Covid Cases IncreasingThe subvariant BA.2 is very, very contagious. Many families have had recent Covid exposure. Please be smart about masking and distancing around folks you don't know. Be careful over the upcoming break as you travel. BoostersAdults 50 years and older and all 12 years old and up with immunocompromise...
TA Sophomore Cecilia Luce was recently published in VTDigger as part of its student journalism platform, the "Underground Workshop." Ceci's article, "A sacred space: Founders' Day at Thetford Academy," looked at the roots of the nearly 80 year-old TA tradition. Founders' Day, she writes, begins each year with "a story...
Current illnesses: PLEASE: Sick children need to stay home. TA continues seeing many, many cases of an upper respiratory virus.We also continue to see several cases of a stomach bug.If your child is sick they must stay home until they are better. A friendly reminder, students with upper respiratory symptoms still need to...
With spring in the air, the Thetford Outdoor Program (TOP) is gearing up for another successful growing season in TA's school garden. One of TOP's newest Summer Leadership opportunities, the middle school Garden Camp, aims to engage our youngest students in place-based, outdoor learning with a week-long experience in the...
On Wednesday, March 30, 2022, the Riverbend Career and Technical Center hosted its annual induction ceremony for the National Technical Honor Society. This year, three TA students earned membership in NHTS, "an educational non-profit that exists to honor, recognize, and empower students and teachers in Career & Technical Education." Congratulations...
Congratulations to TA Drama students! At Saturday’s Vermont Regional Drama Festival at Williamstown High School, their production of “The Insanity of Mary Girard” was recognized for Excellence in Storytelling Through Cohesive Expression of Tragedy. The festival was a welcome return to live performances after a two-year Covid hiatus. Individual awards for Excellence in Acting were given to Annie Hesser,...
The Thetford Outdoor Program has an exciting slate of adventures planned for the summer. This year, the TOP Summer Leadership program includes a variety of new outdoor opportunities alongside favorites from past years. Students can canoe camp on the Connecticut River paddle trail, experience rock-climbing in Rumney, NH, or join...
Current illnesses: TA is seeing many, many cases of an upper respiratory virus.We also continue to see several cases of a stomach bug.A friendly reminder, students with upper respiratory symptoms still need to do a home rapid Covid test. Take home kits are available in the Health Office.If your child is...
Dear TA Families, Spring is in the air. Next Friday, April 1, will mark the end of the third quarter. It's that time of year in schools when we are knee-deep in what's happening right now, and also have an eye toward summer, and start to plan for the following year....
The Ronald McDonald Dental Van will be back the third week in April. Please let Nurse Ellen know if you want to sign your child up for teeth cleanings. For students already signed up, parents don't need to do anything. Their students will be seen automatically. If you've been sent enrollment forms,...