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December 8, 2017

Posted at 09:11h in Parents by

Week of Dec. 11 Wednesday, Dec. 13: Admissions Shadow Day Sophomore Anthology Readings, Martha Jane Rich Theater, 8:15 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 14 : Holiday Instrumental and Choral Concert, 6:30 p.m. Looking Ahead: Week of Dec. 18 Monday, Dec. 18: Late Arrival Schedule. Classes begin at 9:40 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19: Board of Trustees Meeting, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 20: Last day of school prior to Winter Holiday Recess.   Thursday, Dec. 21 - Tuesday, Jan. 2:  Winter Holiday Recess. Happy Holidays! Classes will resume on Wednesday, Jan. 3. Athletics: Saturday, Dec. 9: Varsity Girls Basketball: scrimmage vs Green Mountain, 1 p.m. Monday,...


December 8, 2017

Posted at 09:10h in Alumni News, News, Parents by

The Thetford Outdoor Program (TOP) is excited to announce the opening of our new classroom space in the Thetford Hill State Forest. Students in the Environmental Studies and Outdoor Education class have constructed a platform and will raise a 20-foot yurt on Sunrise Hill, at the highest point of Thetford Hill State Park adjacent to Thetford Academy.  The class would like to celebrate this new space with Thetford Academy students, faculty, staff, parents, alumni and community members. On Friday, Dec. 15, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., the class will be hosting a gathering at the yurt and everyone is welcome to...


December 2, 2017

Posted at 15:41h in Parents by

Week of Dec. 4 Wednesday, Dec. 6: Admissions Shadow Day Friday, Dec. 8 : Progress Reports Go Home with Students Saturday, Dec. 9: Mr. TA Pageant (snow date, Dec. 16), 7 p.m., Martha Jane Rich Theater Looking Ahead: Week of Dec. 11 Wednesday, Dec. 13:  Admissions Shadow Day Thursday, Dec. 14: Instrumental/Choral Concert, 6:30 p.m. Athletics: Saturday, Dec. 2: JV/Varsity Girls Basketball: scrimmage at Hanover, 9:30/11 a.m. One way bus leaves TA at 8:45 a.m. Varsity Boys Basketball: scrimmage vs Sharon Academy, 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5: JV/Varsity Boys Basketball: scrimmage vs Blue Mountain, 5:30/7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6: JV/Varsity Girls Basketball: scrimmage...


December 2, 2017

Posted at 15:04h in News, Parents by

Latham Library (on the Thetford Hill Green on Library Road, just down the street from Thetford Academy) is hosting a presentation for young people with Dean Whitlock on Thursday, Dec. 7, at 6:30 p.m. Dean, who lives in Thetford, has just published his sixth book, Finn's Clock. This middle grade novel is a historical fantasy set in a time when steam is threatening sail, factories are displacing workers, and the immigrants are Irish – unwanted and under threat, but determined to make their place here. It’s 1853, and into Boston Harbor sails a sea-going Chinese junk, bearing magic, mysteries, and a firebrand named...


December 1, 2017

Posted at 13:19h in News, Parents by

The 7th annual Mr. TA Pageant will take place in the Martha Jane Rich Theater on Saturday, Dec. 9, at 7 p.m. If you are unfamiliar with the Pageant, which originated with Kelly Welsh's 2011 world history class, it is a beauty pageant spoof that features 12 TA students in choreographed dances showing off their greatest (and sometimes silliest) talents. Emcee of the event, Mark Weigel, keeps the audience on their toes, and his outfit alone is worth the trip to TA. The purpose of the event is to raise money for education in Rwanda. Over the past six years, TA...

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