Students in Karyn Neubauer's fall Painting class recently learned that their artwork for the Memory Project, a nonprofit that aims to “create a kinder world through art,” was received by Armenian students. The organization's founder, Ben Schumaker, included a video of the deliveries with a message. "Most of the children...
January Reflections & IntentionsAs January draws to a close, it's a good time to pause and reflect on intentions we might have set for the new year and check whether we are on the path toward achieving them. Our Getting to Y team engaged their peers in doing just that...
At the end of every semester, you'll find students at Thetford Academy putting their learning to work, applying the the skills and ideas they've practiced in the classroom. Through culminating projects and experiences, teachers encourage students to not only demonstrate their mastery of course material, but also their creativity and...
The Thetford Semiquincentennial (SQC) Committee and the Brian Boland Foundation will host a screening of Vermont filmmaker Jay Craven’s newest film, “Lost Nation" on Saturday, January 17 at 7 p.m. in Thetford Academy's Martha Jane Rich Theater. The film will be followed by a Q&A with the director himself. “Lost Nation”...
Celebrate the season with Thetford Academy at our annual Winter Concert, a fun and funky showcase of our students' instrumental and choral talent. This Wednesday, December 10 at 6:30 p.m., the middle school chorus, high school chorus, instrumental classes, and the Thetford Academy Stage Band will come together in the...
Dear TA Families, I hope that everyone had a good Thanksgiving holiday. With Tuesday's snowfall, Thursday's dramatic drop in temps, our first snow day of the year, and the launch of winter sports practices, this week definitely ushered in the start of a new season! Quarter 2 & Academic ProgressThis week we also...
Today is Giving Tuesday, an annual celebration of philanthropy across the country and the world. At Thetford Academy, we're kicking off this giving season with an invitation to join us in our mission to celebrate the unique worth of all students, to nurture their strengths, and to challenge them to...
This weekend, the Thetford Academy Drama department wowed audiences with five rousing performances of the fall play "Puffs: Or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic." The play, a parody of the Harry Potter series following "the other" students at a wizarding academy, is a...
Dear TA Families, The Martha Jane Rich Theater is an amazing resource for our school. We use it in lots of ways and love getting students into the theater for a variety of meetings, experiences, and classes. We especially love getting students out of the audience seats and onto the stage! Fall...
Thetford Academy’s Performing Arts Department proudly announces its fall theater production of Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic, a fast-paced, funny, and heartwarming reimagining of a familiar magical story—from the perspective of the loyal and often overlooked students known as the Puffs. Written...