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October 17, 2019

Posted at 14:50h in Academics, News by

On Thursday, October 17, Thetford Academy, with the New Hampshire non-profit Compas de Nicaragua (Friends of Nicaragua), was proud to host the Nicaraguan dance troupe "Daughters of the Corn" for the third time. Compas, founded in 1992 and now led by Littleton, NH native Michael Boudreau and Ana Narvaez of Managua, Nicaragua, began as a small, informal community service effort focused on service trips to Nicaragua. The group traveled annually to the Nicaraguan community of La Primavera--building a community center, starting a tree nursery, and launching "Women in Action (WIA)," an advocacy group supporting the region's poorest women and children. Every...


October 17, 2019

Posted at 08:00h in Academics, News, Parents by

Thetford Academy is gearing up to open the town’s first fully sanctioned mountain bike trail and one of only a few high school mountain biking trails in Vermont. The new, one-mile flow track is slated to open on Saturday, Oct. 19, with a launch event on campus from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.  The new trail, the result of a multi-year planning effort and collaboration, will be the latest feature of TA’s Thetford Outdoor Program (TOP) and open to the public. “Thetford Academy has amazing outdoor resources that we consider our living laboratory and playground. This mountain bike trail will give...


October 8, 2019

Posted at 14:59h in Academics, News, Parents by

On Sunday September 29, TA's International Student Program community gathered at Head of School Carrie Brennan's home for its annual picnic and welcome event. TA's four international students and their host families were the guests of honor. They were joined by TA faculty, trustees, fellow TA classmates, and Academy Road neighbors. It was a wonderful gathering for making connections, sharing ideas, and spreading enthusiasm for Thetford Academy's international student program. ...


October 7, 2019

Posted at 14:30h in Athletics, News, Parents by

For the last 29 years, Thetford Academy has been the proud host of the Woods Trail Run, widely considered the best of New England's middle and high school cross country circuit every year. This year, as bus after bus pulled into TA's lots, the temperature hovered at 32 degrees and a dense fog hung over the campus. The cold temperatures did nothing to dampen the energy and excitement of the 96 middle and high school cross country teams who flooded TA's parking lots and fields. Swathed in blankets and huddled with their teammates, nearly 2,000 students prepared to take...


October 4, 2019

Posted at 12:19h in Academics, News, Parents by

We are pleased to introduce senior Casey MacVeagh as TA's first Student of the Month for the 2019-2020 school year. Here are some shared words of praise from Casey's teachers: -A quiet leader -An engaged and motivated student -A civil and well-respected classmate -A fierce competitor This student’s teachers and coaches have been impressed with her independent academic pursuits, such as her internship at a Dartmouth chemistry lab or her summer International Relations course at Tufts University. They also talk about her contributions to Thetford Academy as an athlete, an actor, and musician. Casey always puts forth her best effort in all of these disciplines. Finally, it’s...


October 4, 2019

Posted at 09:59h in Academics, News, Parents by

As part of a personal essay unit, Mr. Chapin’s English 8 class created "Life’s Journey Maps." In this project, students illustrate important experiences in their lives and then reflect on their meaning in writing. This year's work is now on display in the lower hall of the White Building. When asked to reflect on the project, students shared how the "continuous road," the required one inch road that traversed all of the students' maps, was a reminder of the connections and similarities among their classmates lives. "Some roads were plain and simple, others were complex and unique in a way. One road...

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