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March 28, 2024

Posted at 15:30h in Counseling, Health Office, News, Parents, Student Life by

Guest post by Getting to Y team member Margaret Smallwood '24 – TA students on the 'Getting to Y' team facilitated a Community Dialogue on March 21, with parents, peers, and siblings in attendance. Getting to Y is a leadership club focused on public health data, issues, and solutions. Team members focus on data in the biennial Youth Risk Behavior Survey, administered nationally, and bring meaning the data, identify strengths and concerns for their local community, and work on solutions to improve quality of life for their peers. The community dialogue on March 21 was one of a series of events...


March 28, 2024

Posted at 14:50h in Academics, News, Student Life by

Thetford Academy's high school debate team had an exciting day at the Vermont State Tournament on Sunday. The event, briefly delayed due to the region's spring snowstorm, was hosted at St. Michael's College in Burlington, VT and featured seven different schools from across the region. The delay was just the first wrench thrown by the weather - another came on Sunday morning, when one of the team's senior members was stymied by slippery road conditions. With team member Finn Liland out for the day, TA had to manage without "his oratory skills and good humor," and find a way to be...


March 28, 2024

Posted at 09:54h in Health Office by

Illnesses • We have several cases of PINK EYE or Conjunctivitis • We had 4 cases of viral pink eye & 6 cases of bacterial pink eye. Both are quite contagious. Viral pink eye can come from having a cold and then the virus moves to the eyes. It doesn't need antibiotic drops and is usually improving within 24-48 hours. • Bacterial pink eye is usually in both eyes with quite a bit of drainage and needs antibiotic drops/ointment. Both can be easily transmitted from person to person and good hand washing/hand sanitizer helps prevent spreading the infection. • If you think your child might have pink...


March 23, 2024

Posted at 10:00h in Alumni News, Head of School, News, Parents by

Dear TA Families, What can we say about March in Vermont? It's nothing if not unpredictable! I'm sending out a shorter message to our community today, highlighting a few weather-related schedule changes and other upcoming calendar reminders. Event updates: The One Act Regional Festival, taking place at Thetford Academy, has been rescheduled for tomorrow, Sunday, March 24. (Link here to read about the TA team's performance and purchase tickets.) The Debate State Tournament, taking place at St. Michael's College in Colchester, has also been postponed until tomorrow. The 2nd in our series of Indigenous Land Acknowledgment Community Conversations, originally scheduled for March 24, has been postponed until Thursday,...


March 21, 2024

Posted at 14:14h in News, Parents by

**UPDATE: Due to the upcoming winter storm, this event has been rescheduled to Thursday, March 28, 2024 from 3:30-5pm.**Next week, Thetford Academy will host the second of three "community conversations" on the topic of indigenous land acknowledgment. We are excited to welcome Nathan Pero, Thetford resident and Chief of the Koasek band of Abenaki, who will lead the conversation and Q&A session. Attendees will learn about the ongoing conversation about land acknowledgment and fostering constructive connections with the Abenaki community and explore actionable strategies for enhancing awareness of Abenaki history, culture, and contemporary challenges among our community members, students, educators,...


March 21, 2024

Posted at 14:04h in Health Office by

It's nice to see the sun. Illnesses • We are seeing less students out with influenza symptoms this week. It is taking 3-6 days for students to feel well after getting the flu.  • Parents, please encourage your students to be in touch with their teachers to make a plan to make-up work. • There is an upper respiratory virus causing: sore throat, congestion, cough and sometimes laryngitis. This is lasting 3-10 days. • NEW -- Protocol for return after Covid is here: Thetford Academy Health Office/COVID page • If you need a Covid test kit, please come to the health office.  - Covid Frequently asked Questions Covid Pfizer booster Available to students and staff (under...

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