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January 14, 2020

Posted at 10:19h in Academics, Arts, News, Parents by

Thetford Academy's instrumental music teacher Greg Mellinger recently penned an article for the National Federation of State High Schools Association's publication "High School Today." The article, titled "Maintaining School Activities in a Small School Setting," discusses the importance of providing students with a broad range of athletic, club, and arts activities—and the challenge of doing so in a small school setting. Mellinger shares how Thetford Academy has addressed this challenge with creativity and commitment. One creative solution, he writes, is the recent reorganization of the school's daily schedule to include what TA calls "Power Hour." Power Hour, now in it's third...


January 13, 2020

Posted at 12:26h in Academics, News, Parents by

On Friday, English 10: Identity & Voice students presented the final project of the semester: "The Anthology." 2020 marked the 29th year of the Anthology assignment, which is now considered a rite of passage for TA students. Since retired teacher Peggy Sadler began the project back in 1991, the assignment has shifted, but the essence of it has remained the same. Throughout the semester, students collect excerpts of both original and published literature that feel important to them—citing all sources and exhibiting their own artistic touch. The performance is a culmination of that work, and every student performs a...


January 13, 2020

Posted at 08:50h in Outdoor Education by

By, Caleb MacNeil People have asked me what are some of the most important things to know about the Environmental Studies and Outdoor Education class at TA. One of my responses is that a key component of the class is the fires. During the first fires of the year, Scott Ellis supervises us. He explained and demonstrated to us how to make a fire with only one match. This first fire was the most significant one of the year. To make fires in this class, there must be snow on the ground because there is less danger of the fire getting out...


January 10, 2020

Posted at 08:56h in Outdoor Education by

By Kaydence Rich The Thetford Academy Environmental Studies and Outdoor Education class visited Mike Hebb at his home in Strafford, Vermont on September 26th. Mike is a Thetford Academy alumnus, class of 64’ and very knowledgeable about a variety of topics. We visited his house to see how he cares for his apple trees, to look at his root cellar where he stores his food, to see his moss collection and to see his homemade sawmill.  At first, Mike showed the students his root cellar where he stores his food he harvests, including vegetables from his garden and apples from his orchard....


January 10, 2020

Posted at 08:46h in Academics, News, Parents by

Students in Madame Heinzmann's French classes said au revoir to 2019 by sharing a raclette during their final class of the year. Raclette is a Swiss tradition that dates back to the Middle Ages. Wheels of cheese were melted using a heat source (traditionally a fireplace), then the melted cheese was raked (raclé) off, little by little, onto waiting plates of boiled potatoes. And yes, it's even better than it sounds! Today, electricity makes things a lot easier in the form of tabletop raclette stoves. Raclette crossed the border into France in the 1970's. Traditionally served with charcuterie (cold cuts) and cornichons, it is...


January 9, 2020

Posted at 11:57h in Outdoor Education by

By Brennan Vaughan The Environmental Studies and Outdoor Education course went to Zebedee Wetlands in October of 2019. Zebedee is managed by The UpperValley Land Trust and is a popular bird watching area in Thetford, VT. At Zebedee there is a trail that surrounds a swamp. On the field trip, Scott Ellis (Thetford Outdoor Program Coordinator) pointed out invasive species like buckthorn and honeysuckle. Invasive species can be bad for wildlife and the environment because they were brought here from somewhere else and push out native species. The class went to Zebedee because we were working on a unit on how...

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