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February 15, 2023

Posted at 13:43h in Academics, Arts, News, Parents by

On Monday, Thetford Academy hosted its 14th annual Poetry Out Loud recitation contest, featuring nine talented student contestants. Congratulations to Connor Gaine '25, Ava Hayden '25, Starlee Riley LaClair '26, Zach Nalette '25, Bianca Pulaski '25, Kaya Freeman '25, Elijah Renner '26, Mary Bosco '24. and Grace Solsaa '24 for their outstanding performances. Each recitation, memorized from poems the students had selected themselves, featured a different topic, author, and style – and each student brought their own personality to their performance. The judges, poet Ina Anderson, alumna Kay Morton, and former board member and alumni parent Jim Schley, scored the performances...


February 15, 2023

Posted at 10:44h in Athletics, News, Parents by

The Panthers are nearing the end of an exciting basketball season, with the playoffs in sight. The girls are wrapping up their regular season this Thursday with their senior celebration before their last home game vs. Harwood. TA will be honoring seniors Taylor West and Madi Mousley, as well as JV senior Shisi Dai. In the last two weeks, the girls have won every contest with the exception of a Valentine's Day defeat vs. Division II's Lake Region. Heading into their last regular season game, the Panthers stand at 14-4 and are ranked third behind the Hazen Wildcats (18-1) and...


February 9, 2023

Posted at 13:12h in News, Parents by

On Monday, February 6, 2023, Thetford Academy celebrated its 204th birthday and its 80th annual Founders' Day. Former Head of School Carl Anderson started the Founders' Day tradition in 1944, after fire destroyed the school's original campus. His idea commemorate the school's history was an opportunity to lift the spirits of the community and to celebrate TA's resilience through hard times. Many of the original traditions from that first Founders' Day remain in practice today, from the candle lighting ceremony to the many school wide competitions. Students still compete each year to earn the title "Founders' Day champion" and, of course,...


February 9, 2023

Posted at 09:07h in Athletics, News, Parents by

Thetford Academy's indoor track team had an outstanding day at the state championship meet at UVM on Saturday, February 4th. Competing in the D-II classification against 18 other schools (almost all of which are much larger), the Panther girls rolled to a second-place finish and the boys finished third. The girls 4 x 800 relay team, Ava Hayden '25, Ceci Luce '24, Sora Bolles '26 and Abby Egner '23, won the D-II title, and punched a ticket to the New England championships at the same time. Senior Jada Rich scored points in all four of the events in which she competed, winning...


February 9, 2023

Posted at 08:30h in Academics, News, Parents by

Last week, Thetford Academy students were invited to take on the "Impact App Challenge." The Challenge, launched in collaboration with the Impactree Foundation, is designed to inspire TA students to identify a key environmental or social problem they see and experience – and to try to solve it through technology. Impactree founder Ken Kurtzig is interested in student ideas that could help solve an environmental, social justice, or racial justice problem; a gender equity, LGBTQ+, or mental health problem – any problem that could be solved to make the world a better place. Students might develop an idea to solve...

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