Recognizing Our Senior Track Athletes
March 16, 2020
In the words of Coach Charlie Buttrey...
TA News
Coronavirus Updates, March 4-15
March 13, 2020
Head of School Carrie Brennan shared the following information with the TA parent, student, and employee email lists between March 4-15 ...
Champions! Panther Boys Earn 2020 DIII State Title
March 11, 2020
With an up and down season, the #7 seed Panthers trip to the Aud was never a sure thing. But with an upset of #2 Randolph 63-54 in the quarterfinals, they punched their ticket emphatically for the third year in a row. The Valley News round-up quotes coach Jason Gray: "It just means that the boys are dedicated and they want to show the best of their abilities at the right time. So they played their hearts out, (and) I tried to coach my heart out.” In the semifinal game, the Panthers faced #6 Peoples Academy. Peoples' Wolves came out aggressively...
UPDATED: TA Drama Presents “The Insanity of Mary Girard”
March 10, 2020
Thetford Academy Drama students will perform “The Insanity of Mary Girard,” by Lanie Robertson, in the MJR Theater on Friday, March 13, and on Wednesday, March 18, at 7:00 p.m. UPDATE: The March 18 performance has been canceled. Robertson’s play is a dramatic re-creation of the real-life story of the wife of the famous Philadelphian philanthropist, Stephen Girard (he personally saved the U.S. government from financial collapse during the War of 1812). Girard committed his wife, Mary, to a Pennsylvania hospital as an incurable lunatic in 1790, where she spent the last 25 years of her life. The play centers primarily on Mary’s time...
Eloise Silver Van Meter Advances to Poetry Out Loud State Finals
March 9, 2020
Ten brave students took part in TA's 11th annual Poetry Out Loud Recitation Contest on Feb 11th: Eamon Deffner (as a sample for judges to calibrate their scoring), Frank Loveland, Lily MacVeagh, Grace Davis, Jordan Smith, Hanna Blankenship, Nattilie Sanso, Mackin Briglin, Gretta Koppers, and Eloise Silver Van Meter. Frank emerged as the runner-up, and for the second year in a row Eloise won the event. TA thanks judges Kay Morton and Ina Anderson for the time and consideration! At the state semifinals on March 5th, Eloise competed with other Vermont school champions at the Barre Opera House, reciting "Beautiful Wreckage" by...
Order Your TA Yearbook by April 29
March 6, 2020
It's that time of year - the Thetford Academy 2019-2020 yearbooks are ready to go! Order your "Tacadian" today from Picaboo Yearbooks. Just click the link and follow the online instructions to purchase. All yearbook orders must be received by April 29, 2020. Hardcover yearbooks are $35, softcover $25. NOTE: Softcover yearbooks do not have extra blank front and back pages for signing. ...