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October’s Student of the Month for the 2017-2018 school year is an outstanding junior who demonstrates TA’s core values every day. Skyra Coulter is a pleasure with whom to share a classroom. She is creative, serious, and kind-hearted. Skyra is a true scholar who has high expectations of herself, as well as lofty goals - one of which is to travel the world. She will be well-served in those travels by her innate curiosity. She works hard to understand why and how the world is as it is, and how it can be better. She consistently produces thoughtful work, and makes...


This Saturday, Oct. 21, from 1 - 5 p.m. is the grand opening celebration of the just-completed Rusty Berrings Skatepark, located on Glen Road ( near the Power House Mall ) in West Lebanon, NH.  The Skatepark was built in memory of  Tyler Kirschner. Check out these Youtube videos about the park: video 1 and video 2. ...


Northern Stage is proudly presenting Jacqueline Woodson's Brown Girl Dreaming at the Barrette Center for the Arts in White River Junction on Sunday, Oct. 22, at 7 p.m.  TA 8th grader Anna Hebb is one of eight actors who perform in this play, which is free and open to the public. The YES Fall Community Engagement Project (inspired by the the Vermont READS book of the year, brown girl dreaming) is resulting in incredible state-wide recognition. After the Oct. 22 performance, students will perform at the Partnership for Literacy and Learning conference in Burlington on Monday, Oct. 23, for an audience that will include Vermont Humanities Council scholars...


What you need to know for the upcoming week: Monday, Oct. 23: Late Arrival Schedule. School begins at 9:40 a.m. Cindy Pierce Presentation, 6:30 p.m. Martha Jane Rich Theater Thursday, Oct. 26: Financial Aid Forms Night, 6 p.m., TA Library Friday, Oct. 27: End of 1st Quarter Saturday, Oct. 28: Vermont Cross Country Championships at Thetford Academy, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Athletics:  Monday, Oct. 23: Varsity soccer tournament pairings released by VPA for boys and girls. Tuesday, Oct. 24, or Wednesday, Oct. 25: Varsity boys and girls soccer - first round playoff games. Time: TBD; Location: TBD. (We will update this...


Thetford Academy is excited to bring Cindy Pierce, local sex educator, author, comedian and speaker, to our community for a dynamic, informative presentation about how to help kids develop healthy sexuality and behaviors in a hyper-sexualized world. The presentation is open the public and geared toward an audience of adults. It will take place Monday, Oct. 23 at 6:30 p.m. in the Martha Jane Rich in the Anderson Hall at Thetford Academy. For more information, or questions contact SAP Kara Toms at [email protected] or Dean of Students Siobhan Lopez at [email protected]....


The 6th Annual Thetford Geography Bee is coming up on Friday, Nov. 3, at Thetford Academy.  If you're unfamiliar, the Geography Bee is a series of multiple choice questions typically crafted around a topic.  This year's theme is "Vermont Critters."  How well do YOU know your wildlife? There are two divisions—Youth (Grades 5-8) and Adult (Grade 9 and up).  Each division alternates answering questions, correct answers are tallied, and the winning teams receive great prizes.  It's loads of fun, and as in past years, proceeds are earmarked for the Historical Society's Hughes Barn Museum. (This year is especially important, as the Museum's buildings...

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