In TA's environmental studies and outdoor education course, students spend part of every Friday's two and a half hour class in a designated "solo spot." Solo spots, selected by each student early in the semester, are a place where students can spend time alone with their thoughts–disconnecting, reflecting, and observing....
Dear TA Families, The school year is reaching a late spring crescendo with performances, projects, and special events taking center stage. Arts Focus Recent days have been especially filled with a spotlight on the arts at TA. Congratulations to the cast and crew of the spring musical who delighted their audiences last weekend...
On May 27, 2022 Thetford Academy will host our fifth annual Day of Giving, the largest fundraising event of the school year. This year's theme, "Honor the Past, Create the Future" is a celebration of TA's 200+ years of history and the strong connection between the past, the present, and...
The Musical Theater Production class at TA will present the musical Hello, Dolly! on Friday and Saturday, May 20-21 at 7:00 pm at the MJR Theater, Thetford Academy. The Broadway classic, based on the story “The Matchmaker” by Thornton Wilder, follows the life of Dolly Levi, who says of herself, “Some...
This is a guest post from the Operation Day's Work student leadership team: Charlotte Reimanis '23, Cecilia Luce '24, Mary Bosco '24, Mack Briglin '22, and Annie Hesser '24. A tradition of over a decade at Thetford Academy, ODW (Operation Day’s Work) resumed on May 4th, 2022, after a two...
On May 4, TA hosted its annual Honors Celebration, welcoming honor students and their families into the Vaughan Alumni Gymnasium for a special recognition of students' academic achievement. The theme this year was "Hope," a nod to Emily Dickinson's poem, "'Hope' is the thing with feathers." In her opening comments,...
TA Panther athletes are off to an impressive start for the spring sports season. In baseball, the Panthers are six games in - with five in the win column. In their third game of the season vs. White River Valley, the team toppled the undefeated Wildcats, who had been 39-0...
Dear TA Families, Here are a few of the highlights as we jumped into a busy spring schedule after break this week: Service Activities The Operation Day's Work event on Wednesday had student crews working throughout our community, painting, spring yard cleaning, baking, car washing, and more - at organizations like the Thetford...
On Monday, May 2, VT representatives (Windsor-Orange 2) Tim Briglin and Jim Masland visited with Thetford Academy students on campus to talk food policy. The group, which included students from Casey Huling’s Why Food Matters class, Stacy Barton’s Civics class, and Betsy Pond’s World History class, have been studying government,...
Dear TA Families, We had a few schoolwide activities during power hour this week, in honor of Earth Day, that raised our collective awareness about the spring growing season and sustainable practices. On Monday in advisory, students planted flowers and created a multitude of cheerful blue planters filled with pansies and friendly messages that...