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May 12, 2018

Posted at 12:22h in News, Parents by

Week of May 14: Thursday, May 17: Spring Musical, 7 p.m. Martha Jane Rich Theater Friday, May 18: Spring Musical, 7 p.m. Martha Jane Rich Theater Saturday, May 19: Color Run sponsored by Clara Martin Center, 10 a.m. Dan Grossman Woods Trail Spring Musical, 7 p.m. Martha Jane Rich Theater Looking Ahead: Week of May 21: Monday, May 21: Late-Arrival-Schedule, School begins at 9:40 a.m. Thursday, May 24: Arts Night, 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 25: Field Day: Grades 7-11:  Half day of classes from 8:10 a.m. to 12:10 p.m., field day festivities begin at 12:10 p.m., dismissal at 2:55 p.m. Senior...


May 10, 2018

Posted at 16:38h in Arts, News, Parents by

THETFORD ACADEMY PRESENTS Annie MAY 17, 18, 19 All shows at 7 p.m. Thetford Academy’s Musical Theater class proudly presents, Annie, directed by Jenn Langhus and produced by Ray Chapin.  Based on the popular comic strip by Harold Gray, Annie was the winner of seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical.  The beloved book and score by Tony Award winners, Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, features some of the greatest musical theatre hits ever written, including "Tomorrow,” “Easy Street,” “N.Y.C.” and “You’re Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile.” Little Orphan Annie is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage that is run...


May 4, 2018

Posted at 14:20h in Alumni News, News, Parents by

Thetford Academy is excited to announce its first-ever Day of Giving, scheduled for May 9, 2018. Coinciding with TA students' annual participation in Operation Day's Work, TA is working hard to make May 9 the "most generous day at TA." From 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., TA will be using social media to highlight its students, faculty, and programs and to celebrate the impact of philanthropy on campus. Follow TA on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to find out what TA students are doing in the classroom, hear the perspectives of students and faculty--and to make sure you don't miss out on...


May 1, 2018

Posted at 11:25h in Academics, News, Parents by

TA Science teacher Gary Engler is one of 18 teachers from across the country selected to attend the Glacier Institute teacher workshop "Discovering Glacier through Science and Culture" at Montana's Glacier National Park. The five-day science and field-based workshop is an opportunity for teachers to learn about resource topics at Glacier National Park and to design hands-on service learning projects for their students. Participants will look at resource issues through both western science and native perspectives. Mr. Engler is excited to attend this June and to bring some new ideas and curriculum back to TA this fall. Congratulations!...


April 28, 2018

Posted at 18:53h in Academics, News, Parents by

The Thetford Academy middle school robotics team (eighth grader Tate Whiteberg and seventh grader Isaiah Kol) competed in the VEX World Championships in Louisville, KY, Thursday and Friday, April 26-27, going 6-4-0 and finishing 25th out of the 92 teams that qualified from the U.S. and other countries. Tate's and Isaiah's robot made it to the Round of 16 before being eliminated—a superb accomplishment.  ...


April 28, 2018

Posted at 18:30h in Academics, Arts, News, Outdoor Education, Parents by

Rain, drizzle, and overcast skies didn't dampen the spirits of Chris Schmidt's 2018 Timber Framing class as students completed most of the second phase of their two-year project to build an outdoor classroom during "Raising Day" on Friday, April 27. On that day, the class erected two bents, connecting girts, shed posts, and shed rafters for the 24x32 foot outdoor classroom they're constructing on the Barrett property just South of the TA student parking lot. On Monday, April 30, a crane lifted into place two large roof trusses, after which our students drove in wooden wedges to secure mortises, tenons, and knee braces. In the...

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