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The International Student Program at Thetford Academy brings a diversity of cultures and viewpoints to our little corner of the world. Over the eight years of the program’s existence, we have welcomed 27 students from 11 far-flung regions of China as well as from Switzerland, Greece, Rwanda, and Korea! This program has allowed our community to participate in a global exchange of ideas, and we are looking for host families to help us continue this tradition for the 2019-2020 school year. What is required? A willingness to support an international student socially, emotionally and academically in a safe and welcoming living and...


On Friday, May 12, 2019, several Thetford Academy Design Technology students joined more than 70 students from across the region to compete in the Guild of New Hampshire Woodworkers student woodworking competition. TA's students showed off the skills they'd honed in class with Chris Schmidt, TA's Design Technology teacher and master woodworker. Several students earned top placements in their competition categories: In the Bowls division, Liam Rinelli took first place, Nathaniel Rinelli earned third, and fourth place went to Logan Brinkman. In the Spindles division, senior Aiden Cudhea earned second place and Alex Emerson took third. Emma Thorburn '20, Jaime...


What does it take to be a nominee for TA’s Student of the Month? So few students receive this special award that you might wonder if you have to possess superpowers in order to be considered. As it turns out, our May 2019 Student of the Month does in fact possess a few superpowers – there are witnesses who can attest that as a ski jumper, this student can actually fly, and land in one piece. And on solid ground, throughout his entire tenure at Thetford Academy, Aidan Cudhea has demonstrated the ability to brighten the lives of everyone he meets. Aiden is one of just a handful...


The Thetford Outdoor Program (TOP) is offering three amazing outdoor opportunities this summer.   Trail Crew, June 17 - 21 The summer Trail Crew maintains and builds trails on Thetford Academy’s 295 acres of woodlands and surrounding forests. A paid work opportunity and a great experience for students to add to their resume, Trail Crew is open to TA students who will be in the 9th– 12th grades in 2019-20. Planned projects for this summer include improving existing trails, developing a potential mountain biking trail, installing signs at trail junctions, building bog bridges through wet areas of the trails, and taking a fun hike up...


Thetford Academy's six areas of art will dazzle the five senses during the fourth annual Arts Night on Thursday, May 23. Visual arts, design technology, drama, and culinary arts displays will be on hand at the TA café beginning at 5:30 p.m., with a choral music and instrumental music performance in the Martha Jane Rich Theater to follow at 6:30. A gallery of student artworks—paintings, drawings, prints, and three-dimensional work—will fill the café walls, courtesy of Karyn Neubauer's middle and high school classes. Students from Jennifer Gernhard's Foods Around the World class will serve savory hors d'oeuvres prior to the concert.  Students will showcase international cuisine such...


TA Presents "Once Upon a Mattress" The Thetford Academy Drama department is getting ready for its spring performance—the musical comedy Once Upon a Mattress. Opening night is Thursday, May 16, with encore performances scheduled for Friday and Saturday evenings. All performances will begin at 7 p.m. in the Martha Jane Rich Theater. Once Upon a Mattress is a modern take on the fairy tale “The Princess and the Pea,” produced in agreement with Rodgers and Hammerstein Theatricals. First made famous on Broadway with Carol Burnett in the role of Princess Winnifred the Woebegone, this show is full of humor, lively...

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