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April 13, 2023

Posted at 12:34h in News, Parents by

Spots are filling up quickly in TOP's Summer Leadership Program, but there is still space available for students to join TOP for exciting outdoor adventures: GLOW (Girls, Ladies, or Whoever), Vermont Adventure, and Garden Camp are still open! GLOW is an adventure-based trip catering to women-identifying and non-binary students who are looking to gain confidence in the outdoors in a supportive environment. Trip participants will develop leadership skills, explore the role of gender in the outdoors, and learn about the natural world. The group will work together to decide the itinerary that works the best for everyone - canoeing, backpacking,...


April 13, 2023

Posted at 11:00h in Health Office, News, Parents by

On Tuesday, April 18, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., Thetford Academy will host a community conversation about substance use prevention for teens. “How to Talk So Kids Will Listen” is based on the educational sessions from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's “Talk. They Hear You.” campaign and aims to help parents and caregivers of youth (as well as anyone who works with youth) get informed, be prepared, and take action to prevent underage drinking, vaping, and cannabis use. The event will feature a guest presenter from ALL Together, a Upper Valley community resource for the prevention, intervention,...


April 12, 2023

Posted at 10:03h in Athletics, News, Parents by

Kait Christensen, an 8th grade student at Thetford Academy, was recently selected to race in the U14 Can Am events at Quebec's Mont Tremblant. The Can Am races feature the best skiers in the 12-13 age group; only the top 80 U14 female skiers in North America qualify to compete. Christensen, who is part of Burke Mountain's Junior Racing Program, earned a top 10 spot in eight of her team's nine races this season. At States, her performance qualified her for the HS Eastern Regional Championship in Lake Placid, NY. Her best result there was a 14th place finish in...


April 11, 2023

Posted at 12:47h in Academics, News, Parents by

Each spring, Thetford Academy sends students out to put in a "day's work" in their community and earn money for a cause. This tradition, called Operation Day’s Work, or ODW Day, takes place in schools across the country and the world. Over the years, Thetford Academy students have helped to raise tens of thousands of dollars for many projects centered around helping people, particularly children, around the world. This year, TA has taken on a leadership role among participating US schools. TA's ODW Day will take place on May 10th, 2023 and students' earnings will support the nonprofit "Cluck, Clucking...


April 11, 2023

Posted at 10:37h in Academics, News, Parents by

On Thursday, April 6, Margaret Smallwood was one of two youth in the state of Vermont to receive Prevention WorksVT!'s Prevention Champion Award at the Capitol Plaza in Montpelier. Margaret received the award for being a youth empowerment leader who has contributed to substance misuse prevention efforts at Thetford Academy and throughout our community. Since joining Getting to Y in 2020, Margaret has been an anchoring member of the team. She has written (and been awarded) several grants, spearheaded many initiatives including the mood-boosting "Sunshine Boxes" for students, bathroom inSTALLments sharing important mental health messaging, sharing information about mental health check-ins,...


April 7, 2023

Posted at 18:00h in Academics, Head of School, Parents by

Dear TA Families, Roundtable Reflections Congratulations to all of the students who did their portfolio presentations during our first of two roundtable days on Wednesday! Students in grades 7, 8, and 10 presented to their peers in advisory, and students in grade 9 will do the same next month. Meanwhile, our seniors had a 'higher stakes' setting of presenting to a fuller audience of their fellow advisees, a group of juniors, family members, and a panel of three TA educators who served as evaluators.  I had the privilege of participating in four of the senior roundtable presentations and was wowed with the richness of their reflections on...

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