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November 27, 2024

Posted at 06:32h in Head of School, News, Parents, Student Life by

Dear TA Families, A short note on this short week with one big message: On behalf of all of us at Thetford Academy, we wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy the extra time with family and friends over the holiday weekend. We will see everyone back on Monday.  Carrie Brennan, Head of School Featured photos:  Images of our fun and festive (and delicious!) all-school Thanksgiving meal on Tuesday. A big shout out to our kitchen magicians Dawn Phelps and Kim Cook for cooking and coordinating! Thanks also to Jennifer Gernhard and Ehrin Lingeman who collaborated with students on components of the meal through the culinary...


November 26, 2024

Posted at 13:17h in Academics, Arts, News, Parents, Student Life by

Thetford Academy’s longtime Culinary Arts teacher Jennifer Gernhard centers community service in her curriculum, teaching students both how to cook and how to make a difference. For example, in Jennifer’s Cooking for Health class, students recently collaborated with a local church group to raise money for the Thetford Food Shelf, preparing 150 servings of apple crisp for a benefit dinner hosted by the Thetford Community Center. The collaboration raised over $2000 in much-needed donations for the food shelf’s work. The class also regularly bakes pies for the Thetford Elder Network’s monthly meal, a community gathering that often includes friends, family, and neighbors...


November 26, 2024

Posted at 10:57h in Health Office by

Happy Thanksgiving Illnesses at TA Please be careful around older relatives during Thanksgiving if family members are sick. We have many illnesses circulating in the Upper Valley right now. PNEUMONIA • Pneumonia is still circulating in the community, if your student has a cough and a fever please call their pediatrician. HEAD COLD • There is a head cold going around with a lot of congestion & a cough. Rest & fluids help.  STOMACH VIRUS • We have a 24-48 hour stomach bug at TA. It is causing vomiting & diarrhea. STREP THROAT • With strep throat students usually don't have a cough or a lot of congestion. They usually have...


November 22, 2024

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

Dear TA Families, Question: "If you were in a traveling circus, what role would you have?" First response: "The lion tamer, no doubt!" This fun discussion prompt, which quickly elicited spirited answers from friends around the table, was one of many interesting conversations I caught little pieces of while strolling around on lunch duty earlier this week. Sharing current favorite shows on Netflix, troubleshooting the design of a robot, throwing a football on the quad, giggling about who knows what, sitting quietly with a book. Students at lunch this year are taking a pause during their school day to eat, connect, rest or run around,...


November 21, 2024

Posted at 11:00h in Health Office by

Illnesses at TA Teachers, please be aware some students are out several days with pneumonia or they are recovering from one illness and pick up a second illness. Please allow flexibility/forgiveness with making up work. PNEUMONIA • Pneumonia is still circulating in the community, we had another new case this week at TA - if your student has a cough and a fever please call their pediatrician. HEAD COLD • There is a head cold going around with a lot of congestion & a cough. Rest & fluids help. Some students have had a low grade fever with this.  STOMACH VIRUS • We have a 24-48 hour stomach...


November 19, 2024

Posted at 14:51h in Alumni News, DEI, Head of School, News by

Pictured (l to r): Pril Hall, trustee of Thetford's Farm Trust; Jane Francisco, representing the Frances Barrows Fund; Beckie Gray, '59; John Brown, Director of Buildings and Grounds; Barbara Smith, '58; Carrie Brennan, Head of School; Patty McIlvaine, Director of Advancement; and Caleb Crossett, '25. We hosted a small ribbon-cutting ceremony on November 19 to celebrate the new wheelchair lift installed this summer and thank the project’s funders. A couple dozen community members, including alumni, current and former trustees, students, parents, and staff, gathered to mark the important milestone of making our campus more fully accessible. In her remarks, Head of...

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