The TA boys and girls cross country teams will compete in the Vermont State Championships on Saturday, Oct. 27, at TA's Dan Grossman Woods Trail. The races will begin at 10:30 a.m. TA girls will run at 11:30 a.m. and the Panther boys will compete at 1 p.m.; some TA boys will...
TA's 1st-seed varsity girls defeated 16th-seed Winooski 6-0 in the opening round of the VPA Division III playoffs yesterday (Wednesday, Oct. 23). On a cold, damp, windy afternoon on TA's lower soccer field, the Panthers dominated from the start, racking up five goals in the first half before adding their...
The 13th-seed varsity boys scored the first and last goal in their playoff game against 4th-seed Leland & Gray, but the Rebels scored the intervening three, as Leland & Gray edged the Panthers 3-2 yesterday. Nine minutes into the game, Ethan Steingas put a Tate Linehan pass into the net, and...
The TA varsity girls completed their season in spectacular fashion, defeating U-32 3-2 on a Namya Benjamin shot three minutes into overtime, with Casey MacVeagh getting the assist. The 11-1-1 Panthers earned the top seed for the VPA Division III playoffs, with pairings to be announced tomorrow. The Panthers dominated the...
Scott Ellis, coordinator of the Thetford Outdoor Program (TOP), was recognized by the Society of Health and Physical Educators of Vermont (SHAPE Vermont) with the Physical Activity Leadership Award during a ceremony Oct. 19 in Killington. The state-wide award recognizes outstanding individuals who actively promote lifelong health and physical activity. Ellis,...
It was a dark and stormy afternoon. Seriously. It was bitter cold. It rained. It hailed. It sleeted. The field was muddy. The ball stuck in the mucky grass whenever it landed. So did some athletes' shoes! The occasion was the Wednesday, Oct. 17, boys varsity soccer team's Senior Game -...
Thetford Academy junior Shelby Varley is one of sixteen Vermont students selected to serve on the Youth Advisory Council, a partnership of the Vermont Family Network, the Vermont Agency of Education, Vermont Center for Independent Living, Vermont Division of Blind and Visually Impaired, Vermont Department of Labor, Vermont Federation of...
The 7th Annual THETFORD GEOGRAPHY BEE is coming up on Friday, Nov. 2, at Thetford Academy. What is a Geo Bee? We ask a series of multiple choice questions to three-person teams, focusing on a specific topic. This year's theme is "Thetford and Thetford Academy." TA is gearing up for...
TA seniors Eli Kaliski, Alden Nichols, and Maeve Curtin (Stage Manager) are featured in local playwright and TA parent Duncan Nichols' new play, Silvia and Mary at Sea, a "scary musical fairy tale" which time travels from 1968 to 1868 and back again. The play opens at The Parish Players Theater in Thetford...
On Saturday, Oct. 13, at 10 a.m., join Thetford Academy for a one-of-a-kind super fun Fun Run/Walk with a TWIST! Whether you're a runner, a history buff, or both, this free event will not disappoint. Named for TA's founder, Asa Burton, the Bicentennial Blitz will follow TA's iconic Dan Grossman Woods...