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August 27, 2018

Posted at 18:26h in Parents by

Over 100 families attended our Back-to-School Picnic and New Student Orientation Tours on Sunday, Aug. 26, including 42 Student Ambassadors in grades 8-12 (who showed new students where their classes and lockers are located) and 48 new students and their families.   Families contributed dozens of home-cooked main dishes, sides, and desserts for the TAPA-sponsored event, and adults and students alike enjoyed catching up, meeting new people, and playing games of corn hole on the quad. The first day of school is Tuesday, Aug. 28.  Welcome to all our families!           ...


July 18, 2018

Posted at 15:26h in Academics, Counseling, News, Parents by

On July 16, 2018, at their annual conference in Los Angeles, the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) honored Thetford Academy's Counseling Office for earning designation as a "Recognized ASCA Model Program (RAMP)." The RAMP designation, awarded for aligning with the criteria in the ASCA National Model, recognizes schools committed to delivering a comprehensive, data-driven school counseling program and an exemplary educational environment. TA is only the second school in Vermont to have earned this honor. RAMP applications are reviewed once a year by a panel of school counseling professionals, who assess the school counseling programs in 12 different areas of expertise. For more...


July 2, 2018

Posted at 11:52h in News, Parents by

Have you ever considered becoming a host family for an international student? The International Student Program at Thetford Academy brings a diversity of cultures and viewpoints to our corner of the world. Over the 7 years of the program’s existence, we have welcomed 26 students from 11 far-flung regions of China as well as from Switzerland, Greece, and Rwanda, and for the 2018-2019 school year we are proud to add Korea to our list! This program has allowed our community to participate in a global exchange of ideas, and we need just one more host family to help us continue this...


June 15, 2018

Posted at 14:59h in Alumni News, News, Parents by

Our 2017-18 school year came to a close on Friday, June 8, with Graduation exercises, accompanied by beautiful weather, moving student speeches, well-deserved senior awards, hundreds of proud family members, and 67 boisterous seniors delighted to receive their TA diploma. Keeping in tradition with past Thetford Academy commencement exercises, the graduation was student-led, with speeches and performances given only by members of the Class of 2018. Senior class president Hallie Zens opened the ceremony with a welcome speech reminiscing about her and her classmates' time as a TA student. The audience, filling the front lawn of Thetford Academy, also heard from...


June 14, 2018

Posted at 12:28h in News by

  On Class Day, June 8, Thetford Academy honored two extraordinary people as Employees of the Year, individuals who have given their all to the students and community of Thetford Academy for many years: Steve Niederhauser and Rich Young. Head of School William Bugg shared the following remarks about Rich and Steve during the Class Day celebration on our last day of school for 2017-18: Rich Young, Assistant Director of Buildings & Grounds: Our first Employee of the Year Award is Assistant Director of Buildings & Grounds Rich Young, who has worked at TA since 1999, and will be Buildings & Grounds supervisor in the...

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