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Counseling Office and Dartmouth Financial Aid Office Team Up for CSS Profile Workshop CounselingParents

Counseling Office and Dartmouth Financial Aid Office Team Up for CSS Profile Workshop

On Monday, October 21st from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the library, Thetford Academy's Counseling Office will host a CSS profile workshop. The CSS profile is an online application used and required by a number of colleges and scholarship programs to award non-federal institutional aid. It is an important - and…
Patty McIlvaine
October 10, 2024
33rd Annual Woods Trail Run Brings Thousands to Thetford AthleticsNewsParents

33rd Annual Woods Trail Run Brings Thousands to Thetford

On Saturday, Thetford Academy once again welcomed thousands of runners and spectators from across New England for the Woods Trail Run, the school's iconic cross country event. This year's run attracted more than 50 cross country teams from across New England, with representation from Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire,…
Patty McIlvaine
October 7, 2024
Head of School Weekly Email: Mid-Quarter Progress, Welcome Dance & Weekend Events Head of SchoolNewsOutdoor EducationParentsStudent Life

Head of School Weekly Email: Mid-Quarter Progress, Welcome Dance & Weekend Events

Thetford Academy varsity boys take on Lake Region on September 23, 2024. Photo by Lizzie Brown Dear TA Families, Earlier this week we passed the midway mark for Quarter 1. Hard to believe we are already 4+ weeks into the school year! I hope your student is into the flow…
Carrie Brennan
September 27, 2024
Proficiency-based Grading: A New Way to Think About Skills, Progress, and Grades AcademicsNewsUncategorized

Proficiency-based Grading: A New Way to Think About Skills, Progress, and Grades

As we transition to a new student information system and grading platform, some of our TA educators are using the opportunity to shift how they track and report student progress in their classes – in other words, how they grade. One important new capability for us in Alma is the…
Kristen Downey
September 26, 2024
Robotics Students Compete at Maine’s “Lobstah Bowl” Event AcademicsNewsParentsStudent Life

Robotics Students Compete at Maine’s “Lobstah Bowl” Event

Last week, Thetford Academy’s VEX robotics team 4886 S - Connor Kutter-Walker '26 and Duncan MacPhee '27- headed to Maine to compete in the state’s first-ever VEX V5 Signature Event.  The Robotics Education and Competition Foundation describes these Signature events as “an amped-up version of tournament play,” designed to give…
Patty McIlvaine
September 23, 2024