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Counseling Office to Host College Information Sessions AcademicsCounselingNewsParents

Counseling Office to Host College Information Sessions

Thetford Academy's Counseling Office will host a series of information sessions this winter to introduce current juniors and their families to the college choice and application process. The first of these sessions, scheduled for January 22, 2024 at 6 p.m. (virtual meeting), will provide an introductory overview to the college…
Patty McIlvaine
January 11, 2024
Head of School Weekly Email: News for the New Year AcademicsAthleticsHead of SchoolNewsParents

Head of School Weekly Email: News for the New Year

Dear TA Families, Early January is a busy time of transition, as we return from holiday break and immerse ourselves back into classes for the final stretch of the semester. Students are working on culminating projects, essays, performances, exams, and reflections. This is an especially intense period for high school students, whose current roster…
Carrie Brennan
January 6, 2024
Head of School Weekly Email: Holiday Greetings (& Looking Ahead to January) AcademicsHead of SchoolParents

Head of School Weekly Email: Holiday Greetings (& Looking Ahead to January)

Dear TA Families, And 2023 is a wrap! We had a full day of classes yesterday, with some holiday fun in advisory thrown in, and today begins a well-deserved vacation for students and staff. The Thetford Academy offices will be closed from today through January 1, and we look forward to resuming school…
Carrie Brennan
December 21, 2023
Head of School Weekly Email: Real World Learning AcademicsHead of SchoolNewsParents

Head of School Weekly Email: Real World Learning

Dear TA Families, Last week I featured students taking their learning onto the stage, over the airwaves, and into the woods in the 'student learning spotlights' section of my weekly email. Today I want to share more examples of TA classes and clubs testing their knowledge and skills in real world settings during the culminating…
Carrie Brennan
December 15, 2023
Panthers Launch Winter Athletics Season, Basketball Opens Strong at Home AthleticsNewsParents

Panthers Launch Winter Athletics Season, Basketball Opens Strong at Home

The Panthers have been preparing for their winter season openings, with alpine skiing, basketball, and indoor track athletes practicing and conditioning in advance of their first contests. Basketball was the first to compete with home games for both the boys and girls varsity and JV teams. On Tuesday, the JV…
Patty McIlvaine
December 14, 2023
Head of School Weekly Email: Pausing Routines & Making Time AcademicsArtsCounselingHead of SchoolOutdoor EducationParents

Head of School Weekly Email: Pausing Routines & Making Time

Dear TA Families, Re-Cap: Half-Day on Friday As I shared with students yesterday, we designed the December half day to pause our daily routines and create time for a range of 'big picture' activities, together as a school community - in our small group advisories, as a whole school of…
Carrie Brennan
December 10, 2023