Two TA students, Elliott Jones '22 and Layliana Benjamin '26, were selected to co-present at the University of Michigan Medical's 2021 Adolescent Conference on Health. The conference, now in its seventh year, is part of Michigan Medical's Adolescent Health Initiative (AHI), a program that aims to "advance innovative adolescent-centered...
Thetford Academy's fourth annual "Day of Giving" is scheduled for May 25, 2021. The fundraising event has become a new TA tradition, a school-wide celebration of student successes, community spirit, and "Panther pride." This year, the event will focus on the school's five core values: caring, commitment, excellence, diversity, and...
Dear TA Families & Students, The TA website got a fresh new look this spring. It looks great - and continues to be a good source of information to keep us all connected. A few highlights to direct you to: TA's school calendar for 2021-22 is finalized. Visit the calendar page for the PDF copy...
TA students Mary Bosco and Eldon Crossett, supported by YATST advisors Kate Owen and Rebecca Walter, recently facilitated a global conversation between youth and adults at a conference session focused on the question: "What should be the purpose of school?" Thetford Academy's YATST team (Youth and Adults Transforming Schools Together) spent...
Former Mount Saint Joseph basketball coach Mark Benetato and filmmaker Duane Carleton joined students in Mr. Deffner's Civil Rights Literature class on Monday. Carleton's film "Divided by Diversity" (2016) explores what happened when five students from the Bronx, NY joined the Rutland school's community after fleeing violence in some of...
TA’s musical theater production class will present Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat on Saturday, May 22 and Sunday, May 23 at 6:30 p.m. For most of the school year, even this outdoor, socially distanced production seemed improbable. But when Vermont recently revised...
Dear TA Families & Students, Mark your calendars for the busy final weeks of school. We will continue to share details and updates about events as they develop. Please remember that community participation and audience sizes will be limited this year for all activities. TA Honors Celebration, May 12: Next Wednesday we will...
On Monday, May 3, 2021, Thetford Academy’s Counseling Office hosted an information session for rising sophomores preparing to register for Fall 2021 courses. The event outlined what students need to do to stay on track to meet graduation requirements, the ins and outs of the online course registration, and a...
Dear TA Families & Students, Spring is always a whirlwind time of year in a school, as we all aim to stay focused on teaching and learning in the present term, while simultaneously prepping for year-end events and the fall semester. It's like surfing two waves at once! For students (except seniors),...
On Tuesday, April 27, 2021, Thetford Academy’s Counseling Office hosted an information session for rising juniors preparing to register for Fall 2021 courses. The event covers planning to make sure all graduation requirements are met, the ins and outs of the online course registration, and a question and answer session...