Head of School Weekly Email: February News
February 3, 2023
Dear TA Families, Just a few updates to share with you on this chilly Friday ...
Dear TA Families, Just a few updates to share with you on this chilly Friday ...
Ten years ago, Morgan Gaffney ‘20 was a 10 year-old spectator near the Boston Marathon finish line. She was there to cheer on her mom Renee, who was running that day with her longtime team. The event turned traumatic for Morgan when the race was disrupted by the Boston Marathon bombing,...
On Friday, February 10, 2023, Thetford Academy’s Student Alliance for Racial Justice (SARJ) student group will host a premiere of the PBS film "Driving While Black." "Chronicling the riveting history and personal experiences – at once liberating and challenging, harrowing and inspiring, deeply revealing and profoundly transforming – of African Americans...
Regular season is wrapping up for the Panthers, and both the girls and the boys basketball teams are maintaining strong season records. The girls basketball team is currently ranked 3rd in the VPA's Division III (10-4). Last Tuesday, the Panthers fell to Windsor (56-42) for the second time this season,...
Dear TA Families, Here is the latest news from TA ...
Photo: DEI coordinator Tony Strat-Cortez and Sora Bolles '26 Last week, Thetford Academy student Sora Bolles '26 presented invited testimony to the Vermont State Board of Education on behalf of the Vermont Student Anti-Racism Network (VSARN). VSARN is a project of Vermont Learning for the Future and is made up of...
The Thetford Outdoor Program has planned another summer of exciting outdoor leadership adventures for 2023! Registration is now open for six different multi-day wilderness trips and experiences, including: paddling the Connecticut River, backpacking the Appalachian Trail, a "GLOW" experience for women (or anyone who identifies as a girl or woman...
Featured photo: The 8th graders took a little time out of their English class today to make some maple sugar snow treats. Dear TA Families, I hope students had a good week and are settling into their routines. The start of the new semester is an exciting time of change for high schoolers,...
On Thursday, January 19, 2023, the Counseling Office presented an introduction to the college process for Thetford Academy juniors and their families. The event, led by Counseling Director Mark Pichette, provided an overview of the college application process and offered resources and tips for students and families starting to think...
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....
We set high expectations. We challenge all members of the school community to reach their highest potential.
We value initiative, courage and dedication. We take personal responsibility for the goals we set and work hard to achieve them.
We work and learn together. We see teachers as coaches, students as team members, families as partners, and learning as practice and action.
We provide individuals with personalized support and guidance. We care about each other and the larger community.
We respect differences among people. We welcome the contribution of varied perspectives to a rich and flexible school culture.