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January 20, 2022

Posted at 09:00h in Health Office, News, Parents by

To the TA Community: Here is our latest health and Covid information for our school community. Current cases: Between January14 and 19, over the long weekend, families notified us of 20 new cases among students. Additionally, the PCR surveillance testing results this week revealed an additional 3 cases yesterday. These 23 cases are spread out over all 6 grades, 7 through 12. What should families do? We assume at this point that there is community spread on the campus, and it's possible your student has come into contact with one or more students who have tested positive over the last weeks. Please keep your eye out for symptoms:...


January 12, 2022

Posted at 08:37h in Academics, News, Parents by

A 31-year-old TA tradition resumed when students in Emily Silver’s “English 10: Identity and Voice” class hosted its Anthology Reading in the MJR Theater last week. After a Covid hiatus, the event was back in-person, with students presenting their work to gathered families and faculty guests. The Anthology Project is a rite of passage at Thetford Academy, one that every student must complete as part of TA’s required English curriculum. The assignment challenges students to explore identity and voice through the written word; it must include students’ own writing as well as selections from the works of others. Throughout the semester, students...


January 11, 2022

Posted at 16:41h in Athletics, News, Parents by

TA’s ski team launched the alpine racing season at Bromley Mountain last Thursday. TA sent its largest team recent history, entering five girls and 12 boys in the panel slalom event. Despite just two short days of on-snow practice and many skiers new to racing, the team had a successful day with lots of smiles, laughs, and victories big and small. The Thetford girls finished in fourth place out of five teams, and the boys finished third out of six teams. The top three finishers for the girls were Maya Dixon, Bianca Pulaski, and Alicja Perdrizet. For the boys, the top...


January 10, 2022

Posted at 13:37h in Academics, News, Parents by

Header photo by Charlotte Reimanis '23 As we approach the end of the fall semester, campus is buzzing with teachers and students preparing for the culmination of their fall semester courses. All of our learners are reflecting on their progress from the past five months, synthesizing information and skills into final projects, exams, and performances. The following are some examples of the creative and diverse ways students are demonstrating their learning from the semester. Curran Broderick’s photography class has been creating photo books. Each student is curating their larger semester-long collection into an intentional set of images chosen around a specific theme....


January 8, 2022

Posted at 12:15h in Alumni News, Alumni Profile, News by

Header photo by Katie Lozancich @_katielo This fall, after visiting Thetford Academy for the first time in 15 years, Alex Showerman ‘06 hopped back in her car and headed west. An elite outdoor athlete, Alex was due in Utah to catch the 20th anniversary of mountain biking’s Red Bull Rampage, the industry’s premier big-mountain freeride event. Turns out, we were lucky to catch her–Alex is a woman who is always moving.  Growing up in the (mostly) unplugged 90s and early 2000s, Alex was an active, outdoor kid. She taught herself to snowboard, climbing uphill over and over again until the downhill part...


January 7, 2022

Posted at 17:29h in Academics, Head of School, Parents by

Dear TA Families, Welcome back and Happy New Year. Here are important updates to share with our school community as we shift gears into 2022. ACADEMIC UPDATES: – Semester Transitions Early January is a pivotal time in the academic calendar at TA. Students return from holiday break and immerse themselves back into classes for the final stretch of the semester. Students are working on culminating projects, essays, activities, exams, and reflections this week and next. This is an especially intense period for high school students, whose current roster of classes end as part of the semester block system and new courses begin on January 18. (Students...

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