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February 27, 2020

Posted at 11:46h in Academics, News, Parents by

EVENT POSTPONED - We regret to share the news that this event has been canceled to mitigate community health concerns. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. Thetford Academy and the Dartmouth College Native American Studies Department will co-host the Nolumbeka Project event “Nisnol Siboal/Two Rivers: Celebrating the Waters of Ndakinna (Our Land)" on March 14, 2020, in TA's Martha Jane Rich Theater. This event is the second of 12 in the series “River Stories 2020: Recovering Indigenous Voices of the Connecticut River Valley." The "River Stories" series coincides with the Plymouth 400, a year-long celebration commemorating the historic landing of the Mayflower...


February 27, 2020

Posted at 10:27h in Academics, News by

February's Student of the Month is not a flamboyant attention seeker. He doesn't do things because he wants you to notice, but because it's the right thing to do. Teachers describe him as kind, easy-going, and dependable with a ready smile.  He's a team player. Coach Tim Ouellette says that even though he was "a newcomer to the Varsity team...


February 20, 2020

Posted at 09:58h in Athletics, News, Parents by

Thetford Academy's Indoor Track and Field teams had a very, very good day at the state meet, walking away with a hard-earned Division II title (boys) and a TA-best second place overall finish (girls). According to Coach Buttrey, "new school records were set and a boatload of PR's were made and ELEVEN TA athletes punched a ticket to New Englands." Some highlights included Knute Linehan's 20'3" long jump, the second longest in both D-1 and D-2 divisions, a leap that won him D-2 championship and a trip to New Englands. Grace Davis (14' 7 3/4"), Samara Spelman (13' 7 3/4"),...


February 13, 2020

Posted at 16:14h in Academics, News, Parents by

TA's annual Middle School Spelling Bee went 36 rounds before defending champion Leo Downey correctly spelled the word "patrilocal" to win the contest. (Patrilocal definition: adjective 1. relating to a pattern of marriage in which the couple settles in the husband's home or community.) Runner-up Margaret Smallwood also had an impressive performance, getting knocked out late in the bee on the word technophile. This year's event was emceed by English teacher Joe Deffner, with the assistance of pronouncer and fellow English teacher Ray Chapin. Students correctly spelled words like "cahoots," "claimant," "foppery," "unquenchable," "transmute," and "associate." Students advanced to the...


February 10, 2020

Posted at 10:48h in Athletics, News, Parents by

by Paul Dixon Thetford Academy's alpine ski team competed at Pico and Bromley recently, with some great individual and team performances from both the boys and the girls. Elle Dixon skied well in both races finishing in 14th place in the Giant Slalom at Pico and cracking the top ten for the first time ever in the Slalom at Bromley with a very strong 9th place finish. On the boys side, the team has been skiing very well together and earned a fourth place team finish at Pico in the Giant Slalom with Jack Hastings and Riley Burkins leading the way with...


February 9, 2020

Posted at 10:22h in Academics, News, Parents by

January’s Student of the Month takes his responsibilities seriously. Never before has Ms. Silver had an advisee who checks in with her if he will be absent to see if there is any advisory-related work he should take care of ahead of time. Whether he is motivated by the desire to excel, or by the knowledge that high marks keep his car insurance rates down, senior Tim Gray puts in the time to make his work reflect his best effort. In English 10 last year with Kelly Welsh, Tim’s anthology was “a work of art,” and in all his classes, Tim...

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