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March 7, 2024

Posted at 12:31h in Health Office by

I hope you had a good February break! Illnesses - There is still a stomach bug going around. Please remember: hand washing before eating & don't share water bottles or food. - We have a few students out with influenza symptoms. Symptoms are headache, sore throat nausea, body aches and fever. If your child has a temperature over 100.0 they need to stay home, please. - There is an upper respiratory virus causing: sore throat, congestion, cough and sometimes laryngitis. - We have 0 individuals out with Covid. - If you need a Covid test kit come to the office. - The protocol for return after...


March 7, 2024

Posted at 11:00h in Athletics, News, Parents, Student Life by

Guest post from Alpine Ski Coach Paul Dixon We had an action packed end of the season with virtually back to back races with the Southern District Championship at Bromley on Friday the 1st. The event carried a bit less weight and stress this year as all of the schools and independent athletes would automatically qualify for the State Championship in an attempt to expand the field of more teams competing at the state level.  The Ladies team despite some athletes having to miss the event due to the winter break were firing on all cylinders with top performances from Maya Dixon, Sophia Harvey, Ella Harvey, Heidi...


March 6, 2024

Posted at 11:30h in Head of School, News by

The school meeting portion of Thetford's Town Meeting Day on March 2 drew a larger-than-usual crowd this year. By 9am, most of the chairs on the gym floor were occupied and the bleachers above were filling up. This was not a surprise, due to the many questions swirling in our community and regional media - about the impacts of Act 127, the projected property tax increases, the decision of whether or not to delay the school budget vote, and related issues. Presentations included program reports by the lead educators - Thetford Elementary School's Principal Bernice Mills and SEL Coordinator Caitlin Toleno,...


February 24, 2024

Posted at 10:46h in Athletics, DEI, Head of School, News, Parents by

Dear TA Families, It's been a jam-packed February. Here are a few highlights from this past week. Black History Month Panel: "Spread love, no matter the color." Yesterday morning students attended an assembly for Black History Month featuring two Black artists and entrepreneurs, moderated by DEI coordinator Tony Strat-Cortez and student reps from SARJ (Student Alliance for Racial Justice). The panelists Kai Liciaga and CK Marion joined us remotely from their homes in Florida and Georgia to share their experiences as artists, their perspectives on Black history and culture, and their thoughts on how to move our country and culture forward to become more inclusive....


February 22, 2024

Posted at 12:08h in Athletics, News, Student Life by

TA junior Caleb Crossett is about as active as they come. Of the few fond memories I have of “CovidPodLife 2021”, one that stands out to me is the memory of Caleb and former Science teacher Len Whitaker passing a hockey puck any chance they could get. It came as no surprise, then, to learn that Caleb has been participating in competitive sled hockey since he was seven years old.  For those who might not know, sled hockey is a fast-paced sport in which participants propel themselves in aluminum-framed sleds across a hockey rink using two modified hockey sticks. At one...


February 21, 2024

Posted at 14:40h in Academics, News, Parents, Student Life by

Guest post from TA robotics coach Leif LaWhite The NH/VT 2024 VEX robotics state championship tournament is in the books. And once again, tiny TA wrote the book.  The meet was held at Manchester Community College, an hour an a half from TA, so it was another 6:30 a.m. departure for our roboteurs and their family fan club. There were 40 robots representing 12 schools (some 10 times our size) competing.   The event began with a series of eighty 2-minute qualifying matches where robots were randomly chosen to ally-with and go-against others in the main 2V2 event. Our own 4886S (Aden Perry, Connor Kutter-Walker and Duncan...

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