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June 1, 2020

Posted at 06:54h in Counseling by

Dear 2020 TA Panthers, Well, your senior year has certainly been one for the history books. I miss, each day, seeing your smiling faces, and I know my own sense of loss pales in comparison to what you are feeling. There is nothing more entertaining than convincing seniors to fight through their own senioritis, and the class of 2020 would definitely have given us all a run for our money! I will never forget you all, or your senior year, even though (and perhaps especially because) it looks different than any other classes’ ever before.  One of my favorite parts of my...


May 29, 2020

Posted at 15:02h in News by

Photo of 2019 Honors Celebration by Dan Grossman Congratulations to the students who achieved Thetford Academy High Honors at least once in the preceding four quarters, including the fourth quarter of the preceding year, and Honors in all remaining quarters. First-year TA students qualified based on their grades for the first three quarters of this school year: earning High Honors at least once and Honors in the remaining quarters. Grade 12 Hanna Blankenship*Grace Davis*Eamon Deffner*Elizabeth DixonJoseph DunnAlexis GaetzMorgan GaffneyOlivia Limlaw*Frank Loveland *Katherine MacVeagh*Lilian MacVeagh*Destiny MillerAidan Moore*Emma ThorburnJahirah ThurberEmily Trage*Sophia WilliamsTyler Wojcik* These seniors earned invitations to the Honors Celebration each year they were...


May 29, 2020

Posted at 11:19h in Parents by

Given that TA alternates between recognizing a junior and a senior as Student of the Month, May is the last opportunity to award a member of the Class of 2020. We couldn’t let this chance go by without awarding two particular seniors: JJ Thurber and Lily MacVeagh. Congratulations to both! Jahirah Thurber, Class of 2020 JJ, Kate Owen, and Ms. Brennan on one of two school visits they made to learn from others in Vermont about advisories JJ is the queen of efficiency. Throughout high school, she has worked many hours at jobs outside of school while shouldering demanding course loads. At school,...


May 29, 2020

Posted at 07:55h in Counseling by

Happy Friday, Panthers! Apologies for the late newsletter this week.  The end of the year is approaching, and at TA, we're thinking about how to wrap up this crazy year and plan for the next, all while dealing with a huge batch of unknowns. It can be completely disconcerting to live in the land of unknowns. One strategy that you can use to help stay centered is to take life and planning in short chunks. My own personal rule is to focus on the next 5 days, and no more. Focusing on the short term, on what I can control now and in...


May 28, 2020

Posted at 10:52h in Parents, Student Life by

Dear Thetford Academy Class of 2020, Although I have not been one of your educators, coaches or mentors, my work here at TA has offered me the opportunity to watch each and every one of you grow and develop into the fine young adults you have become through your performances, athletics, Founders Day, ODW and collaboration with some of your outdoor classes. Missing traditional graduation ceremonies this year is disappointing for all of us but makes your achievements no less earned, no less important, no less admired and no less gratifying. This is but a brief moment in history. Before you know it, you...

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