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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...


June 13, 2018

Posted at 15:38h in Arts, News, Parents by

Senior Leah Kaliski and her brother Eli Kaliski, a junior, were awarded first place in their subject categories in the 15 to 18 year old age group of the Freedom and Unity Youth Film Contest this spring. Leah's film, In My Heart There is a Lemon, won first place in the Personal Stories category — her third first-place finish in three years.  Eli's film, In Search of Driving Heaven, won first place in the Vermont Arts and Culture category. This is the first year Eli contributed a film. Leah and Eli made their films independent of a school, career center, or other type of...


June 13, 2018

Posted at 12:47h in Alumni News, News by

Save the Date! Thetford Academy is Vermont's oldest secondary school and the 2018-2019 school year will mark our 200th birthday! We are planning a year-long celebration and we want YOU to join us.  Stay tuned for a full schedule of events, and mark your calendars today for our Bicentennial Gala celebration on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019, at 5:30 p.m. All alumni are invited and encouraged to attend the Bicentennial Gala, an evening celebration and commemoration of TA's 200 years of rich history. More details are coming soon, so stay tuned and watch your mailbox for updated information on the Bicentennial Gala...


June 13, 2018

Posted at 10:25h in Alumni News, News by

In a beautiful graduation ceremony on TA's front lawn last Friday, we said goodbye and good luck to the 68 seniors in the class of 2018. We are so proud of every one of these students--now Thetford Academy alumni—and can't wait to see what they will accomplish in their next endeavors. With the end of the school year and the traditions of Class Day and graduation inevitably comes the end of Thetford Academy's fiscal year. This year, we'd like to honor our 68 graduates by asking for your support of their alma mater. Please join us, as our alumni community, and help...

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