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Do You Have What it Takes To Be a Founders’ Day Judge?

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…

Patty McIlvaineJanuary 18, 2023

Academics News Parents

Students Complete Challenge Courses in Journalism and Entrepreneurship

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.…

Patty McIlvaineJanuary 17, 2023

Head of School News Parents

Head of School Weekly Email: Semester Transitions, Extracurricular Program & MLK Holiday

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…

Carrie BrennanJanuary 14, 2023

Academics News Parents

English 10 Students Host Biannual Anthology Presentation

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…

Patty McIlvaineJanuary 12, 2023

Athletics News Parents

Panthers Not Tired of Winning

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…

Patty McIlvaineJanuary 12, 2023

Athletics News Parents

Panthers Start New Year Strong

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…

Patty McIlvaineJanuary 5, 2023

Arts News Parents

Drama Students to Present Short Plays “In Our Own Words”

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…

Patty McIlvaineJanuary 4, 2023

News Parents

It’s Crunch Time for Robotics Team 4886

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…

Patty McIlvaineJanuary 4, 2023

News Parents

TA Together Again – First Week of Faculty In-Service

On Monday, Thetford Academy's full faculty returned to campus for the 2020-2021 school year. With a delayed school start date and the COVID-19 pandemic upending everything "usual" about teaching and learning, TA's in-service this year will run two weeks instead of its normal few days. This much-needed additional time is…

Patty McIlvaineAugust 29, 2020

Athletics News Parents

2000 Student Athletes Take on Woods Trail

For the last 29 years, Thetford Academy has been the proud host of the Woods Trail Run, widely considered the best of New England's middle and high school cross country circuit every year. This year, as bus after bus pulled into TA's lots, the temperature hovered at 32 degrees and…

Patty McIlvaineOctober 7, 2019

Do You Have What it Takes To Be a Founders’ Day Judge?

Students Complete Challenge Courses in Journalism and Entrepreneurship

Head of School Weekly Email: Semester Transitions, Extracurricular Program & MLK Holiday

English 10 Students Host Biannual Anthology Presentation

Panthers Not Tired of Winning

Panthers Start New Year Strong

Drama Students to Present Short Plays “In Our Own Words”

It’s Crunch Time for Robotics Team 4886

TA Together Again – First Week of Faculty In-Service

2000 Student Athletes Take on Woods Trail

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