TA Today
Feb
15
Students Mark Bicentennial with Founders’ Day and Night Celebrations
On Friday, Feb. 8, Thetford Academy turned 200 years old! Students celebrated the school’s birthday in style, with an all-day Founders’ Day and Founders’ Night extravaganza. Other posts describe the school’s Bicentennial Gala on Feb. 9 and Vermont Historic Marker dedication on Feb. 8. Chico Eastridge ’00, Studio Producer & Education Outreach Coordinator at CATV in White […]
Feb
15
Town of Thetford’s first Historical Marker dedicated on TA’s 200th Birthday
At noon on the day of Thetford Academy’s 200th birthday — Friday, Feb. 8, 2019 — Virginia Anderson Barrett ’51, daughter of legendary TA Principal Carl Anderson (1925-1961) and wife of the late TA Headmaster Ruel Barrett (1961-1977), unveiled the Town of Thetford’s first Vermont Historical Marker in a ceremony on Academy Road. Marking the site of […]
VSAC Free College and Career Planning Events
Join VSAC at College & Career Pathways 2019 for its FREE college and career planning evening program of workshops and a resource fair. Each event runs from 5-8 pm and includes free hearty snacks from 5-6:30. Come hungry, and get your questions answered! Choose from 4 dates/4 locations: Wed., February 27, Castleton University, Castleton Thurs., March 7, Southern Vermont College, Bennington Thurs., […]
Feb
05
Carrie Brennan Named Next Head of School at Thetford Academy
Carrie Brennan, the founding principal of an innovative public charter school in Arizona and an accomplished educator, has been named the next head of Thetford Academy. She will assume her new position on July 1, 2019. “I am absolutely thrilled that Carrie will lead Thetford Academy,” says Ann Bumpus, President of the Thetford Academy Board […]
Feb
04
Louise Downey Outspells Ten TA Spellers in Middle School Bee
“Solely,” “gremlin,” “antagonism,” “lustrous,” and “diabolical” were some of the easier words. “Writhing,” “garret,” “humanitarian,” “guise,” and “dismissal” eliminated some of the competitors. And “chilblains,” “balustrades,” “prevaricate,” “flambeau,” and “gondalier” caused no casualties among TA’s top three spellers, as 7th grader Louise Downey eventually prevailed in the TA Middle School Spelling Bee on Monday, Feb. […]
Feb
04
Dear TA community,
Friday, Feb. 8, is the 200th birthday of Thetford Academy. Parent – Alumni – Staff – Community Event The Big Bicentennial Event for parents, alumni, staff, community members, and friends of Thetford Academy is our Bicentennial Gala. The gala will take place in TA’s Vaughan Alumni Gymnasium beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 9, and will feature a cash […]
Feb
04
VPR CEO Scott Finn Featured in Bicentennial Speaker Series: Feb. 11
Scott Finn, Vermont Public Radio’s new president & CEO, joins Thetford Academy’s Bicentennial Speaker Series to discuss the role of public media in America. Finn’s talk, titled “Filling the Gap: How Public Media Can Respond to a Decline of Reporters,” addresses the nearly 50 percent decline in reporters in Vermont the last two decades, a […]
Feb
04
TA Robotics Team 4886 Season Update
By Marc Chabot, Dean of Academics and Robotics Team Advisor Featured Photo: The winning team: Isaiah Kol and Marshall Melancon and their robot BeefCake, along with their alliance partner from Team 603A, Belmont, NH. In case you were wondering how Thetford Academy’s 9th season is going, here is an update! Saturday was our last tournament before the State Championship in two weeks, […]
Feb
02
Kiana Johnson Reaches 1000
Basketball standout Kiana Johnson, a senior from Chelsea, scored her 1000th point during the TA vs. U-32 varsity basketball matchup on Friday, Feb. 1. Kiana, who transferred to TA at the beginning of the school year after Chelsea’s high school closed, hit her 997th, 998th, 999th, and 1000th career points with four consecutive free throws, […]
Jan
30
January 2019 Student of the Month: Maeve Curtin ’19
Every morning, when most TA students are stealing that last five minutes of sleep, this intrepid member of our bicentennial class has already been on the road for an hour, proving each day that it’s possible to commute to Thetford from almost Canada and to be an incredibly successful student. And we’re grateful that she […]
VSAC scholarships close Feb. 15
150 scholarships worth $5 million – and only for Vermonters WINOOSKI (Jan. 23, 2019)— We know Feb. 15 is National Hippo Day but it’s also the last day you can apply for one of 150 scholarships with $5 million in awards administered by Vermont Student Assistance Corp – and only available to Vermonters. Scholarships—like grants—are financial aid […]
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 […]
Champlain College Young Writers’ Conference: March 8 Deadline
Champlain College is hosting a Young Writers’ Conference May 24-26. Interested students must apply by March 8, 2019. See Champlain College’s note below for all the details about the program and application process. Dear High-Stepping Daughters & Sons of the Word Road, You are once again cordially invited to attend a weekend of writing workshops, […]
Jan
17
STEM Students Present Outtakes from High Tech Manufacturing Internship
Hypertherm and FUJIFILM Dimatix, two Lebanon, N.H., businesses, celebrated 15 Thetford Academy and Lebanon High School students’ achievements upon their successful completion of the inaugural STEM High Tech Manufacturing Internship program on Tuesday night, Jan. 15. The internship was an unequivocal success. During the program finale, which took place at Hypertherm’s 71 Heater Road facility […]
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 […]
