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February 19, 2019

Posted at 08:01h in Athletics, News by

By Charlie Buttrey The Thetford Academy boys indoor track team made history on Saturday when, in just its second year as a varsity sport, they finished a very close second in the Division II meet.  The girls also had a great meet, finishing in a tie for 5th, just one point out of 4th place. The boys scored points in 12 different events, including individual state championships by Knute Linehan whose leap of 39' 3 1/4" in the triple jump was a school record, and Owen Deffner, who won both the 1500 (in 4:33.34, the school's second-fastest time ever) and the 3000...


February 15, 2019

Posted at 10:00h in Head of School, News, Parents by

On Friday, Feb. 8, Thetford Academy turned 200 years old! Students celebrated the school’s birthday in style, with an all-day Founders’ Day and Founders’ Night extravaganza. Other posts describe the school's Bicentennial Gala on Feb. 9 and Vermont Historic Marker dedication on Feb. 8. Chico Eastridge ’05, Studio Producer & Education Outreach Coordinator at CATV in White River Junction, VT, produced an outstanding Founders' Day film for Thetford Academy. Click here for the YouTube video. Despite a weather-related late start, Founders’ Day—200 years to the day of the school's founding on Feb. 8, 1819—was successful in every way. To begin, seniors Abigail Berard and Alden Nichols narrated a story of the school's history,...


February 15, 2019

Posted at 09:24h in Alumni News, News, Parents by

At noon on the day of Thetford Academy's 200th birthday — Friday, Feb. 8, 2019 — Virginia Anderson Barrett ’51, daughter of legendary TA Principal Carl Anderson (1925-1961) and wife of the late TA Headmaster Ruel Barrett (1961-1977), unveiled the Town of Thetford’s first Vermont Historical Marker in a ceremony on Academy Road. Marking the site of the original Thetford Academy campus, the first building of which opened its doors for the first time on Feb. 8, 1819, the historical sign reads: On this site stood the original Thetford Academy. Co-educational from the start, it was founded in 1819 by Thetford citizens led...


February 15, 2019

Posted at 09:07h in Counseling, Parents by

Join VSAC at College & Career Pathways 2019 for its FREE college and career planning evening program of workshops and a resource fair. Each event runs from 5-8 pm and includes free hearty snacks from 5-6:30. Come hungry, and get your questions answered! Choose from 4 dates/4 locations:  Wed., February 27, Castleton University, Castleton  Thurs., March 7, Southern Vermont College, Bennington  Thurs., March 21, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester  Wed., April 10, Northern Vermont University, Johnson  Register for workshops (5:45 & 7 pm sessions) covering: ·  the admissions process & college search ·  financial aid & managing college costs ·  scholarships – free money ...


February 5, 2019

Posted at 17:00h in Academics, Alumni News, News, Parents by

Carrie Brennan, the founding principal of an innovative public charter school in Arizona and an accomplished educator, has been named the next head of Thetford Academy. She will assume her new position on July 1, 2019. “I am absolutely thrilled that Carrie will lead Thetford Academy,” says Ann Bumpus, President of the Thetford Academy Board of Trustees. “Her record of accomplishment and commitment to academic excellence, inclusivity, community engagement, and collaborative leadership builds perfectly upon the historic and distinctive values of TA that draw so many of us to the school. I look forward to working closely with...


February 4, 2019

Posted at 16:39h in Academics, News, Parents by

“Solely,” “gremlin,” “antagonism,” “lustrous,” and “diabolical” were some of the easier words. “Writhing,” “garret,” “humanitarian,” “guise,” and “dismissal” eliminated some of the competitors. And “chilblains,” “balustrades,” “prevaricate,” “flambeau,” and “gondalier” caused no casualties among TA's top three spellers, as 7th grader Louise Downey eventually prevailed in the TA Middle School Spelling Bee on Monday, Feb. 4. Louise edged fellow spellers 7th grader Margaret Smallwood and 8th grader Michael Fernandez in the 16th round with the correct spelling of the championship word “transcendental.” Prior to the event, contestants had been given a long list of words to study. At the...

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