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November 23, 2022

Posted at 13:11h in Alumni News, News, Parents by

Each year, on the last Tuesday in November, Thetford Academy celebrates the global generosity movement GivingTuesday. At TA, like many nonprofit organizations around the country and the world, GivingTuesday is a launch to our giving season. With the power of your philanthropy, we can fulfill TA's our mission to celebrate the unique worth of all students, to nurture their strengths, and to challenge them to fulfill their potential. This year, we're excited to kick off giving season with you. We'll be sharing stories from our students, alumni, and community members about how this "independent school with a public purpose"...


November 23, 2022

Posted at 10:55h in Alumni News, Alumni Profile, News by

Malcolm Silver-Van Meter will be hosting a fundraiser at TA for his Heartbreak on Murray Hill project in December. Malcolm Silver Van Meter ‘18 shot parts of Agincourt (his last film as a high school student and submission piece for admission to NYU’s film school) in Thetford Academy’s Martha Jane Rich Theater. The film, a collaboration with classmates Hallie Zens ‘18 and Alex MacVeagh ‘18, required an awful lot of real dirt brought indoors for its French farmhouse set. The buildings and grounds staff were supportive, though it probably wasn’t their favorite student production. “God, that was so much fun,” Malcolm...


November 18, 2022

Posted at 17:15h in Academics, Head of School, News, Parents by

Dear TA Families, On Thursday, we created some extra time for students to work with teachers in office hours sessions and for clubs to meet. While these opportunities are available every week during power hour, the middle of the day can feel rushed and compete with lunch. Ask your student what they chose to do during our special activity schedule yesterday morning, and if they found the time helpful and productive. Students also started developing their personalized learning plan (PLP) in advisory this week. The PLP is now online and is integrated into the student portfolio. As I mentioned last month: Students can access...


November 17, 2022

Posted at 11:06h in Athletics, News, Parents by

The Vermont Soccer Coaches Association recently named senior Jacob Gilman to its All State team for Division III. During the course of the season, Gilman earned 14 goals to lead the Panthers to the Division III quarterfinals. Gilman also was recognized in the Capital Division and named to the First Team; teammates Boone Fahey and Justin Robinson were named to the Capital Division's Second Team. On the girls side, Madi Mousley and Hannah Williams were named to the Capital Division's First Team, joined by Mason Fahey on the Second Team, and Heidi Hewes with an honorable mention. In cross country,...


November 17, 2022

Posted at 10:39h in Alumni News, Arts, News, Parents by

Thetford Academy is making the most of this last weekend before the Thanksgiving holiday. The TA Drama Department, under the leadership of new performing arts faculty Jeff Seabaugh, will perform the Tony Award-winning play Peter and the Starcatcher on both Friday and Saturday evenings starting at 7:00 p.m. A swashbuckling, family-friendly story of how an unhappy orphan becomes Peter Pan and a flamboyant pirate becomes Captain Hook, Peter and the Starcatcher is a highly theatrical adaptation of Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson’s best-selling novels. Tickets are $5 for students, $10 for adults and will be available at the door. On...


November 12, 2022

Posted at 13:18h in Academics, Head of School, Parents by

Dear TA Families, Congrats to our TA robotics team for a big day at their first meet of the year on Saturday 11/5! Check out the meet write-up by one of the team coaches, Leif LaWhite, for all of the details: https://thetfordacademy.org/2022/11/seniors-win-robotics-tournament-7th-grade-steals-the-show. The FAFSA forms workshop for seniors and their families is this week - note the date for this event is now Thursday, Nov. 17. Same original time and location: 6:30pm in the TA library. For more details, check out the TA website: https://thetfordacademy.org/2022/11/vsac-financial-aid-forms-night-thurs-nov-17. The high school drama students are hard at work, gearing up for their fall play performances of Peter and The...

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