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June 10, 2020

Posted at 13:02h in Parents, Student Life by

Dear Seniors, The hairstyle in my senior photo (above) is the male counterpart, I guess, to the hairstyle that Karyn Neubauer included with her letter to all of you.  I’m guessing that unlike Karyn, though, I stayed with that look longer than I should have.  I rocked that look through college, through the Peace Corps (“Did I ever tell you I was in the Peace Corps?”), and well into the 90s.  For more than 10 years, my hair was parted in the middle and “feathered back.”   As I was thinking about what I wanted to say to you, I realized that everyone...


June 9, 2020

Posted at 09:54h in News by

June’s Student of the Month can be described with many positive adjectives: polite, considerate, conscientious, hardworking, tenacious, and many more as you’ll see. When challenges come his way, he doesn’t let them slow him down, rather, he seems to use them as fuel to drive him to even greater heights. Tim Renner, an instructor at Hypertherm said: “For me the thing that stuck out most about him was his drive and his tenacity… I was amazed that not once did he ever let anything slow him down or stop him… He is an inspiration for other students” Angela Lavoy, who has worked with him in math, history,...


June 9, 2020

Posted at 06:59h in Parents, Student Life by

Dear Class of 2020, If you had asked me, at 18, if I wanted to become a school librarian I would have laughed and looked at you like you were nuts. Who wants to go back to high school when everyone is so desperate to get out of it? Why would anyone ever do that?!  The answer to what would make someone do that is, of course, you. At least-- for me it was.  I do know some colleagues who always knew they wanted to teach. Some of you already know what you want in life, but I also bet a lot of...


June 8, 2020

Posted at 12:45h in Parents, Student Life by

Dear Class of 2020, I join you this year in saying goodbye to Thetford Academy. Pandemic strangeness aside, I know that all of you will move forward to a new life that is largely unimaginable at this moment. What you make of it will be a mixture of your own doing in combination with other forces that are far beyond your control. To help keep me sane when forces emerge far beyond my control, I keep three quotes nearby to help bring me clarity.  The first one deals with something harder than the hardest job you’ll ever have, or the most challenging degree...


June 5, 2020

Posted at 12:47h in Parents, Student Life by

Dear members of the Thetford Academy Class of 2020~ A class to remember- a time to remember. So many times over the last eight weeks I’ve thought of all of you. I’ve  imagined how you all are feeling, what your thoughts are, and honestly, if I could hug each and everyone of you, I would!  The word ‘heroes’ comes to mind for me when I think of all of you. I could not be any more proud than I am of you right now! Your world changed in a matter of days! Everyday, since March 16,2020, you were faced with the unknown and...


June 4, 2020

Posted at 17:39h in Head of School, News, Parents by

On June 2, a handful of TA faculty and administrators came together swiftly to share their reflections and responses to national outrage over the killing of George Floyd - and the broader topics of racial justice, racism, and civil disobedience, to name a few. Their recorded message was shared with the TA community - students, parents, and staff - via email on June 2, along with a statement from Head of School Carrie Brennan and TA Board President Gio Bosco. ...

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