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Back to School Picnic for TA Students and Families

Thetford Academy is looking forward to hosting students and families for two community events on August 25: a new student welcome and TA’s annual back to school picnic. Beginning at 4:00 p.m., TA invites all new, incoming students to campus for a fun opportunity to get comfortable before the first…

Patty McIlvaineAugust 13, 2024

Academics News Parents Student Life

Back-to-School Mailing for Families

The start of the 2024-2025 school year is just a couple of weeks away, and we are gearing up to welcome students and faculty back to campus! We sent a back-to-school packet home to new and returning students last week. Current TA families: If you have not received the packet…

Carrie BrennanAugust 13, 2024

Athletics News Parents Student Life

Joel Breakstone and Emily Silver Named 2024 Boys’ High School Track and Field Coaches of the Year

In July, Joel Breakstone and Emily Silver, TA's track and field teams' longstanding coaches, were named by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association as the 2024 Boys' High School Track & Field Coaches of the Year for the state of Vermont. The honor, according to the…

Patty McIlvaineAugust 6, 2024

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SAT AUG 10: Schoolhouse Rocks Presents the Western Terrestrials

This Saturday, August 10, from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m., TA's Schoolhouse Rocks Summer Concert Series continues with its second show of the season featuring local legends the Western Terrestrials. Fronted by Thetford Academy alum Nick Charyk ’04, the "hard-driving outsiders from Vermont" conjure up “sweeping panoramas of dusty astral…

Patty McIlvaineAugust 5, 2024

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What’s Going On in the Annex?

If you’ve been around campus this summer, you might have noticed construction vehicles in the south parking lot and wondered - what’s going on in the annex?! We are pleased to announce that the annex classroom wing will finally be wheelchair accessible, starting this school year. Built in 1966, the…

Carrie BrennanAugust 2, 2024

Athletics News Outdoor Education Parents Student Life

TA’s “Panther Pride” Disc Golf Course Ready to Play

Thetford Academy's new Panther Pride disc golf course is open to the public and ready for play! For those new to the sport, disc golf is played much like golf. Instead of a ball and clubs though, players throw a flying disc into chain baskets located throughout the course. The sport…

Patty McIlvaineAugust 1, 2024

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Help TA to the Finish Line! Make Your Gift Before June 30

We're almost to the finish line of another year at Thetford Academy! The last day of TA's fiscal year is June 30, 2024 and we are so close to our annual fund goal of $100,000. To the nearly 200 community members who have already made their gift to TA, thank…

Patty McIlvaineJune 27, 2024

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TA’s Joe Deffner Talks with Educator and Author Ken Cadow in Image’s Summer Issue

Longtime Thetford Academy English teacher Joe Deffner recently sat down with his former colleague, author and educator Ken Cadow. Cadow's first novel, Gather, released last fall, was a finalist for the prestigious National Book Award for Young People's Literature. Deffner and Cadow overlapped as Thetford Academy English teachers over a…

Patty McIlvaineJune 26, 2024

Academics News Parents

What Are You Reading This Summer? TA Teachers Share Their Picks

In the spirit of continuous growth, learning, and for the simple joy of reading on a summer afternoon, Thetford Academy's faculty members almost always have a book in progress over the summer break. What are they reading this year? The list below reflects the breadth of our teachers' interests and…

Kristen DowneyJune 26, 2024

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Burlington’s “Good Gravy” Opens Summer Concert Series at TA on Sunday

Thetford Academy's Schoolhouse Rocks summer concert series opens its second season this Sunday with a performance from Burlington's bluegrass greats Good Gravy. Good Gravy members Joe Agnello, Jeff Wilson, and Jack Vignone pay homage to bluegrass legends Tony Rice, Norman Blake, and Doc Watson - a show you won't want…

Patty McIlvaineJune 20, 2024

Back to School Picnic for TA Students and Families

Back-to-School Mailing for Families

Joel Breakstone and Emily Silver Named 2024 Boys’ High School Track and Field Coaches of the Year

SAT AUG 10: Schoolhouse Rocks Presents the Western Terrestrials

What’s Going On in the Annex?

TA’s “Panther Pride” Disc Golf Course Ready to Play

Help TA to the Finish Line! Make Your Gift Before June 30

TA’s Joe Deffner Talks with Educator and Author Ken Cadow in Image’s Summer Issue

What Are You Reading This Summer? TA Teachers Share Their Picks

Burlington’s “Good Gravy” Opens Summer Concert Series at TA on Sunday

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