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November 21, 2023

Posted at 09:36h in Athletics, News, Parents by

Thetford Academy freshman Jacob Phelps was recently named the Red Team's Defensive Player of the Year by his teammates at Hartford High School - an honor usually reserved for older players. Phelps, who plays middle line backer for the Division I Hartford Hurricanes as part of the Vermont Principal Association's "Member to Member" program, has played football since fourth grade. The Hurricanes had a thrilling season and were undefeated all the way to the state championship, where they fell 35-28 in a tough loss to Burr and Burton Academy. TA students have long taken advantage of the Member to Member agreement,...


November 21, 2023

Posted at 08:45h in Alumni News, Athletics, News by

Calling all Panthers! This Thanksgiving weekend, we're bringing back Alumni Basketball to the Vaughan Alumni Gymnasium! The annual alumni game is scheduled this year for Saturday, November 25th at 11 a.m. All alumni are welcome - never mind how long ago you graduated or how rusty your skills are, it's a friendly Panther event! Preregistration is not required, but it does help us plan for the day. Sign up now to save your spot on the court. Panther fans, we hope you'll join us to cheer on your favorite alumni as they compete once again at Thetford Academy. This event...


November 17, 2023

Posted at 15:35h in Arts, Head of School, Parents by

Dear TA Families, We are all excited for this weekend's performances of Radium Girls. Almost 20% of our high school students are a part of the play as cast, crew, and other roles. With over 30 students on the Fall Play roster plus others who are involved on their own time, the participation numbers are sky high - and the (almost) showtime energy on campus is palpable! We hope to see many of you at one of the shows this weekend - four performances to choose from. More info here. Here are two community partner events we are happy to help promote to our TA...


November 16, 2023

Posted at 13:48h in Athletics, News, Parents by

Thetford Academy juniors Spencer Durkee and Dillon Vance have been a part of the region's youth mountain biking circuit for more than five years. Though TA doesn't have a mountain biking team (yet), they are standouts in the local scene. Both students race in two different leagues each year, for Vermont Youth Cycling (VTYC) and Woodstock Union Middle and High School, and this year competed in 10 races. With this year's season in the rearview, the results are in and worth noting. With Borderline Racing in the VTYC league, Durkee was among the top 10 racers for the season. Vance was...


November 16, 2023

Posted at 10:55h in Academics, News, Parents by

A partnership has been growing between Thetford Academy’s Culinary Arts program and the school garden. This fall, school garden coordinator Ehrin Lingeman and culinary arts teacher Jennifer Gernhard teamed up to ensure the garden’s harvest was enjoyed by as many people as possible. Gernhard’s “Cooking for Health” course led an initiative to turn TA’s produce into delicious meals for the café meal program. Students in the class visited the garden each week to harvest tomatoes, peppers, snap beans, summer squash, onions, and more - and learned what it takes to grow fresh produce and bring the “farm to table.”  With each harvest,...


November 14, 2023

Posted at 14:03h in Arts, News, Parents by

This November, Thetford Academy's Drama Department is excited to present Radium Girls by D.W. Gregory. Inspired by a true story, Radium Girls takes place in 1926, a time when radium was a miraculous treatment, Madame Curie was a global celebrity, and luminous watches were the newest fashion item—that is, until the girls who painted them started to get sick with an unexplained illness. The play follows the efforts of Grace Fryer, a dial painter, as she fights for her day in court. Her chief adversary is her former employer, Arthur Roeder, an idealistic man who cannot bring himself to believe...

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