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Girls Conclude Basketball Season, Boys Playoff Run Continues AthleticsNewsParentsStudent Life

Girls Conclude Basketball Season, Boys Playoff Run Continues

The girls’ varsity basketball team concluded their season (5-16) last Wednesday in the first-round playoff game against the #3 seeded Oxbow High School. The team fought hard throughout the game, narrowing the deficit to just five points with three minutes remaining. All of the players showed remarkable growth and improvement…
Bri Barnes
March 3, 2026
Thetford Academy Celebrates 83rd Annual Founders’ Day (+ Photo Gallery) Alumni NewsNewsParentsStudent Life

Thetford Academy Celebrates 83rd Annual Founders’ Day (+ Photo Gallery)

On Friday, February 13, 2026, Thetford Academy celebrated its 207th birthday and its 83rd annual Founders’ Day. Former Head of School Carl Anderson started the Founders’ Day tradition in 1944, after a tragic fire destroyed the school’s original campus. With Founders’ Day, Anderson hoped to honor the school’s deep history,…
Patty McIlvaine
February 17, 2026
TA Robotics Team “Wiseguys” Win VT/NH VEX Championship AcademicsNewsParentsStudent Life

TA Robotics Team “Wiseguys” Win VT/NH VEX Championship

This year, all seven of Thetford Academy's VEX Robotics teams (two middle school teams and five high school teams) qualified to compete in the VT/NH State Championships. The event, hosted by Manchester Community College in Manchester, NH, was full of exciting matches and some disappointing losses. At the end of…
Jonathan Crossett
February 17, 2026
Ranee Hall ’28 Advances to VT Poetry Out Loud Finals AcademicsArtsNewsParentsStudent Life

Ranee Hall ’28 Advances to VT Poetry Out Loud Finals

Thetford Academy recently hosted its 17th annual Poetry Out Loud (POL) recitation contest featuring poetry performances from nine talented TA students: Eleora Santor, Lucca Huling, Maddie Piecuch, Camren Murray, Anna Ferrier, Evelyn Hayden, Twyla Weinstein, Ranee Hall, and Jay Hill. Each student recited personally selected poems for the team of community judges,…
Patty McIlvaine
February 16, 2026
Head of School Weekly Email: Founders’ Day Traditions Live On! Head of SchoolNewsParentsStudent Life

Head of School Weekly Email: Founders’ Day Traditions Live On!

Dear TA Families, Yesterday we celebrated our 83rd Founders' Day as a school community. This is an energetic mid-winter event that Carl Anderson started to bring people together after the school burned down in 1942 - and it has been a treasured tradition ever since.  Students in every grade demonstrated…
Carrie Brennan
February 14, 2026
The Class of 2030 Builds Community at Hulbert Outdoor Center NewsOutdoor EducationParentsStudent Life

The Class of 2030 Builds Community at Hulbert Outdoor Center

Last week our 8th grade students traveled to the Hulbert Outdoor Center in Fairlee, Vermont for an overnight experience designed to do more than build memories. The trip placed students in situations of shared challenge, where learning happens through experience and reflection. These moments revealed the five habits we value…
Kristen Downey
February 10, 2026