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February’s Student of the Month embodies so many of the qualities that we value at TA.  She is a conscientious student, unflappable in her kindness and positive attitude, a loyal friend; and she contributes to our community in many ways.  In addition, this junior is that rare person who works hard to benefit her community without any expectation of recognition or reward. In her role as a student council representative, Abby Berard can be relied upon to volunteer her time and efforts behind the scenes; and at each meeting, she listens carefully to others before deciding on the issues. These qualities...


Friday, Feb. 16, marked the lunar New Year and the beginning of the two-week Spring Festival in China, a time when many Chinese return to their hometowns and celebrate by participating in family, regional, and national traditions. This year at TA, we participated once again in a few of those traditions. “No Dumplings, no Spring Festival!” One of the traditional foods associated with Chinese New Year is jiǎozi, a kind of Chinese dumpling. Jiǎozi are said to bring prosperity because their shape is like that of the metal ingots used as dynastic currency, and also because the name sounds similar to a unit...


Week of Feb. 26 Wednesday, Feb. 28: Admissions Shadow Day Thursday, March 1: One Act Play:  The Complete Works of William Shakespeare [abridged] (revised), 7 p.m., Martha Jane Rich Theater Friday, March 2: Progress Reports Go Home with Students Looking Ahead: Week of March 5 Thursday, March 8:  Board of Trustees Meeting, 7 p.m., TA Library Athletics Wednesday, Feb. 28: Boys Varsity Basketball Senior Night, approx. 6:30 p.m. For the full athletics practice and game/meet schedule, please see the TA Athletics Calendar or consult the TA App....


Seventh grader Michael Fernandez out-spelled thirteen 7th and 8th graders to win Thetford Academy's fifth annual spelling bee, organized by English teachers Joe Deffner and Ray Chapin. Michael won on the twelfth round of the bee, correctly spelling "segregation" and "callous" for the win after classmate Noah Hill (who correctly spelled "cyclops" in the previous round) misspelled the word "Chesapeake."  Eighth grader Gordon Rio came in third place, correctly spelling "Bollywood" and "disengage" before stumbling on the word "cypher." In addition to the top three contestants, participants were:  7th graders Porter Burkins, Quinn Corcoran, Abby Egner, Natalia Gioia, and Jack Lawson, and 8th graders...


On Friday, Feb. 16, the opening reception and awards ceremony for the 10th annual Best of the Upper Valley High School Exhibition was held at AVA Gallery in Lebanon, NH. Sixteen schools with over 145 students participated in an incredible display of artistic talent. Juror for the show was Patrick Dunfey, Head of Exhibitions Design and Planning at the Hood Museum of Art. Ten TA art students have work displayed in the show. We are very proud to announce that six of those students received awards for their work. The award winners are: Hannah Young, Best in Drawing (figures, ink drawing) Jacob Slaughter, Best...


The January 2018 Student of the Month is a confident and talented Panther who possesses a strong voice, both as a writer and a visual artist. This may seem incongruous with this quiet, unassuming student, unless you are one of her many friends gathered daily around the table in the art room passionately discussing things like dense plot lines and detailed depictions of dragons. Drawing and writing about dragons and mythical worlds are just two of Hannah Young’s passions. Having taught her as an artist since her seventh grade year, I know Hannah standsout especially as a highly skilled draughtsman,...

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