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January 5, 2023

Posted at 10:00h in Athletics, News, Parents by

TA's student athletes kept busy over the two week winter break with a full schedule of practice and competition. Basketball season is in full swing, the alpine ski team is (sort of) back on snow, and the indoor track team had their first meet at the University of Vermont last weekend. Keep an eye on the school calendar for the full Panther athletics schedule. Girls Basketball The Panthers are up 4-2 this season - and show no signs of slowing down. The last three out of four games have landed the Panthers in the "W" column, most recently a decisive win...


January 4, 2023

Posted at 11:30h in Arts, News, Parents by

This Saturday at 7 p.m. in the Martha Jane Rich Theater, TA students in the Fall Play class will stage their final performances of the semester. The performances, titled "In Our Own Words," will feature a trio of original short plays written by students as their final project. These plays were created using the process of "devised theatre," also sometimes referred to as "collaborative creation." In Our Own Words was developed entirely by students, who researched, compiled, and wrote their scripts based on contemporary issues affecting teens. "Unlike traditional theatrical productions, devised theatre doesn't start with a script - it...


January 4, 2023

Posted at 10:39h in News, Parents by

With the NH/VT State championship scheduled for February 18, it's crunch time for TA's robotics teams. Over the two week winter break, campus was quiet, but the robotics shop was in full-swing. With the help of parent volunteers Karen MacPhee, Francine A'Ness, and Douglas Moody, students were able to access the shop for several hours a day over most of the break. There are four regular-season VEX Robotics meets coming up: Jan 7 in Bow, NH Jan 14 in Belmont, NH Jan 28 in Conway, NH Feb 4 in Northwood, NH TA will then head to the NH/VT State championship on Feb 18 at Manchester...


November 12, 2022

Posted at 13:18h in Academics, Head of School, Parents by

Dear TA Families, Congrats to our TA robotics team for a big day at their first meet of the year on Saturday 11/5! Check out the meet write-up by one of the team coaches, Leif LaWhite, for all of the details: https://thetfordacademy.org/2022/11/seniors-win-robotics-tournament-7th-grade-steals-the-show. The FAFSA forms workshop for seniors and their families is this week - note the date for this event is now Thursday, Nov. 17. Same original time and location: 6:30pm in the TA library. For more details, check out the TA website: https://thetfordacademy.org/2022/11/vsac-financial-aid-forms-night-thurs-nov-17. The high school drama students are hard at work, gearing up for their fall play performances of Peter and The...


September 7, 2021

Posted at 13:19h in Academics, Parents by

The International Student Program at TA is excited to welcome five students to campus this year, two returning and three new to TA. Seung Gyu (Alex) Kim, a senior from Seoul, Korea, returns for his 4th year at TA. Shisi (Cissy) Dai, a junior from Beijing, China begins her third year with TA. In addition, Thetford Academy has partnered with AFS to enroll two students from Italy, Maria Rossi and Alessandro Monticchio, who join our junior class for a one-year study abroad experience. And finally, we welcome Gonzalo de Cavajal Cebrian from Madrid, Spain. He joins the Class of '23...


August 29, 2020

Posted at 07:05h in News, Parents by

On Monday, Thetford Academy's full faculty returned to campus for the 2020-2021 school year. With a delayed school start date and the COVID-19 pandemic upending everything "usual" about teaching and learning, TA's in-service this year will run two weeks instead of its normal few days. This much-needed additional time is helping TA educators prepare for a positive, safe, and successful reopening for students on Sept. 8. Training sessions and meetings during the first week of inservice focused on a range of topics including: safety protocols, planning for the pod model, student social and emotional well-being, best practices for hybrid teaching, antiracist...

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