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February 2, 2023

Posted at 06:00h in Health Office, Parents by

Below Freezing WeatherWonderful students, when outside please remember to cover all skin with winter clothing: faces: neck warmers, heads: warm hats, bodies: warm jackets & snow pants, feet: warm socks & winter boots.  Frostbite makes your toes unhappy for a lifetime, just ask Nurse Ellen :) Please check on neighbors and the elderly and make sure they are safe. Unless you have a husky, like Buttercup Gnaedinger (pictured), also be mindful when your pets are outside. THC Vape Pens If these are brought onto campus, they cause students serious health risks as well as serious disciplinary consequences. Parents, please take time to talk to your teens about the very real concerns and the...


February 1, 2023

Posted at 11:32h in Athletics, News, Parents by

Regular season is wrapping up for the Panthers, and both the girls and the boys basketball teams are maintaining strong season records. The girls basketball team is currently ranked 3rd in the VPA's Division III (10-4). Last Tuesday, the Panthers fell to Windsor (56-42) for the second time this season, breaking an eight game streak of wins. On Saturday, they made a comeback in a home game vs. Lyndon (53-38), before falling to Div. II Spaulding this week (44-32). The girls will host Oxbow this Thursday, Feb. 2 at the annual cancer awareness game, with all proceeds benefiting the Dartmouth...


January 25, 2023

Posted at 17:00h in Health Office, Parents by

THC Vape Pens If these are brought onto campus, they cause students serious health risks as well as serious disciplinary consequences. Parents, please take time to talk to your teens about the very real concerns and the health risks of THC and other substances such as opioids. Students if you have used a drug/THC/any other concerning substance please seek help from: parents, teachers, friends, the school nurse, the counselors, the maintenance crew, the cooks or your doctor. We want to help you right away. TA has Narcan available on campus from multiple trained staff. Anyone distributing drugs at school puts TA students at...


January 25, 2023

Posted at 13:39h in DEI, News, Parents by

Photo: DEI coordinator Tony Strat-Cortez and Sora Bolles '26 Last week, Thetford Academy student Sora Bolles '26 presented invited testimony to the Vermont State Board of Education on behalf of the Vermont Student Anti-Racism Network (VSARN). VSARN is a project of Vermont Learning for the Future and is made up of student activists from all over the State. "We are students from all over Vermont joining together for racial equity and justice in all VT schools. With our voices, we can and will make a difference. We hope to undertake projects to actively make changes in our schools from kindergarten to twelfth...


January 25, 2023

Posted at 09:53h in News, Outdoor Education, Parents by

The Thetford Outdoor Program has planned another summer of exciting outdoor leadership adventures for 2023! Registration is now open for six different multi-day wilderness trips and experiences, including: paddling the Connecticut River, backpacking the Appalachian Trail, a "GLOW" experience for women (or anyone who identifies as a girl or woman always or sometimes) with hiking, rock-climbing, and more; a new "Vermont Adventure" providing a variety of local outdoor adventures; and a trail crew work experience maintaining and improving Thetford trails. In each of these experiences, students will learn a variety of outdoor skills while spending time unplugged and connecting to...

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