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March 8, 2019

Posted at 13:17h in Academics, Arts, News, Parents by

At the Vermont Semifinal Poetry Out Loud contest, held at Barre Opera House on March 7th, Eloise Silver Van Meter advanced to the State Championships, along with nine other students. Thirty-one school winners recited two poems each. Eloise recited Lani O'Hanlon's "Back Up Quick They're Hippies" and Brenda Cárdenas's "Zacuanpapalotls" (which means "Butterflies" in ancient Aztec). Eloise is now the third TA student to move on to the championships in the ten years that TA has been participating in the Poetry Out Loud program. Maddison Wilhite advanced in 2013, and in 2016 Izzy Kotlowitz earned a spot. The championships take place...


March 8, 2019

Posted at 09:51h in Parents by

The Thetford Academy Parent Association (TAPA) is hosting informal 'meet & greet' sessions with our future Head of School, Carrie Brennan, on Monday, March 25, at 7:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. TAPA representatives and Carrie will be in the Project Room next to the TA Library from 7:30-8:00 a.m. and 2:30-3:00 p.m. All parents are invited to drop by and say hello. Snacks will be provided. ...


March 7, 2019

Posted at 14:04h in Counseling by

Grades 9-11:  Applications are online at www.giv.org for the 2019 Governor’s Institutes of Vermont.  The Governors Institutes are intensive, week-long educational experiences held during the summer on select Vermont college campuses.  GIV is for any 9th – 11th grader with a passion for or particular interest in arts, engineering, current issues and activism, math, science, technology, or entrepreneurship.  Students who enjoy GIV tend to have a strong intellectual or artistic curiosity, possess academic skills equal to or above their grade level, and function well in a highly independent learning environment. Application materials are available online at www.giv.org and should be completed by the deadline of March 21.  For...


March 5, 2019

Posted at 09:13h in Academics, Parents by

Four Thetford Academy students participated in the Governor’s Institute of Vermont’s Winter Weekend Program: Mack Briglin '22, Casey MacVeagh '20, Lily MacVeagh '20, and Emi Vaughan '21. "The experience was overall really fun and it was cool to meet intellectually curious students from all across Vermont," said Casey MacVeagh. The Governor’s Institutes of Vermont provides accelerated learning residencies on college campuses for highly-motivated young Vermonters. "Each Institute is unique, built around a single focus area. But they all share certain similarities: they’re all residential, so you live on a college campus and have access to all the resources the college ...

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