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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...


January 9, 2019

Posted at 13:03h in News, Parents by

The Thetford Outdoor Program is hosting a campout for 7th to 9th graders at Thetford Academy's yurt in the Thetford Hill State Park on Friday, Jan. 25, to Saturday, Jan, 26. The group will meet after school (at 3 p.m.) on Friday in Scott Ellis’s classroom and then hike up to the yurt for the night. The group will return to campus for pickup at 10 a.m. on Saturday. Students should be prepared to be outside. They should wear layers of non-cotton clothing and winter boots, and bring extra warm layers, a backpack, water bottle, sleeping bag, sleeping pad, and personal...


January 8, 2019

Posted at 15:39h in Counseling by

MIT Spark is a one-weekend program designed to give 7th and 8th grade students the opportunity to explore a wide range of subjects. MIT students and community members teach a variety of classes, from urban orienteering to mathematics to Chinese brush painting and everything in between! Check out the 2018 course catalog for an idea of what this year's classes will look like. This year's Spark program is scheduled for March 16 and 17 on the MIT campus. The cost is $40 and includes 2 days of classes and lunch on both days. Spark does not provide housing for students...


January 7, 2019

Posted at 10:21h in Academics, Arts, Parents by

Thetford Academy’s 22nd annual festival of ten-minute plays, written and performed by TA students, will take place Thursday and Friday, January 17 and 18 at 7:00 p.m. in the Martha Jane Rich Theater at Thetford Academy. As usual, the plays contain a wide variety of topics and themes, this year ranging from complicated friendships, to teen depression, to magic elixirs. Admission is $5 at the door.  The Plays and Playwrights: “Blast From the Past: An Inside Look at the Complex Dynamics of Frenemies” by Haley Grigel" ('13)Too Late” by Asher Graber ('18)“Warm Wet Green Peas Get the Ladies” by Damian Hinkle ('19)“A Geeks...

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