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January 20, 2026

Posted at 09:22h in Academics, News, Parents, Student Life by

Thetford Academy senior Daniel Mann was recently selected as a delegate to the United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) and will represent Vermont alongside Senators Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch during the 64th annual USSYP Washington Week in March. His selection includes a $10,000 scholarship and national recognition for academic excellence and public service. Daniel is the first Thetford Academy student to be selected as a USSYP delegate since the program was established in 1962. The U.S. Senate’s prestigious USSYP brings together 104 student leaders each year, two from each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Department...


January 17, 2026

Posted at 16:37h in Academics, Athletics, Head of School, News, Parents by

Dear TA Families, We are heading into a 4-day weekend as we pause between semesters and honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday. We look forward to seeing everyone back at school on Tuesday, ready for the launch of the new term! If you are looking for things to do over the weekend - and into next week - we have a few invitations: On Friday evening 1/16, the high school girls basketball teams host Oxbow for two home games at the Vaughan Alumni Gymnasium: JV at 5:30pm and Varsity at 7pm. There will also be a banner celebration...


January 15, 2026

Posted at 10:41h in Academics, News, Parents, Student Life by

Thetford Academy senior Elijah Renner recently received national recognition for his innovative STEM research by the prestigious Regeneron Science Talent Search. The annual Regeneron Science Talent Search, hosted by the nonprofit Society for Science, is the nation’s oldest and most prestigious high school science and math competition – once called the “Super Bowl of Science” by President George H.W. Bush.  Elijah is one of just 300 students to earn the award, selected from over 2600 applicants from 826 high schools across 46 states, Washington, D.C., Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and 16 countries. His project “Pathformer: Large Language Models for Automated...


January 12, 2026

Posted at 17:48h in Athletics, News, Parents, Student Life by

Propelled by a historic performance by junior Sebastian Perdrizet, and buoyed by a number of phenomenal individual and team performances, the Thetford Academy boys indoor track team pulled off a stunning upset to win the D-II Vermont High School Indoor Track and Field State Championships on Saturday by the narrowest of margins over heavily-favored U-32. TA competes at the D-III level in every high school sport except indoor track, where they compete at the D-II level, facing much larger schools. And U-32, a school twice TA's size, entered the meet as a decided favorite. Perdrizet led the way, winning four individual events...


January 12, 2026

Posted at 17:30h in Academics, Arts, News, Parents, Student Life by

At the end of every semester, you'll find students at Thetford Academy putting their learning to work, applying the the skills and ideas they've practiced in the classroom. Through culminating projects and experiences, teachers encourage students to not only demonstrate their mastery of course material, but also their creativity and collaborative skills. Below are some examples of what students are doing this semester. In Biology and Advanced Biology, students are deepening their understanding of body systems and anatomy through hands-on dissection. After studying the structure and function of various organs in class, students now get the chance to see exactly...


January 9, 2026

Posted at 16:20h in Academics, Head of School, News, Parents, Student Life by

Dear TA Families, Happy New Year from all of us at Thetford Academy! Our first week back has been a whirlwind of academic activity as students dove back into their classes and engaged in final projects and assessments during these final days of the quarter and semester. Check in with your student at home to learn more about the exams they are studying for; the essays they are writing; the presentations, simulations, performances, and reflections they are doing; and the projects they are creating. This weekend should be a busy time for students as they prep to end their classes on a...

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