counseling Department will host this second workshop of a series designed to help juniors and their families engage in and think about the college application process. A panel-style event where representatives from a variety of colleges work in concert with Counseling...
The Mountain School, a semester program for high school juniors in Vermont, will be hosting a virtual information session for TA sophomores on Jan. 27, 2021 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. The event link will be updated with Zoom information in the school calendar on the "TA Today" page...