Thetford Academy's birthday is coming up and we're getting ready to celebrate! Founders' Day this year will be held on February 3, 2023, with the theme of "TA Departments" - we can only imagine what our students will come up with, but we know it's going to be great. This...
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....
On Tuesday, we will begin our third quarter of the school year and a new semester. High schoolers will have an entirely new schedule of classes. Middle schoolers will maintain the same schedule and teachers for most of their day, with just a rotation in their afternoon arts/tech electives. Drop/Add Period...
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,...
It's been a great week for the Panthers! The girls basketball team faced off v. Hartford last Friday night at home, earning their fourth straight victory of the season with a 73-24 win. Junior Addie Cadwell led the scoring with 17 points, followed by Charlize Brown with 14, Kelsey Bogie...
TA's student athletes kept busy over the two week winter break with a full schedule of practice and competition. Basketball season is in full swing, the alpine ski team is (sort of) back on snow, and the indoor track team had their first meet at the University of Vermont last...
This Saturday at 7 p.m. in the Martha Jane Rich Theater, TA students in the Fall Play class will stage their final performances of the semester. The performances, titled "In Our Own Words," will feature a trio of original short plays written by students as their final project. These plays...
With the NH/VT State championship scheduled for February 18, it's crunch time for TA's robotics teams. Over the two week winter break, campus was quiet, but the robotics shop was in full-swing. With the help of parent volunteers Karen MacPhee, Francine A'Ness, and Douglas Moody, students were able to access...
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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...