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September 2, 2025

Posted at 14:15h in Alumni News, Athletics, News, Parents, Student Life by

For many years, the Thetford Academy Alumni Association (TAAA) has provided concessions at TA's annual Woods Trail Run, providing delicious homemade food, fresh hot chocolate and coffee, baked goods, and more. If you've ever attended Woods Trail, you know this service is invaluable to the event's thousands of runners, volunteers, and spectators. TAAA does it all, donating the proceeds back to TA to support of academic, athletic, and extracurricular opportunities for students. This year, the Thetford Academy Alumni Association is looking for some enthusiastic helpers to join them at the TAAA Woods Trail Run concession stand. The event is scheduled...


August 29, 2025

Posted at 16:24h in Academics, Head of School, Health Office, News, Parents, Student Life by

Dear TA Families, I am excited to reach out to you on this first Friday of the school year and begin my routine of sharing a weekly message with the school community. It has been a busy first few days, and everyone might be a bit weary (kids and adults alike!) - but I'm pleased to report that it has been an overall smooth and joyful start to the year.  The 7th and 9th graders had the campus to themselves on Tuesday, which was a helpful 'soft launch' for our students starting middle school and high school. Wednesday was the big, official start to...


August 26, 2025

Posted at 13:51h in Academics, Head of School, News, Parents, Student Life by

There is a cooler touch to the morning air and an earlier slant to the setting sun in the evenings. Indeed, autumn is arriving soon and back-to-school season is upon us. Thetford Academy officially launches the new school year on Wednesday, August 27. We are looking forward to seeing the campus buzzing again with the return of students.  We had a ‘soft launch’ to the school year today, with a special half-day for our 7th and 9th graders. They had the campus to themselves to help students navigate the start to their middle school and high school programs. On Wednesday we welcome everyone,...


August 26, 2025

Posted at 10:20h in Academics, Head of School, News, Parents by

Following the quieter summer months on campus with just a dozen or so employees keeping the school humming, we welcomed teachers, paraeducators, and other staff on a school-year calendar back to school last Thursday for three packed days of professional development.  Back-to-school inservice days provide vital time for educators to prepare for the launch of a new year and to reconnect as colleagues. The agenda includes a mix of large group sessions, department meetings, grade-level team planning, and individual classroom prep time. Activities range from the fun (scavenger hunt in the garden) to the serious (annual bloodborne pathogens training) - and...


August 25, 2025

Posted at 15:56h in Academics, Alumni News, News by

For the second year in a row, TA's track and field athletes past and present gathered on campus for the Scott Chapman Memorial Cowboy Classic Field Meet. The event honors coach Scott Chapman, whose expertise helped bring TA's indoor and outdoor track and field teams to many championships. In addition to honoring Scott, the Cowboy Classic has become an annual track and field reunion, bringing generations of TA athletes together in celebration of their shared sport. Hosted by Scott's son Cole Chapman '15 and TA track & field coaches Emily Silver and Joel Breakstone, this year's field meet featured events in...


August 25, 2025

Posted at 10:20h in Academics, News, Parents, Student Life by

Earlier this month, Thetford Academy hosted the inaugural session of the Upper Valley Speech and Debate Camp (UVSDC). The camp, designed for students rising into 7th to 10th grade, is a new collaboration between the debate teams of Hanover High School and Thetford Academy. Student leaders from both teams - TA senior Daniel Mann and Hanover's Oliver Benedict - planned the camp's curriculum and led participants through a week-long introduction to the art of debate. The ten young debaters, hailing from Hanover, Lyme, and Thetford Academy, spent the week learning about speech writing, rhetoric, and persuasion. They debated the silly (is...

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