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January 30, 2019

Posted at 13:19h in Academics, News by

Every morning, when most TA students are stealing that last five minutes of sleep, this intrepid member of our bicentennial class has already been on the road for an hour, proving each day that it’s possible to commute to Thetford from almost Canada and to be an incredibly successful student.  And we’re grateful that she chose us.  Her positive outlook, her intellect, her great sense of humor and her tremendous work ethic make Maeve Curtin a special panther and a valued member of our senior class. Maeve’s conscientious approach to everything she does makes her a joy to teach.  In every class, Maeve helps to move the...


January 21, 2019

Posted at 12:20h in News, Parents by

Thetford Academy's Bicentennial Yearbook will be published this May, thanks to the efforts of Mark Weigel's yearbook class. Picaboo, the company TA uses to print our yearbook, has now opened its store to allow families to purchase yearbooks. To order, go to thetfordacademy.picaboo.com. This year, yearbooks cost $35 for hardcover, $25 for softcover, and $5 for an electronic copy (which cannot be printed).  The deadline for ordering books is April 21.   Yearbooks will be distributed in May; a free spring supplement will be available in June. ...


January 18, 2019

Posted at 14:18h in News, Outdoor Education, Parents, Student Life by

Take a look at what the students from the Outdoor Education course did for their capstone projects this term. Why to Join TOP Video By Carter Banks Click here to watch My goal for the project is to inspire students to take this class, and give them an honest look at what what being in the TOP course is like. This Capstone project is 4 minute marketing video for the Thetford Outdoor Program. I decided to do the video when I realized that this could be a useful resource for students thinking about taking this class in the future. I also...


January 17, 2019

Posted at 16:13h in Academics, News, Parents by

Hypertherm and FUJIFILM Dimatix, two Lebanon, N.H., businesses, celebrated 15 Thetford Academy and Lebanon High School students' achievements upon their successful completion of the inaugural STEM High Tech Manufacturing Internship program on Tuesday night, Jan. 15. The internship was an unequivocal success. During the program finale, which took place at Hypertherm's 71 Heater Road facility in Lebanon, each participating student presented his or her outtakes from the semester-long internship in three- to five-minutes speeches.  Audience members included officials from Hypertherm, FUJIFILM, Thetford Academy, Lebanon School District and Lebanon High School, River Valley Community College, Community College of Vermont, and community...


January 14, 2019

Posted at 11:35h in Athletics, News, Parents by

TA athletes delivered spectacular performances at the 50th Annual Dartmouth Relays this weekend. PRs abounded, along with a number of school records, and even a state record! Grace Davis ('20) and Knute Linehan ('21) both set TA records in the triple jump. Bel Spelman( '19), Tad Darrah ('20), and Eloise Van Meter ('21) also earned spots on the school record board for their performances in the two-mile race. Meanwhile, the boys 4 x 800 relay team, consisting of Bel Spelman, Eli Kaliski ('19), Owen Deffner ('19) and Tad Darrah, set the Vermont D-II state record, finishing in 8:54.85, a full six seconds...

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