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Dear TA Families, Until the snow blew in on a cold wind this morning, we spent most of the week enjoying springlike days on campus. Recent weather has been conducive to a productive sugaring season thus far. Students who sugar at home were invited up at assembly on Monday to share a bit of their experience with the school audience. The sugar shack here at TA has been busy, with the environmental studies and outdoor ed class taking the lead on managing the sugarbush, collecting sap, boiling and producing syrup, and hosting visitors from other classes and schools to check out...


On March 12, six Thetford Academy students were inducted into the National Technical Honor Society at River Bend Career and Technical Center. The National Technical Honor Society recognizes students who demonstrate scholastic excellence, honesty, dependability, and responsibility, as well as leadership, good citizenship, and pride in their work.  We are proud to share that Hunter Clay (construction), Heidi Hewes (health science), Joshua King (heavy equipment), Ashlyn Osgood (emergency services), Rebecca Osgood (emergency services), and Dillon Vance (construction) were all recommended by their instructors to receive this honor.  Thetford Academy partners with River Bend Career and Technical Center to offer technical education, an...


Here in Vermont, a passion for maple syrup is part of our history and identity. The tradition of boiling sap each spring also provides a unique educational opportunity for Thetford Academy students.  Right here on campus, Thetford Academy has a well-maintained sugar bush and a small but mighty sugar shack (built by TA students in 2018). Students in TA’s half-day Environmental Studies and Outdoor Education course tap 250 trees a year, and each spring, they work together to collect and boil the sap. During the course’s annual maple unit, each student is tasked with becoming a “specialist” in one aspect of maple...


TA's indoor track program was well-represented at the New Balance National High School Championships last weekend in Boston. Uly Junker had qualified in three separate events (the long jump, the 200 and the sprint medley relay), but sustained an injury shortly before the events began. Nevertheless, the sprint medley team of Evan Rich '25, Sebastian Pedrizet '27 (who saved the day by driving down to Boston on a moment's notice to fill Uly's spot), Luke Miller '25 and Brady Sloop '25 ran a tremendous race in a time that was faster than dozens of other significantly larger schools. Meanwhile, Ava...


Dear TA Families, Every Monday we come together as a school community in our weekly assembly. The whole school - students and staff - convene in the Vaughan Alumni Gymnasium to share accolades, watch student performances, make announcements, and learn about upcoming events and opportunities. One of our school goals each year is to try to ensure that every student has an opportunity to be recognized and be on the gym floor during assembly. It is no easy feat getting up in front of the whole school, whether to receive an award, perform, represent a club or class, or whatever the occasion,...


Go Panthers! In a showdown at the Barre Auditorium last weekend, Thetford Academy's Panthers defeated the Hazen Wildcats 58-44 to take the Division III state title for the second year in a row. This was the Panthers' 4th crown in seven seasons and eighth overall. The team entered the playoffs in the second seed with a solid 17-3 season record. In the semifinals, the Panthers breezed over Winooski 62-46 in game that the Valley News described as having "little drama" and an impressive defensive strategy. On Saturday, the Panthers opened with a a "red hot first half" and executed their well-practiced...

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