One of Thetford Academy's newer traditions is our annual Thanksgiving luncheon, an all-school gathering before the holiday. This year, we were joined by trustees past and present, alumni, neighbors, and friends who helped us serve our students and teachers and joined us in breaking bread. This tradition is a favorite...
This weekend, the Thetford Academy Drama department wowed audiences with five rousing performances of the fall play "Puffs: Or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic." The play, a parody of the Harry Potter series following "the other" students at a wizarding academy, is a...
Dear TA Families, Our campus will be bustling with activity this weekend. Come be a part of the fun! Two featured events: Four performances of 'Puffs', Friday-Sunday - more details here TA Alumni Association's annual craft fair, Saturday - more details here I'm always amazed at how much is happening around here in the...
I’ll be honest: I didn’t start a debate team at TA because I loved debate. I used to think debate was a competition where winning mattered more than reaching thoughtful conclusions, and rewarded people who could think quickly, not deeply. I worried that students would learn clever tricks to...
Thetford Academy's Social Studies department recently hosted a Writing Forum focused on real-world applications for writing and the importance of effective written communication in everyday life. The event's four alumni panelists, Nathaniel Cook '06, Nathan Hill '02, Erika Hoffman-Kiess '86, and Lucy Wagner '03, work in different fields, but all...
The air at Thetford Academy was electric with the sounds of whirring motors this past weekend as the school hosted its second annual Haunted Harvest Vex Robotics Tournament. The event saw teams from across the region gather for a day of intense competition, but it was the home teams that...
Thetford Academy’s Performing Arts Department proudly announces its fall theater production of Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic, a fast-paced, funny, and heartwarming reimagining of a familiar magical story—from the perspective of the loyal and often overlooked students known as the Puffs. Written...
Dear TA Families, Quarter 1 Report CardReport cards were sent via email on Friday afternoon (Nov. 7) through our student information system, Alma. They are distributed automatically to the parent/guardian email addresses we have on file. Additionally, the report card is now available in each student's profile on Alma. Log in,...
The Panther boys had a great day at the Vermont Cross Country State Championship meet on October 25, finishing second among 11 teams in Division III. The team was down a key scorer due to illness, said Coach Joe Deffner, and the remaining runners "really picked it up and had...
A reflection by Mavis Downey '26 On Monday, October 27th, a group of student leaders from Thetford Academy attended Dartmouth’s 2025 UN Global Symposium on Youth Well-Being. The event brought together leading mental health experts, policymakers, and youth leaders to examine one of the most pressing issues of our time: the...