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Thetford Academy's Counseling Office will host a series of information sessions this winter to introduce current juniors and their families to the college choice and application process. The first of these sessions, scheduled for January 22, 2024 at 6 p.m. (virtual meeting), will provide an introductory overview to the college application process and tips and resources to help families get started. Some of the topics that TA will cover include: Roles and responsibilities of the student/parent/counselor A general timeline of tasks to cover Holistic assessment of applicants Naviance The Common Application Standardized tests Demonstrated Interest Financial Aid Scholarships At the end of the session, there will be time for Q&A...


Photo credit: John Foster Thetford Academy’s athletes are ringing in the new year with exciting early season successes. Both the varsity girls and boys basketball teams are deep into win streaks, with the girls 5-1 for the season (their only loss on the books was to championship rival Windsor in December), and the boys undefeated and currently ranked at the top of Division III. The girls travel to Windsor for a rematch on Thursday, and the boys will take on Spaulding at home on Friday. Keep track of the Panthers via the school calendar.  Indoor track and field is nearing the end...


Photo Credit: Alison Novak, et al. “From a Cabin in Norwich, School Principal Ken Cadow Wrote a Young Adult Novel Set in Vermont That's Up for a National Book Award.” Seven Days, 14 November 2023. Accessed Jan. 5, 2024. The following reflection was written by TA English Composition students Spencer Durkee, Layne Mullen, and Matthew Vivian. On January 4, 2024 Ken Cadow, principal at Oxbow and author of Gather, a novel about a teenage Vermonter and his struggles, visited Ms. Silver’s English Composition class. The book was one of the finalists for the National Book Award in the category of Young...


Dear TA Families, Early January is a busy time of transition, as we return from holiday break and immerse ourselves back into classes for the final stretch of the semester. Students are working on culminating projects, essays, performances, exams, and reflections. This is an especially intense period for high school students, whose current roster of classes comes to an end on January 11. Please help us reinforce the message we shared at assembly yesterday: This is a critical time for all students to focus strategically, bring to bear all that they have learned over the past 4+ months, do their best work, meet final deadlines - and 'go...


Welcome to the New Year. Illnesses - We continue to have a few cases of influenza, the symptoms are headache, nausea, body aches often with fever. If your child has a temperature over 100.0 they need to stay home, please. - We have 2 individuals out with Covid. Covid is circulating in the community. If you need a Covid test kit please come to the office. - Please continue to be careful around older folks. - Protocol for return after Covid is here: Thetford Academy Health Office/COVID page Free Covid Test Kits - Now available through the US Postal service link to Covid test kit order form - Your family may...


Dear TA Families, And 2023 is a wrap! We had a full day of classes yesterday, with some holiday fun in advisory thrown in, and today begins a well-deserved vacation for students and staff. The Thetford Academy offices will be closed from today through January 1, and we look forward to resuming school in the new year on Tuesday, January 2. Final Exams & Projects Week, Jan. 8-12 Looking ahead to January, there are two more weeks of the semester after holiday break. Of particular importance for families is the special schedule during our final exams and projects week. Check out this document with details about the week -...

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