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February 5, 2024

Posted at 12:07h in Academics, News, Outdoor Education, Parents by

It was a cold January morning when the Class of 2028 arrived at TA with stuffed backpacks, snow pants, and gear - some nervous, some excited, all curious. They would soon board the waiting school bus and depart to the Hulbert Outdoor Center in Fairlee, VT, just 20 minutes away, for their first Thetford Academy class trip. It was the first school-sponsored overnight since the start of the pandemic, and for some, a first night away from home.  In April, the same group of eighth graders will head to Montreal, QC, and this close-to-home adventure was good practice. Kathy Hooke, science...


February 2, 2024

Posted at 17:07h in Alumni News, Head of School, News, Outdoor Education, Parents by

On Friday, February 2, the Thetford Academy school community celebrated the school's 205th birthday with our annual Founders' Day event. Photos include the grade level committees busily working during their prep time on Wednesday and Thursday, as well as event activities on Friday. This year's Founders' Day theme was board games. You'll see plenty of evidence of the committees' creativity as they depict TA's campus, history, people, and school values reflected in the board game of their grade. Class of 2024 - Clue Class of 2025 - Candyland Class of 2026 - Monopoly Class of 2027 - Life Class of 2028 - Battleship Class of 2029...


February 2, 2024

Posted at 17:00h in Alumni News, Head of School, Parents by

Dear TA Families, We had a wonderful Founders' Day celebration today. Thank you to all of the students for their incredible spirit these past few days. What an intensity of activity and creativity to bring all of their projects to fruition in such a short period of time! Enjoy this preliminary photo gallery. We will add more to the mix as we continue to collect and curate photos next week. We hope lots of students turn out this evening for the Founders' Night festivities (starting soon at 6pm!). See an email from Dean of Students Siobhan Lopez earlier today with details. Happy Founders' Day & Happy...


February 1, 2024

Posted at 10:52h in Athletics, News, Parents by

Photo credit: Matthew Hayden The Panthers had a stellar day at the VT High School Indoor Track Championships on Saturday - slaying school records, earning PRs, and punching a whole bunch of tickets to New Englands. The day-long competition, hosted by the University of Vermont, featured some memorable Panther performances. On the boys side, junior Uly Junker-Boyce collected Division II titles in the 55 and the long jump. His 6.72 time in the 55 broke a 10-year school record held by TA alum Ian Weider ‘13, and was the second fastest among all divisions. In the long jump, Uly’s  20’ 10 ½:...


January 27, 2024

Posted at 12:00h in Academics, Head of School, News, Parents by

Dear TA Families, The 8th graders reminded us this week of the power of venturing out to explore new places and try new experiences. The Class of 2028, with a team of TA teacher-advisors, spent Monday and Tuesday at the Aloha Foundation's Hulbert Outdoor Center in Fairlee. This was an awesome opportunity for individual growth and community building. Activities included a variety of high ropes course and problem solving challenges, along with community meals and an overnight in cabins. Doing outdoor and experiential learning in any season can be fun but quite a stretch - and doing it in wintertime is next level! Hats...


January 25, 2024

Posted at 15:38h in Athletics, News, Parents by

With a slow, snow-less start to the season, TA's alpine ski team had mostly dryland training on their practice schedule before last week's first race. Coach Paul Dixon shared that the lack of on-snow training led to some jitters, and that he'd "be lying if I said that nobody had butterflies in their stomach before the first race of the season." In fact, he added, "I think most had a touch of nerves before pushing out the starting gate at Saskedena Six." Despite the early season nerves, TA's team had a solid opener. The Ladies were led by junior Maya Dixon,...

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