Dear TA Families, The weeks between Thanksgiving and the Holiday Break are busy ones at Thetford Academy. Here is a preview of some key December dates. Dec. 9 - FAFSA Workshop for the Class of 2025 We hope to see lots of seniors and their family members on Monday evening at our annual...
This year, we hope you'll start your season of giving at Thetford Academy. Giving Tuesday is a global celebration of philanthropy and here at TA, we have a lot of reasons to celebrate. Your gifts to TA this year have helped us make transformative improvements to our campus - like...
Thetford Academy's music department is excited to share some joy with you! On Wednesday, December 11, at 6:30 p.m., our instrumental musicians, stage band, and middle school chorus will showcase their talents in our annual Winter Concert. Chorus students will perform an eclectic concert of classic pop, musical theater, contemporary...
Dear TA Families, A short note on this short week with one big message: On behalf of all of us at Thetford Academy, we wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy the extra time with family and friends over the holiday weekend. We will see everyone back on Monday. Carrie Brennan, Head of School Featured photos: ...
Thetford Academy’s longtime Culinary Arts teacher Jennifer Gernhard centers community service in her curriculum, teaching students both how to cook and how to make a difference. For example, in Jennifer’s Cooking for Health class, students recently collaborated with a local church group to raise money for the Thetford Food Shelf, preparing...
Dear TA Families, Question: "If you were in a traveling circus, what role would you have?" First response: "The lion tamer, no doubt!" This fun discussion prompt, which quickly elicited spirited answers from friends around the table, was one of many interesting conversations I caught little pieces of while strolling around on lunch...
Thetford Academy is proud to present Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. Widely considered a masterpiece, this timeless classic challenges American ideas of power, intolerance, and justice set against the backdrop of the Salem Witch Trials. In the Puritan community of Salem, Massachusetts, a servant girl accuses a farmer’s wife of witchcraft....
On Saturday, November 9th, Brady Sloop and Ava Hayden represented Thetford Academy at the 89th Annual New England Interscholastic Cross Country Championships. Brady and Ava qualified for this event by finishing in the top 25 (across all divisions) at the Vermont State Championships held at Thetford Academy on October 26th. Following...
Dear TA Families, Next week, at long last, the bridge connecting Thetford, VT and Lyme, NH will reopen. While only 18 months in duration, the project took place over the course of three school years, starting in the spring semester of 2022-23 and ending in the fall semester of 2024-25. What...
On Saturday Nov 2, 2024, 32 robot teams from Vermont and New Hampshire converged on Vaughan Alumni Gymnasium at Thetford Academy for the first annual Haunted Harvest Robotics Tournament. It was the first time TA had hosted a tournament in over ten years, and due to the outstanding planning team...