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June 17, 2024

Posted at 10:08h in Alumni News, News, Parents by

On Friday, June 14, Thetford Academy celebrated its 205th commencement ceremony honoring the graduating Class of 2024. After a long week of dismal weather forecasts for the event, the predicted rain suddenly disappeared from the forecast, replaced by a perfect evening for an outdoor celebration. With the mountains providing an unbeatable backdrop, the Class of 2024 took the stage. Graduation at TA is student-led, featuring speeches, poems, and musical performances from members of the class. This year, the ceremony opened with a welcome from Addison Cadwell, who thanked the audience - the teachers, parents, guardians, grandparents, and friends - who...


June 13, 2024

Posted at 14:54h in Academics, News, Parents, Student Life by

As the year draws to a close, Thetford Academy's teachers continue to design rich learning experiences for students. Culminating projects are designed to bring together the ideas, information, and skills students have learned over the course of the semester and put that learning into practice. For example, in Scott Ellis’s Environmental Studies and Outdoor Education course, students selected projects that will become a future resource for our community, like making signs and an interactive map of the tree species on the quad, and building benches for Thetford Academy's new nine-hole disc golf course. Students in Joe Deffner’s Civil Rights Literature class...


June 8, 2024

Posted at 11:56h in Academics, Arts, Athletics, Head of School, News, Parents, Student Life by

Dear TA Families, The end of the school year is a big balancing act between celebration and rigor, and sometimes the silly and the serious. We had our fair share of silly today, as we arrived at school this morning and found the quad crowded with tents and the interior of the white building blanketed in sticky notes. The seniors were busy with pranks over the past 24 hours! We will shift to serious with the baccalaureate ceremony for the Class of 2024 on Sunday evening - a time for the almost-graduates and their families to come together to reflect on their high...


June 6, 2024

Posted at 17:34h in Health Office by

We remember our WWII veterans with appreciation this D-Day. Nurse Ellen will return medications that students have had at school, the week of June 10th. Summer Food Program for Lower Income Students There is money available for summer lunches ($120 per child). If you already have an EBT (electronic benefit transfer) card, these funds should be added to your EBT card. You should receive a letter in July. This is the link for the summer food program. If you are not readily able to access this program Nurse Ellen suggests calling Vermont Economic Services in White River, 800-479-6151. Illnesses  • We had more cases of a stomach...


June 6, 2024

Posted at 15:05h in News by

Join TA this summer for music, fun, and food! Thetford Academy is excited to announce a reprisal of our summer concert series, “Schoolhouse Rocks" for a second season. The series opens with the Burlington, VT based bluegrass band "Good Gravy" on Sunday, June 23 at 6 p.m. The trio (Joe Agnello, Jeff Wilson, and Jack Vignone) pay homage to bluegrass legends such as Tony Rice, Norman Blake, and Doc Watson. With great music and food Tug Mountain Pizza, the concert series opener will be fun for the whole family. Next up on Thursday, July 18, at 6:00 p.m. Thetford Academy is...


June 6, 2024

Posted at 12:22h in Academics, News, Parents, Student Life by

It's time to celebrate! This week, TA's Class of 2024 is winding down their high school career with full days of classes before final exams. On Sunday, June 9, the class will commence celebrating their achievements with Thetford Academy's annual baccalaureate ceremony, hosted in the Martha Jane Rich Theater. The ceremony will include speeches from students Cecilia Luce, Iris Morand, and Mary Bosco, with a musical presentation from Saylor Billiau. Dawn Phelps, TA's Food Service Manager, was selected by students to make the baccalaureate address. On Friday, June 14, Thetford Academy will have Class Day and its 205th commencement. The 57...

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