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This holiday season, TA students will participate once more in the international "Empty Bowls" event, selling hand-crafted bowls and homemade soup and bread at the annual TAAA Craft Bazaar. Empty Bowls is a global grassroots movement, led by artists and crafts people in cities and towns around the world and aimed at supporting food-related charitable organizations. This year, the Culinary Arts and Ceramics classes teamed up in TA's art studio to create a colorful array of bowls for the project. In the coming weeks, the Culinary Arts classes will finish the project by making many gallons of soup and loaves...


On Friday, Thetford Academy seventh graders had the opportunity to hear from James Bruchac, a member of the Nulhegan Abenaki Tribe. Bruhac is an award winning author, Abenaki storyteller, animal tracker, wilderness survival expert, cultural educator, and instructor of the martial arts. Seventh graders are currently reading the novel Hidden Roots, a book written by James Bruhac's father, James Bruhac, about a boy's journey to confront hidden family secrets and discover the truth about his Native American history. Bruhac shared stories from his own writing and life experiences, and talked about the Native legends he learned from his father....


The 35th annual Thetford Academy Alumni Association Holiday Craft Bazaar will take place on Saturday, Nov. 23, at the Vaughan Alumni Gymnasium at Thetford Academy, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Admission is free. Exquisite hand-made items created by craftspersons across New England will be available for purchase. In addition, there will be door prizes and food available all day. The TAAA Craft Fair is a great opportunity to get your holiday shopping done early! Questions? Contact Charlotte Adams at [email protected] or call June Davidson at 785-2601. ...


On Saturday, November 1, TA's Varsity Girls soccer team headed to the Maxfield Sports Complex for their championship game to take on No. 2 Vergennes. The Commodores were a familiar foe and a formidable one--the Panthers played hard to win last year's title game, 2-1, against the same team. Knowing their opponent well, the Panthers were prepared and quickly took control of the game. The Valley News reported that "TA fans seemed to sigh a collective sigh of relief after [Grace] Davis' corner kick with 21:57 remaining in the first half. The right-side serve connected with Madi Powers, who assisted Namya...


The Thetford Historical Society has announced the date and theme for the 8th annual Thetford Geography Bee. The Bee, scheduled for Friday, November 15, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the Thetford Academy Cafe, will focus on the theme of "Migrations," a topic that the Historical Society has been exploring with their "Migration Nation" series this year. The questions will explore the theme's geographical aspects (physical, cultural, political) with questions drawn from the Migration Nation events. There will be two divisions based on age/grade level: the youth division will include grades 5-8 and the adult division will include grades 9 and older....


October’s Student of the Month is a quiet, hard-working, and well-rounded student. Always a positive presence in any classroom, she shows a genuine interest in learning. She also plays a leadership role in the TA community. She is involved with gender equity and the Gay Straight Alliance. She is a talented musician, willing to take risks and perform solo in front of a large audience. On the track team, she supports her teammates, takes workouts seriously, and projects a cheery attitude even when it’s gray and rainy. In English class, she fills her writing with apt metaphors and strong verbs. Her writing has punch and...

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