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January 21, 2025

Posted at 15:11h in Academics, News, Parents, Student Life by

When the world shut down in March 2020, one of the many opportunities disrupted for high school students in the Upper Valley was the option to take a class at Dartmouth College. Juniors and seniors at Thetford Academy had long taken advantage of this generous program that provides no-cost, credit-bearing classes at our Ivy League neighbor - but this was not available for seniors graduating in 2021, 2022, or 2023. Fortunately, after a three-plus year pause, Dartmouth College resumed the Community High School Program in September 2023. Last year’s senior class jumped into the mix, with six students taking classes at...


January 18, 2025

Posted at 08:03h in Academics, Head of School, News, Parents, Student Life by

Dear TA Families, I want to thank the parents, grandparents, family friends, and community mentors who were able to attend end-of-semester presentations and performances in recent weeks. We know it is not easy to carve out the time during the work day and appreciate your participation. By showing up, you create a 'real world' audience for us and help bring our learning to a wider stage.  Building on my message from last week, here are a few more class highlights as 2nd semester drew to a close: Students in the fall play class put on an informal show titled "In Our Own Words" on...


January 16, 2025

Posted at 11:49h in Health Office by

Dental Care this Winter: Please, please, turn in your student's enrollment form as soon as possible. You can take a photo of the forms & email them back & I can get them to our hygienist. Please see attached forms. • The HealthHUB dental hygienist will be doing dental cleanings at TA starting January 27th. • Their dentist is at the Chelsea Health Center & does fillings there. • More information on Silver Diamine Fluoride. • Please call or email Nurse Ellen with any questions. Illnesses at TA Unfortunately we continue seeing a few influenza cases. Please consider getting flu shots. Pneumonia Is still circulating in the community. Head Cold • There is...


January 13, 2025

Posted at 15:12h in Athletics, News, Parents, Student Life by

The Thetford Academy indoor track and field team is poised to make history at the State Meet in two weeks. Already, TA's Panther athletes have turned in eye-popping performances: Senior Uly Junker-Boyce broke the state record in both the 55 meter dash and the 300, and senior Ava Hayden is now the state record holder in the 1600. Uly is also the school record holder in the long jump and is part of the school-record 4 x 200 relay team, along with juniors Emmett Terry and David Thaxton, and sophomore Sebastian Perdrizet. Meanwhile, Ava currently holds the school record in...


January 13, 2025

Posted at 13:30h in Academics, News, Parents, Student Life by

Thetford Academy's robotics team is in the heat of their season right now, with just two meets to go before the VT/NH State Championship. In their most recent meet on January 4, the team took five robots to the "Bow Bot Bout" in Bow, NH to compete against 32 more from other schools. The first success of the day belonged to TA's middle-school team 4886A (Meredith Sloop, Peter Horan, Ira Corbett, Connor Abraham, and Ruby Cushman), who scored enough points and won enough matches in the meet's qualification rounds to earn their first shot at competing in the elimination series. Though...


January 11, 2025

Posted at 08:43h in Academics, Head of School, News, Parents, Student Life by

Dear TA Families, As the rhythms of the school year go, a highlight for me as each semester comes to a close is attending final presentations in classes. Being in the audience as students proudly, thoughtfully, nervously - but also confidently - share their work and creativity, their reflections, and a bit about themselves, is an opportunity to witness and celebrate the culmination of five months of learning and growth.  Featured in the photos this week are two of the classes I visited in recent days. Students in English 10 presented their sophomore anthology projects in the Martha Jane Rich Theater on Thursday...

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