TA Sophomore Cecilia Luce was recently published in VTDigger as part of its student journalism platform, the "Underground Workshop." Ceci's article, "A sacred space: Founders' Day at Thetford Academy," looked at the roots of the nearly 80 year-old TA tradition. Founders' Day, she writes, begins each year with "a story about the school’s perseverance [through]...
Dear TA Families, This week's email is a brief note to share the following April updates: Third quarter report cards will come home with students on Monday, April 11.The deadline for sophomores to turn in their course registration for next school year was today.Students in grades 7, 8, and 9 will continue with the state-mandated SBAC testing next Thursday and Friday. They took the language arts portions this week; next week will be the math assessment. Students need to bring their TA-issued laptop fully charged to school.The Class of 2022 is holding a corn hole tournament at TA tomorrow April 9, rain or shine....
With spring in the air, the Thetford Outdoor Program (TOP) is gearing up for another successful growing season in TA's school garden. One of TOP's newest Summer Leadership opportunities, the middle school Garden Camp, aims to engage our youngest students in place-based, outdoor learning with a week-long experience in the school garden. Led by TA's resident farmer Ehrin Lingeman, students in the program will work and learn in TA's school garden and spend time visiting nearby farms. TA was recently awarded a mini grant from Vital Communities's Upper Valley Teaching Place Collaborative to support this new offering, allowing TA to...
On Wednesday, March 30, 2022, the Riverbend Career and Technical Center hosted its annual induction ceremony for the National Technical Honor Society. This year, three TA students earned membership in NHTS, "an educational non-profit that exists to honor, recognize, and empower students and teachers in Career & Technical Education." Congratulations to Noah Abernethy, studying Construction Technology; Ariana Cooney, studying Health Science; and Natalia Gioia, studying Automotive Technology; for their academic achievements. The event, which was the first in-person NHTS ceremony in two years, featured keynote speaker Brian Emerson, director of the Riverbend Career and Technical Center. Thetford Academy partners with both...
Congratulations to TA Drama students! At Saturday’s Vermont Regional Drama Festival at Williamstown High School, their production of “The Insanity of Mary Girard” was recognized for Excellence in Storytelling Through Cohesive Expression of Tragedy. The festival was a welcome return to live performances after a two-year Covid hiatus. Individual awards for Excellence in Acting were given to Annie Hesser, Mary Bosco, and Acadia Cook. Fritz Junker was recognized for Excellence in Lighting Design, and Hunter Harris was recognized for her Outstanding Incidental Music. The One Act Club wants to thank everyone who attended the community performances and offered such useful feedback for polishing their show, and helped to support their trip to Williamstown. Photos...
Dear TA Families, It has been a high-energy week with a host of events involving community audiences. How wonderful to be able to invite others in again to witness our learning, to enjoy our performances, and to celebrate achievements with us. Kudos to the following groups and individuals for their public demonstrations of learning - and this is just a partial list of the whirlwind of activity picking up this spring! (Check out the attached photos, too.) The cast and crew of The Insanity of Mary Girard, who put on two stunning performances in the MJR Theater this past week and now take their play...