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Jennifer Gernhard Honored with 2024 Dedicated Employee Award

Culinary arts teacher Jennifer Gernhard was honored in June with the Peters Family Dedicated Employee Award, as she completed her 26th school year at Thetford Academy! When Head of School Carrie Brennan made the announcement during Class Day, the whole audience - led by the senior class in cap and…

Carrie BrennanAugust 20, 2024

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TA Goes Phone-Free in 2024-25

Thetford Academy will become a phone-free environment for students this year. This is a bold step towards fostering a healthier learning community by taking collective action to give students a respite from phone use during the school day. Head of School Carrie Brennan sent a letter to families on July…

Carrie BrennanAugust 19, 2024

Academics News Parents Student Life

New Year, New Tools: TA Adopts New Student Information System

With the start of each new school year, there are always exciting changes. Students will meet new teachers, make new friends, and – most importantly – learn new things! In addition to these exciting new experiences, some important changes also happen behind the scenes. This year we are transitioning from…

Patty McIlvaineAugust 19, 2024

News Parents

Back to School Picnic for TA Students and Families

Thetford Academy is looking forward to hosting students and families for two community events on August 25: a new student welcome and TA’s annual back to school picnic. Beginning at 4:00 p.m., TA invites all new, incoming students to campus for a fun opportunity to get comfortable before the first…

Patty McIlvaineAugust 13, 2024

Academics News Parents Student Life

Back-to-School Mailing for Families

The start of the 2024-2025 school year is just a couple of weeks away, and we are gearing up to welcome students and faculty back to campus! We sent a back-to-school packet home to new and returning students last week. Current TA families: If you have not received the packet…

Carrie BrennanAugust 13, 2024

Athletics News Parents Student Life

Joel Breakstone and Emily Silver Named 2024 Boys’ High School Track and Field Coaches of the Year

In July, Joel Breakstone and Emily Silver, TA's track and field teams' longstanding coaches, were named by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association as the 2024 Boys' High School Track & Field Coaches of the Year for the state of Vermont. The honor, according to the…

Patty McIlvaineAugust 6, 2024

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SAT AUG 10: Schoolhouse Rocks Presents the Western Terrestrials

This Saturday, August 10, from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m., TA's Schoolhouse Rocks Summer Concert Series continues with its second show of the season featuring local legends the Western Terrestrials. Fronted by Thetford Academy alum Nick Charyk ’04, the "hard-driving outsiders from Vermont" conjure up “sweeping panoramas of dusty astral…

Patty McIlvaineAugust 5, 2024

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What’s Going On in the Annex?

If you’ve been around campus this summer, you might have noticed construction vehicles in the south parking lot and wondered - what’s going on in the annex?! We are pleased to announce that the annex classroom wing will finally be wheelchair accessible, starting this school year. Built in 1966, the…

Carrie BrennanAugust 2, 2024

Athletics News Outdoor Education Parents Student Life

TA’s “Panther Pride” Disc Golf Course Ready to Play

Thetford Academy's new Panther Pride disc golf course is open to the public and ready for play! For those new to the sport, disc golf is played much like golf. Instead of a ball and clubs though, players throw a flying disc into chain baskets located throughout the course. The sport…

Patty McIlvaineAugust 1, 2024

News Parents

Help TA to the Finish Line! Make Your Gift Before June 30

We're almost to the finish line of another year at Thetford Academy! The last day of TA's fiscal year is June 30, 2024 and we are so close to our annual fund goal of $100,000. To the nearly 200 community members who have already made their gift to TA, thank…

Patty McIlvaineJune 27, 2024

Jennifer Gernhard Honored with 2024 Dedicated Employee Award

TA Goes Phone-Free in 2024-25

New Year, New Tools: TA Adopts New Student Information System

Back to School Picnic for TA Students and Families

Back-to-School Mailing for Families

Joel Breakstone and Emily Silver Named 2024 Boys’ High School Track and Field Coaches of the Year

SAT AUG 10: Schoolhouse Rocks Presents the Western Terrestrials

What’s Going On in the Annex?

TA’s “Panther Pride” Disc Golf Course Ready to Play

Help TA to the Finish Line! Make Your Gift Before June 30

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