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March 17, 2026

Posted at 12:39h in Academics, Arts, News, Parents, Student Life by

On Saturday, three Thetford Academy students showcased their research at the annual Vermont STEM Fair, hosted at Norwich University. The fair is "an inquiry-based poster presentation competition open to all middle and high school level students in the state of Vermont," and is judged by science and engineering professionals.  Elijah Renner '26, who has competed in the fair for the last three years, calls the event his "favorite day of the year." This year, he presented his project titled "Pathformer," a system that aims to address errors in manual billing of pathology reports. The VT STEM Fair, he says, is an...


March 16, 2026

Posted at 11:42h in Counseling, Health Office, News, Parents by

Thetford Academy will host the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) NH for the Connect Suicide Prevention Training on Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 4 p.m. in the school library. The training, offered with support from ALL Together Coalition and the Greater Sullivan County Public Health Network, is designed to equip participants with the knowledge, skills, and resources needed to prevent suicide and support healing after a loss. This free training is geared toward adults and open to the public. The NAMI NH Connect Suicide Prevention Training is based on the Social-Ecological Model (SEM), which approaches suicide within the context of...


March 13, 2026

Posted at 18:21h in Academics, Arts, Head of School, News, Outdoor Education, Parents by

Dear TA Families,Spring is on its way! Here are 2 not-to-miss March events at Thetford Academy: The snow melted fast this week, the sap is flowing, and sugaring season is in full swing. We invite everyone to our annual Maple Community Day @ TA on Sunday, March 22. Come by anytime between 10am and 3pm to see our sugar shack in action, taste some syrup, and tour our south campus. Thanks to Scott Ellis and his environmental studies and outdoor education students for hosting! More info here. Another March tradition: our local One Act performances as the drama program prepares for the springtime...


March 10, 2026

Posted at 12:25h in News, Outdoor Education, Parents, Student Life by

Save the date! Thetford Academy's Outdoor Program is looking forward to welcoming students, families, neighbors, and friends for a Maple Community Day on Sunday, March 22, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. In Vermont, sugaring is an integral part of our history and identity. It's also a unique educational opportunity for Thetford Academy students. TA's campus has a well-maintained sugar bush and taps over 250 trees each year. As a result, students in our Environmental Studies and Outdoor Education are able to participate in every step of the sugaring process, from tapping trees to boiling, filtering, and bottling in the school's small but...


March 10, 2026

Posted at 11:32h in Academics, News, Student Life by

Thetford Academy students Madison Balch and Lorelei St. Martin, both studying Culinary Arts at River Bend Career and Technical Center, recently earned top honors at the VT/NY ProStart Invitational. Hosted by the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY, the event is an unique opportunity for culinary arts students to show off what they've learned in their program. Madison and Lorelei, along with their two non-TA teammates, won first place in ProStart's restaurant management competition. Their presentation of a comprehensive restaurant concept to a panel of industry judges was evaluated on the team's ability to develop and communicate a viable...


March 9, 2026

Posted at 15:46h in Athletics, News, Parents, Student Life by

Thetford Academy's indoor track team ended its season on a spectacular note with a number of terrific performances at the New England High School Indoor Track Championship meet at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston on February 28th. The girls' 4 x 200m relay team (Lilian Miller '27, Lizzie Brown '27, Aislin Peters '27 and Leah Crossett '27) lowered their own school record, finishing in 1:59.90. The boys' 4 x 200m relay team (Emmett Terry '26, Daniel Mann '26, Owen Goodrich '26 and David Thaxton '26) raced to a 1:36.99 finish, the second-best time in school history, behind only the state...

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