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March 4, 2025

Posted at 15:12h in Athletics, News by

The 14 athletes representing Thetford Academy at New Englands last Saturday had an exciting and inspiring day at the Reggie Lewis Track in Boston, surrounded by the best runners, jumpers and throwers in our six-state region. They also performed incredibly well, setting new school and state records. The meet was a fitting finale for an outstanding season that earned the boys’ team #1 in the state of Vermont.  New school records were set in the following 7 events: 4x200 relay - boys - athletes included: Evan Rich, Luke Miller, Emmett Terry, and Uly Junker 4x400 relay - boys - athletes included: Emmett Terry,...


March 4, 2025

Posted at 14:28h in Athletics, News by

The Girls' and Boys' Basketball programs have officially concluded their regular season play, with both Varsity Teams advancing to the postseason. Congratulations to the Boys' and Girls' Middle School Teams on finishing the season strong. The JV Girls' Team battled numerous injuries throughout the season, but managed to play their final games at full strength. Meanwhile, the JV Boys' Team remained highly competitive, really coming together as a unit. The Varsity Boys' Team capped off a strong regular season, finishing second in the standings. They hosted playoff games over the break, taking on Windsor in the first round and Woodstock...


February 25, 2025

Posted at 10:32h in News, Parents, Student Life by

Guest post from TA student Hanae Debo, Class of 2025 It's hard to get any students to stay after school on a Friday, let alone a half day, let alone on Valentine's Day. Despite this, twenty TA students across all grades gathered on February 14th with a common goal: to analyze data from the 2023 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) in order to identify strengths and concerns of student behavior at TA.  The event was organized and run entirely by members of the Getting to Y club. We led participants through a series of activities before diving into the data, such as...


February 22, 2025

Posted at 16:37h in Academics, Arts, Head of School, News, Outdoor Education, Parents, Student Life by

Dear TA Families, In keeping with my 'things we love at TA' theme from last Friday, here are a few more shout-outs, promotions, and dates to save:  Our Artists! A reminder that tonight 2/21 from 5-7pm is the opening reception for the AVA Gallery annual exhibit of high school artists. Congrats to all of the TA artists whose work was selected. Check out Caroline Watts' painting in the photos below.  Basketball! The middle school teams wrapped up their season last night, playing together as a co-ed team, with a win against Sharon. Congrats to all of our middle school athletes! It's Senior Night tonight...


February 18, 2025

Posted at 13:40h in Academics, News by

Two Thetford Academy students, Andre Whiteberg '25 and Oliver Yukica '24 (who graduated a year early and is attending Princeton University) were recently named National Merit Scholarship Finalists by the National Merit Scholarship Association. This prestigious recognition of academic performance is shared by just 15,000 students across the country each year and approximately 30 students in Vermont. To advance from Semifinalist to Finalist standing, students must submitting SAT scores that confirm their earlier PSAT/NMSQT performance, have an outstanding academic record, and be endorsed and recommended by a high school official. They must also submit an application that includes high school...


February 18, 2025

Posted at 12:08h in Academics, Counseling, DEI, News, Parents, Student Life by

Students from Thetford Academy's chapter of Up for Learning's "Getting to 'Y'" (GTY) have been working with Vermont's program leadership to help bring the youth empowerment and risk reduction initiative across state lines. Last month, their work culminated in Concord at New Hampshire's GTY Kick Off Conference and Training Event. At the kickoff, Mavis Downey '26 and Hanae Debo '25 - alongside Up for Learning leaders Kate Merrigan and Lindsey Halman - facilitated the day's activities for more than 100 students and educators. Using their own experience working with GTY in Vermont, the team presented an overview of how the program...

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