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75th Annual Founders' Day! On Friday, Feb. 2, Thetford Academy celebrated its 199th birthday with the 75th annual Founders’ Day celebration! This year's theme was animated movies; each class chose an animated movie for their class to represent. Students displayed their individual talents and creativity by preparing skits, building floats, decorating cakes,...


Week of Feb. 5 Tuesday, Feb. 6: Poetry Out Loud Competition, 3:15 p.m., Martha Jane Rich Theater Wednesday, Feb. 7: Admissions Shadow Day Thursday, Feb. 8: Board of Trustees Meeting, 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9: Admissions Shadow Day Sunday, Feb. 11: Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival, 3 - 5:30 p.m.,...


Celebrate the natural world and our place in it by watching this selection of award winning films from the acclaimed Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival. This event is the premier nature film competition celebrating the world’s best science, conservation, wildlife films. Our afternoon will feature beautifully crafted short and medium length...


Week of Jan. 29 Monday, Jan. 29: Late-Arrival-Schedule, School begins at 9:40 a.m. Founders' Day Prep during Power Hour Tuesday, Jan. 30: Founders' Day Prep - half day: Classes follow Early Dismissal Schedule, followed by Founders' Day Prep; school open normal hours. Wednesday, Jan. 31: Admissions Shadow Day; normal school...


Week of Jan. 22 Wednesday, Jan. 24: Admissions Shadow Day Thursday, Jan. 25: Junior College Night for Students and Parents Looking Ahead: Week of Jan. 29 Monday, Jan. 29: Late-Arrival-Schedule, School begins at 9:40 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 31: Admissions Shadow Day Friday, Feb. 2: 75th Annual Founders' Day Celebration Friday, Feb....


Wilderness Camp at Raven’s Wood Outdoor School for Renegades, Thetford Ctr., VT,  Feb. 19-23, 2018, and Feb. 26-March 2, 2018; also, April 16-20, 2018 Join us for outdoor adventures, art, and hiking at Raven’s Wood! Make your own wooden utensils, snowshoe, build quinzhee and debris shelters, whittle, track animals, cook over an...

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