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Jan
14
Record-making Performances for TA Indoor Track Team at Dartmouth Relays
TA athletes delivered spectacular performances at the 50th Annual Dartmouth Relays this weekend. PRs abounded, along with a number of school records, and even a state record! Grace Davis (’20) and Knute Linehan (’21) both set TA records in the triple jump. Bel Spelman( ’19), Tad Darrah (’20), and Eloise Van Meter (’21) also earned […]
Add / Drop Period Ends Friday, January 25, 2019
ADD/DROP PERIOD FOR CLASSES: Friday, January 25 ends our add/drop period for second semester classes. All course changes should be done prior to the end of the school day. Any further changes require a signed TA Course Change Permission Form available in the Counseling Office.
Jan
09
TOP Campout at TA Yurt: Jan. 25-26
The Thetford Outdoor Program is hosting a campout for 7th to 9th graders at Thetford Academy’s yurt in the Thetford Hill State Park on Friday, Jan. 25, to Saturday, Jan, 26. The group will meet after school (at 3 p.m.) on Friday in Scott Ellis’s classroom and then hike up to the yurt for the […]
Jan
07
TA’s 22nd Annual Ten-Minute Play Festival: Jan 17-18
Thetford Academy’s 22nd annual festival of ten-minute plays, written and performed by TA students, will take place Thursday and Friday, January 17 and 18 at 7:00 p.m. in the Martha Jane Rich Theater at Thetford Academy. As usual, the plays contain a wide variety of topics and themes, this year ranging from complicated friendships, to […]
Jan
03
“Making a King: The Contested Legacies of a Civil Rights Icon”: Jan. 21
Bicentennial Speaker Series: Derrick E. White, Ph.D., Monday, Jan. 21 @ 7 p.m. TA will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 21, with a Bicentennial Speaker Series presentation by Professor Derrick E. White, entitled “Making a King: The Contested Legacies of a Civil Rights Icon.” This special event, free and open to the public, will take place at the Martha Jane Rich Theater at 7 p.m. Visiting […]
High School Polar Science Programs
Offered by Institute of Arctic Studies at Dartmouth College We want to notify you of two exciting polar science programs currently available to high school students: the Joint Science Education Project (JSEP) to Greenland and the Joint Antarctic School Expedition (JASE) to Antarctica. JSEP and JASE are supported by the National Science Foundation grant to Dartmouth College. Travel, lodging and meals are provided at no cost to selected […]
Dec
20
December Student of the Month: Tyler Wojcik
Those in the course Sports and Society have created a new verb: “to Barnsdale.” It means to put 110% effort into a fictional story—because that’s just what our December Student of the Month did as Taxpayer #1 in a town meeting for the fictional municipality of Barnsdale. Yes, Tyler Wojcik is this month’s honoree! Recurring […]
For Juniors: Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation Scholarship
“The Coolidge” is among America’s most generous: a full-ride scholarship that covers a student’s tuition, room, board and expenses for four years of undergraduate study. The Coolidge can be used by recipients at any accredited U.S. college or university. Any high school junior who plans to enroll in college in the fall of 2020 and […]
Dec
17
Chris Phelps Named to Football All Division Team
Thetford Academy Junior Chris Phelps, who played varsity football for Hartford High School this fall, was named to the Vermont Interscholastic Football League All Division team for his outstanding defensive performance this season. Wearing number 50 for Hartford, Chris was named second team inside linebacker. Congratulations, Chris!
Order 2018-19 Yearbooks Now – April 21
Thetford Academy’s Bicentennial Yearbook will be published this May, thanks to the efforts of Mark Weigel’s yearbook class. Picaboo, the company TA uses to print our yearbook, has now opened its store to allow families to purchase yearbooks. To order, go to thetfordacademy.picaboo.com. This year, yearbooks cost $35 for hardcover, $25 for softcover, and $5 for […]
Dec
14
Winter Concert to Feature Holiday Classics & Music Across the Ages: Dec. 19
The choral and instrumental music programs will perform their winter concert on Wednesday, Dec. 19, at 6:30 p.m. in the Martha Jane Rich Theater. The band has been working hard preparing for the concert. Approximately 40 musicians in grades 7-12 will be playing pieces from a broad scope of styles and eras, including music from […]
Dec
12
November Student of the Month: Senior Lily Vaughan
Remarkable. Positive. Conscientious. Kind. A Gentle Soul. A Delight. These are words teachers used to describe our November Student of the Month, a person who exemplifies academic and character traits that contribute positively to our school community. By always showing up to be her best self, senior Lily Vaughan is Panther who makes a difference. […]
River Valley Community College Open House: Jan. 10, 2019
River Valley Community College is hosting an Open House at their Lebanon Academic Center on January 10, 2019. Students can learn about careers in Business & Accounting, Massage Therapy, Health Services, and more. Learn more at RVCC’s website www.rivervalley.edu.
River Valley Community College Nursing Information Session
River Valley Community College will host a Nursing Program information session on Friday, December 14, 2018 from 11:30 – 1:00 p.m. Interested students can meet current nursing faculty, staff, and students, and learn more about RVCC.
Dec
09
Pageant Rakes In $4,132 for Raise Rwanda, as Alden Nichols Named 2018 Mr. TA
The 8th annual Mr. Thetford Academy Pageant—a beauty pageant/talent show spoof —featured land-kayaking to the sounds of a river, a Michael Jackson moonwalk, a wrestling match between a brother and a sister, and plenty of corny jokes, as 11 contestants and their escorts competed for the Mr. TA crown. Along the way, the packed house heard […]
