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September 15, 2022

Posted at 07:05h in Athletics, News, Parents by

Photo feature: TA's co-ed middle school soccer team. Credit: Tony Strat-Cortez Competition has started for fall athletics and the Panthers are off and running. In soccer, the varsity girls suffered a tough start to the season with four games and losses. They've battled hard in games v. Enoburg (2-1, with TA up at halftime), Stowe (5-0), Peoples Academy (1-0 in OT), and yesterday's game v. U-32 ending with a 3-0 defeat. The girls travel to Lake Region on Saturday. The varsity boys have had two games and are 1-1 for the season so far. In their opener v. a tough Rivendell...


September 14, 2022

Posted at 09:47h in Alumni News, Alumni Profile, News by

Sarah Hauger Pushee, TA ‘93, always knew she was mechanically inclined. Her dad is a plumber, “I was a Daddy’s girl and quickly picked up all things mechanical - I just liked it.”  So it was no surprise that, during the pandemic, friends and community members came to her with their bikes for repair. As her garage filled with bikes Sarah knew it was time to open her own shop. Now, two years later, she is the proud owner of Red Clover Bikes in Fairlee. Red Clover Bikes has inventory (kids, adults, racing enthusiasts, ebikes, and gear) and a bustling...


September 9, 2022

Posted at 12:00h in Academics, Head of School, Parents by

Dear TA Families, As we move into the fall season, we are looking ahead to annual traditions at Thetford Academy and reaching out for community and parent volunteers to support events. Mountain Day - Friday, Sept. 23 We want the TA Mountain Day tradition to continue! However, bus and bus driver shortages also continue, adding to the complexity of this school-wide field trip day. We are recruiting parent and guardian drivers to help us transport students for the 9th, 10th, and 12th grade trips. Use this form to give your student permission to participate in Mountain Day - and also to sign up to...


September 8, 2022

Posted at 09:01h in Alumni News, Alumni Profile, News by

Deep in the Ecuadorian Amazon, a Thetford Academy alumna (2007) is working to protect the genetic diversity and landscape of the Amazon rainforest. She is the founder of Selva Libre, a conservation nonprofit working to protect land and restore ecosystem services through the direct purchase of both intact and degraded tracts of rainforest.   According to the alumna (who would prefer not to be named in order to protect the safety of those working on the project), Selva Libre’s goal is to protect the genetic diversity of the region, and build landscape resilience by cultivating a variety of endemic and endangered plant...


September 8, 2022

Posted at 06:24h in Academics, News, Parents by

When the school year opened on Aug. 23, TA's VEX Robotics team 4886 wasted no time getting to work on the VEX 2022-2023 challenge. This year's game, called "Spin Up," is a fun take on disc golf: each alliance's robots have to be able to shoot discs into the 12' x 12' field's two "high goals." And when they miss, it costs them - giving an automatic point for the opposing alliance. Robots can also score by spinning one the four rollers set up on the field perimeter to their team color, or by covering as much of the field...


September 2, 2022

Posted at 16:20h in Head of School, News, Parents by

Dear TA Families, We had an activity-filled week, starting with our first regular assembly of the year during power hour and culminating today with the 9th grade retreat on our outdoor campus this morning. It was wonderful to see so many of you at Back to School Night on Thursday evening - we enjoy being able to host parents back on campus these days! School Photos Picture day was yesterday and every student in attendance should have had the opportunity to get their photo taken. Geskus, the photography company, has extended the deadline for online pre-ordering until September 6th. Directions for online ordering are on the picture...

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