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January 8, 2020

Posted at 19:47h in Outdoor Education by

By Charles Longshaw This reflection is from an overnight solo experience for Thetford Academy’s Environmental Studies and Outdoor Education Program. We were out in the wilderness, trying to see if we could make it through the whole night alone with limited materials. All I chose to bring with me were warm layers, hand warmers, a knife, whistle, matches, flashlight, water bottle, hat, and gloves. We weren’t allowed to bring electronics (including our phones), lighters, cotton clothing, or anything we couldn’t carry in our pockets. I was at my solo spot, a place in the Thetford State Forest that I have developed...


January 8, 2020

Posted at 12:10h in Athletics, News, Parents by

The Panthers' indoor track team headed to Burlington last weekend for a Sunday meet at the University of Vermont. The team continued their streak of record-making and breaking performances, with both boys' and girls' teams earning podium finishes in several events. The recap from Coach Charlie Buttrey: Knute Linehan '21 set a new school record in the high jump, with a leap of 5' 10 3/4".  In the 1500, Tobin Durham '22 crossed the finish line in 4:29.89, the second-fastest time ever by a TA runner. The girls dominated the 55 hurdles: Kiran Black '22 won, Samara Spelman '20 was 3rd,...


January 7, 2020

Posted at 11:27h in Academics, News, Parents by

This week, TA seventh grader Piper Leibon was featured in the online newspaper VTDigger for her Young Writer's Project (YWP) submission titled, "Tomorrow." YWP, a Vermont-based non-profit organization, engages young people to write and use digital media to express themselves "with clarity and power, and to gain confidence and skills for school, the workplace and life." From VTDigger: "This year’s ball drop marked the beginning of another new year… and a new decade, too: an unparalleled time to dream about the future ahead of us. Post Mills poet Piper Leibon, this week’s featured writer, mulls over the personal values...


January 2, 2020

Posted at 14:13h in Arts, News, Parents by

Thetford Academy Drama students present five comedic, short plays Thursday, Jan. 16 and Friday, Jan. 17 in the Martha Jane Rich Theater. This year’s plays are drawn from a variety of authors, from Christopher Durang to Rich Orloff, and they offer an evening of light-hearted drama. NOTE: Some plays are PG-13 for strong language. Shows are at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $5 at the door. Students are free. ...


January 2, 2020

Posted at 12:46h in Academics, Arts, News, Parents by

TA's Visual Arts teacher, Karyn Neubauer, includes a multimedia unit in her curriculum every year. So when Patricia Norton, director of the Upper Valley Music Center's Juneberry Choral Program, reached out with an idea to incorporate multimedia art into the group's next choral performance, it felt like a perfect fit. Juneberry Community Chorus, one of Juneberry's choral programs, is a roughly 70 voice group, with singers ranging in age from twenty-something to octogenarian. The group performs twice per year at the Lebanon Opera House, with the next performance scheduled for January 2020. For this performance, Juneberry commissioned a piece by...


December 31, 2019

Posted at 14:22h in Outdoor Education by

By Ethan Howe In the Environmental Studies and Outdoor Education course, a major component of the class is “solos.” Solos are a designated time each week where students return to their solo spot and spend reflective time alone in the wilderness. A solo spot is a quiet place in the forest that each student has chosen. Everyone's solo spot is near the yurt in the State Forest. Every student has built a primitive shelter in their solo spot, but besides that the place is very wild. Limited materials are allowed including, rope, a tarp, a knife, a whistle, matches a journal...

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