On May 9, 2026, Thetford Academy and Thetford Elementary School will host the annual Upper Valley Farm to School Gathering. This free event brings together PreK to Grade 12 educators, students, farmers, and community partners to show what Farm to School looks like in action, from gardens, to classrooms, to...
The TA Chorus Club recently had the honor of participating in a statewide choral concert sponsored by Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. Held on April 11 at Vermont State University Castleton, the event marked the eighth annual gathering of student singers from across Vermont to celebrate the arts and advocate for...
Dear TA Families,Greetings on this lovely first day of spring break! I think I can speak for all of us at school, student and adult alike, in expressing appreciation for the pause in school routines. What a perfect week to enjoy the warmer days and ready ourselves for the final...
This Sunday, April 12th, a small group of Thetford Academy students participated in the Vermont State Science Olympiad. "Founded in 1984, Science Olympiad is the leading team STEM competition in the nation, providing standards-based challenges to 7,000 teams at 450 tournaments in all 50 states." The events range in type from core knowledge,...
Thetford Academy’s robotics team hosted a two-day VEX Robotics scrimmage last weekend.. The most competitive middle school, high school, and university teams from across northern New England and Quebec were invited. The event provided a great opportunity for students to prepare for next week’s VEX World Championship in St. Louis, Missouri,...
Dear TA Families, Today was our first of two TA Roundtable Days this spring. Roundtable Days are one of a handful of days throughout the school year when we pause our normal routines to make time for special schoolwide activities that build and celebrate community - in this case with a...
Dear TA Families, Signs of spring were in the air this week, with daffodil shoots pushing up in warmer spots around campus, more students eating lunch outside, and a new season of sports getting underway. The greenhouse is brimming with seedlings, as the horticulture classes prepare for spring planting in the...
Thetford Academy's Board of Trustees has announced a new Alumni Achievement Award to recognize the important contributions the school's alumni have made - and continue to make - in their communities and the world. Founded in 1819, Thetford Academy is Vermont's oldest secondary school and has more than 2,500 living...
The Thetford Semiquincentennial Committee (SQC) is excited to share its next event, a video screening of We the People Theatre’s musical 1776 on Saturday, April 11 at 7 p.m. in the Martha Jane Rich Theater at Thetford Academy. The screening is free and open to the public. 1776 was performed...
Dear TA Families, Shakespeare's famous line - 'All the world's a stage' - comes to mind this week, as students stepped into the limelight in a variety of venues to share their learning and creativity with community audiences. Senior Roundtables BeginAndy MacNeil '26 kicked off the spring season of seniors taking the...