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September 17, 2024

Posted at 08:38h in Athletics, News by

The event, founded by TA parent and former board member Dan Grossman, is well known for many things: great music, great food (shout out to the Thetford Academy Alumni Association), great energy, and great people. Of course, the Woods Trail Run is also known for its scenic 5K course, the Dan Grossman Woods Trail, designed by former Olympic biathlete John Morton. The course winds through TA’s 295-acre forested campus, challenging even the most accomplished runners with hills like the aptly named “Morty’s Monster." For the Thetford community, the event is an annual gathering of neighbors and a reunion of...


September 13, 2024

Posted at 16:13h in Academics, Head of School, News, Parents, Student Life by

Dear Families, Let me start with one nuts and bolts item and then get to the fun stuff. If you haven't registered yet in our new student information system, Alma, please take time to do so this weekend. We hope you will find it to be a very user-friendly program. Here is a link to a parent guide about Alma with lots of screenshots to help you. And now to the heart of our time at TA: teaching and learning! The weather has been a perfect ally these first weeks of school to take teaching and learning outside the classroom walls. Students and teachers have been out...


September 10, 2024

Posted at 10:03h in Athletics, News by

The Panther harriers kicked off their season last Tuesday with a meet at Bellows Falls. Coaches Deffner and Silver were delighted to see 10 runners for the girls team toe the starting line and to see those same ten girls finish a rather challenging course. Having 12 girls on the team (two did not race) was particularly exciting, given the fact that in May, the team only had 3 confirmed runners. But Coach Silver presented an energetic and enticing video at a spring assembly, and Coach Deffner interviewed graduating members of the team about what the sport has meant to...


September 3, 2024

Posted at 13:15h in Academics, News, Parents by

Pictured Left to Right: Gretchen Czaja, Zsuzsa Mitro, Maria Rodis, John Leavey, Nick Pasterino, & Stacy Anderson (Not pictured: Sayer Wickham & Nancy McNally) We are thrilled to welcome the latest additions to our exceptional team of TA educators. Each individual brings a wealth of knowledge in their respective areas, enthusiasm for teaching and learning, and diverse personal and professional backgrounds. They started with an orientation on August 21, and two weeks in are already enhancing our school community with fresh insights and skills! Stacy Anderson is TA’s new Director of Student Support Services. Stacy brings decades of special education experience to the...


September 3, 2024

Posted at 08:00h in News by

Thetford Academy is excited to join forces with the Flynn Theater to host The Playing Fields Project, a back-to-school celebration that travels to school districts around Vermont. The project invites communities to gather together for joyful and awe-inspiring performances on school fields. Everyone is invited to join the fun! The event at TA will feature two high energy, family-friendly performances, including a spectacular circus performance from Cirque Kikasse and music from the West Philadelphia Orchestra. The Flynn describes Cirque Kikasse's performance of SANTÉ! as "a dynamic circus show with high-level acrobatics, contagious energy and breathtaking balances … All on their extraordinary...

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