TA Players present Crazy for You April 5-8 in Garland Auditorium. This family-friendly musical is a comedy of errors you won't want to miss!
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Crazy for You Musical April 5-8
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Scholastic Art & Writing National Medal Awards 2018
An Ho wins Silver Medal in Scholastic Art & Writing Awards 2018 for her work: The Burger Workshop. Only 1% of students nationally were recognized at this level.
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TA Artists selected for Juried Art Exhibition
Molly Rea and Lucy Freeman had art work selected for the 3rd annual Casco Bay Artisans Fine Art Gallery Juried Student Art Exhibition. Open April 6-11.
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Summer Arts Camp for Kids June 25-29, 2018
Thornton Academy is pleased to announce that the popular Summer Arts Camp for Kids will run June 25-29, 2018! It's our 20th year! Arts Camp will run earlier in the summer, and will offer the same quality programming for children ages 8-12. The 2018 brochure will be available in mid-February and registrations will begin at that time. Please contact Jodi Thomas, Director, for more information or to request a brochure. jodi.thomas@thorntonacademy.or
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Calendar for School Year 2018-19
Calendar for the 2018-19 school year at Thornton Academy - includes holidays and maroon and gold days.
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2018 Summer Reading
Thornton Academy English Department's Summer 2018 Reading Assignments
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Fall Athletics Parent Information Meeting
The Fall Athletics Information Night is set for August 9 at 6 P.M. in Garland Auditorium.
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2018 Maine Region Scholastic Art Awards Exhibition and Ceremony
Seven Thornton Academy students have had artwork chosen to be displayed in the Maine Region Scholastic Arts Exhibition & Ceremony. Congrats, artists!
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2018-19 SY Bus Route Information
Bus Route information for 2018-19
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School Counseling Office to Host College Mini-Fairs in September
The School Counseling Office will host three College Mini-Fairs next week. This is a great opportunity for students to connect with representatives from many post-secondary institutions in New England (& beyond in some cases). Juniors and seniors will be dismissed from their block 2 class to attend the mini-fairs in the Atrium.
Attending the TA College Mini-Fairs to date are:
Monday, Sept 24 (G)
Castleton State University; Empire Beauty School; Lasell College; Maine Maritime Academy; Rivier University; Roanoke College; Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT); St Olaf College; Stonehill College; Thomas College; Unity College; University of Connecticut (UConn); University of Maine-Presque Isle (UMPI); University of New England (UNE); University of Southern Maine (USM); U.S Army; U.S. Marine Corps; Wentworth Institute of Technology (WIT)
Wednesday, 9/26 (G)
Assumption College; Colby-Sawyer College; Dickinson College; Drexel University; Husson University; Johnson & Wales University; Keene State College; Merrimack College; Rutgers University; Saint Anselm College; Simmons College; Southern Maine Community College (SMMC); Syracuse University; The Landing School; University of Maine-Machias (UMM); University of Maine-Orono (UMO); University of New Hampshire (UNH); University of New Haven; University of Pittsburgh; University of San Francisco; Wheaton College; Worcester State University
Thursday, 9/27 (M).
American University; Bridgton Academy; Bryant University; Emmanuel College; Endicott College; Fisher College; Goucher College; Marist College; Mass College of Pharmacy & Health sciences; Plymouth State University; Providence College; Saint Joseph's College; Saint Michael's College; Salve Regina University; Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU); Suffolk University; University of Maine-Farmington (UMF); University of Massachusetts-Boston; Utica College; York County Community College (YCCC)
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Meet Representatives from Bowdoin College, Pomona College, Princeton University, Swarthmore College, and Wellesley College during the Vacationland Tour!
Attention Students and Parents:
We are pleased to announce the Vacationland Tour, a joint travel partnership in Maine between Bowdoin College, Pomona College, Princeton University, Swarthmore College, and Wellesley College.
This year will include evening programs in Limestone, Bangor, and Portland on three consecutive nights; programming will include information on holistic admissions and financial aid, as well as the opportunity to learn about our specific institutions. We invite your students and their families to attend whichever program best fits their schedule.
We would be grateful if you could advertise these events in your school community; you will find the Tour poster attached. Your students may also receive information about the events from our institutions.
In addition to the student and family evening programs, we will also be hosting counselor events throughout Maine. These include a breakfast in Presque Isle and meet-and-greets in Bangor and Portland. The University of Chicago will be joining us at the Portland meet-and-greet! Please consider attending whichever event is most convenient for you. These gatherings allow us to meet and converse and will include the opportunity for you to hear recent updates from our institutions and ask questions.
Presque Isle Counselor Breakfast
Monday, October 15, 7:00 – 9:00 am
Hampton Inn Presque Isle
768 Main St
Presque Isle, ME 04769
Register for the Presque Isle Counselor Breakfast
Bangor Meet & Greet
Monday, October 15, 5:00 – 6:30 PM
Bangor High School
Room D4B
885 Broadway
Bangor, ME 04401
Register for the Bangor Meet & Greet
Portland Meet & Greet
Tuesday, October 16, 4:00 – 5:30 PM
Mitchell Institute
75 Washington Ave
Portland, ME 04101
Register for the Portland Meet & Greet
Thank you for all that you do. We appreciate your hard work and we look forward to continuing our relationship.
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please reach out to Amelia Conlon at aconlon@princeton.edu.
Sincerely,
Mariette Aborn - Admissions Counselor, Bowdoin College
Kathryn Stegeman - Associate Dean of Admissions, Bowdoin College
Cris Monroy - Assistant Dean of Admissions, Pomona College
Amelia Conlon - Assistant Director of Admissions, Princeton University
Josh Throckmorton - Assistant Dean of Admissions, Swarthmore College
Anna Young - Associate Director of Admission, Wellesley College
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The decision is in -- Arundel families have middle school choice!
October 6, 2018
Dear Arundel Families:
The decision is in -- Arundel families have middle school choice!
Arundel families who want their children to attend Thornton Academy Middle School (TAMS) at public expense may now rest assured that they DO have that option. On October 5th, the Superior Court ruled definitively in favor of Arundel families' right to middle school choice.
The option to attend high school at Thornton Academy at public expense has never been in question. Thornton Academy has always been, and will always be, the publicly funded high school of choice for families in Arundel -- in fact, the overwhelming majority of high school students in Arundel attend TA. But many Arundel families want their children to attend Thornton starting in middle school, and we are extremely pleased that this option remains for those families. Thornton Academy will also continue to provide transportation to and from TAMS at no cost to families.
TAMS is thriving! TAMS offers students exactly the kind of supportive and caring environment that is so critical during the middle school years. The preference for a close, personal, and individualized school community is the reason Arundel families want their children to attend TAMS. Now that all uncertainty has been eliminated, we know we will hear from even more Arundel families who want to join the TAMS community.
Again, we are delighted that the law has been upheld and that Arundel's right to publicly funded school choice remains firmly in place. We look forward to serving the students and families of Arundel for years to come.
Sincerely,
Rene M. Menard
Headmaster
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Headmaster's Letter to Arundel Parents
By now you may have heard that RSU 21 intends to appeal the recent Superior Court ruling that upholds the legal right of Arundel students to attend TAMS at public expense.
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Thornton Academy selected again as Apple Distinguished School
Apple Distinguished Schools are centers of innovation, leadership, and educational excellence that use Apple products to inspire creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking. They showcase innovative uses of technology in learning, teaching, and the school environment and have documented results of academic accomplishment.
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Thornton Academy Anglers' Society Hits the Water in New Canoes
Thornton Academy Anglers' Society Hits the Water in New Canoes
With help from Cabela's Outdoor Fund, the Thornton Academy Anglers' Society (TAAS) recently acquired 6 new Old Town canoes along with a custom built trailer, paddles, and PFDs. Cabela's Outdoor Fund is supported by customers who are asked to "round up for conservation" while checking out at Cabela's locations nationwide. To date, Cabela's Outdoor Fund has donated $13,000,000 to worthy causes.
"It's so awesome watching these kids paddle down the river laughing, catching fish, and developing skills and memories that will last a lifetime" said TAAS advisor, Josh Delcourt after their outing on the Saco River Sunday. "Prior to getting our canoes, we didn't get out open water fishing nearly enough, it was too hard to find locations to take 12 or more kids fishing effectively from shore with realistic chances of landing fish for everyone."
The Thornton Academy Anglers' Society was established in the fall of 2013. It is a coed high school club that utilizes students' interest in fishing to teach overarching concepts in conservation. Sunday's trip was the second of three scheduled canoe outings for TAAS this fall with three more outings planned for spring 2019 as well. The club plans to cap off the year with an overnight trip on the Allagash Wilderness Waterway in June.
Photo IDs:
Jake Lowe shares his catch of the day!
Group Photo:
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Fall 2018 Parent Teacher Conference Sign Ups
Looking to sign up for Parent Teacher Conferences? Secure your time here.
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TA Players to put on "The Winter's Tale"
TA players perform Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale November 8,9,10 at Garland Auditorium. Buy your tickets today!
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Thornton Academy Senior Accepted to All-National Honors Choir
Thornton Academy Senior Accepted to All-National Honors Choir
Thornton Academy senior Kaleigh Hunter is one of a handful students from the State of Maine accepted to perform with the All-National Honors Choir at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando, Florida this month. Kaleigh is a current member of TA's Chamber Singers and Treble Choir under the direction of Catherine Murray, and has been accepted numerous times to the District I Honors Choir and the Maine All-State Choir.
Director of Vocal Music Cathy Murray shares, "Kaleigh has been my student for 4 years in Concert Choir, Treble Choir, Chamber Singers and the Spring Musicals. If students score well in the Maine All-State Choir audition, I offer them the opportunity to audition for the National Choirs. Kaleigh is outstanding and received the top soprano score in the District and in the State last year. She is one in a million and so this is the first year that I encouraged a student to audition for Nationals. She is one out of only 8 singers from the State going to the Festival."
To earn her spot, Hunter went through an audition process that included a song selected by the committee and a vocalists' choice.
"I was a given portion of a song I had to learn called My Mother's Words by Andrea Ramsey. The other was an optional piece of my choosing. I picked a recording of me singing an Italian song that I learned for Districts and All-State." Hunter said.
The All-National Honor Ensembles (ANHE) performers represent collaboration and creativity in its highest musical form. The All-National Honor Ensembles consist of a jazz ensemble, mixed choir, guitar ensemble, symphony orchestra, and concert band. The jazz ensemble will have 20 instrumentalists, the mixed choir 240 vocalists, the guitar ensemble 47 guitarists, the symphony orchestra 122 instrumentalists and the concert band 121 instrumentalists. Eligible students have qualified for their state-level honor ensemble program and competed against top students for a spot in these national honor ensembles.
To prepare for the audition, Hunter worked closely with Murray.
"Mrs. Murray has coached me to this big success. She knows what judges and other teachers want to hear in an audition and gave me good feedback on what I needed to do. Additionally, she is the best choral teacher. I have taken her classes for four years and still continue to learn and grow as a musician because of her." Hunter said, "I am preparing (for the performance) by practicing the music sent by the conductor. There are about eight songs that I have to learn the soprano part for. I listen to recordings online and read the music to memorize my part."
Murray has helped many students prepare for auditions at all levels. She shares, "my students are well prepared for all vocal auditions because we spend a lot of time preparing for these opportunities. They learn sight-reading as well as how to sing with good breath support, intonation and tone," Murray said.
Selected students will be rehearsing a challenging repertoire in preparation for performing under the baton of five of the most prominent conductors in the United States: Todd Stoll (Jazz Ensemble); Dr. Amanda Quist (Mixed Choir); Dr. Michael Quantz (Guitar Ensemble); Dr. Jean Montès (Symphony Orchestra); and Dennis Glocke (Concert Band). All conductors have received top honors in their field and will spend several days rehearsing with students before the concert.
After Thanksgiving, Hunter will take the trip down to Florida to practice and perform with other members from the All-National Honors Choir.
The National Association for Music Education, among the world's largest arts education organizations, is the only association that addresses all aspects of music education. NAfME advocates at the local, state, and national levels; provides resources for teachers, parents, and administrators; hosts professional development events; and offers a variety of opportunities for students and teachers. The Association orchestrates success for millions of students nationwide and has supported music educators at all teaching levels for more than a century. With more than 60,000 members, the organization is the national voice of music education in the United States.
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WGME School Spirit Challenge Promotes School Philanthropy
WGME School Spirit Challenge Promotes School Philanthropy
Early on the morning of October 19, students from Thornton Academy donned their maroon and gold and filed into Linnell Gymnasium at 5:30 a.m. to celebrate their work contributing to the WGME School Spirit Challenge. The School Spirit Challenge supports the Good Shepherd Food Bank, which is the largest hunger relief organization in Maine. Proceeds from TA's rally also went to support a close community partner, the Saco Food Pantry. Each week this fall, different schools hosted a rallies that were broadcasted live on WGME with the shared goal of helping those in need and of winning the Spirit Challenge Cup. The Thornton Academy community placed third raising $14,462 and 10 pallets of food to donate reaching a total of 78,134.5 pounds of food.
Headmaster Rene M. Menard '88 said, "We are so pleased to see our students come together and support this great cause. We often speak about compassion, one of Thornton Academy's core values, and the obligation we all have to give back to our community. It's great to see our students take that message to heart and then step up to help others in need."
In order to support the Good Shepherd Food Bank and the Saco Food Pantry for the challenge, Thornton Academy enlisted leadership from Student Council advisors Caryn Lasante Ford and Mary Ann Martin. The women headed up the first challenge TA participated in three years ago and helped the school to secure second place.
"This year was WGME's Tournament of Champions and we were invited back again because, although we had come in second, we had collected the most food the first time around," said Ford. "Each year, our Student Council holds a food drive for the Saco Food Pantry. We have a wonderful relationship with them and they depend on our support and generous efforts each November. Funds and food go directly to The Good Shepherd Food Bank with 25% of our collection going back to Saco."
For this year's challenge, Ford and Martin rallied students, faculty, staff, and community members to donate non-perishable items and cash donations. Student Council members helped to organize and facilitate a door-to-door food drive on Saturday, October 13. At the end of the drive, the students set up a display with all of the donated food items to showcase during the live broadcast.
"The Thornton Academy community has been all hands on deck. The holiday season can be tough when it comes to gathering around the dinner table and we want to make a difference. If it means putting in hours of community service work to reach our goal, we are happy to do it," senior Natalie Ben Ami said.
Echoing Ben Ami's sentiments, senior Dominic Dadiego shares, "The WGME School Spirit Challenge has been a ton of fun for me. I enjoy what it stands for and how much I am able to participate. It's such a beautiful sight to wake up early in the morning and see so many TA students all in the gym for a good cause. The challenge is really about bringing food to the families who are unable to get their own, and support the community, there is nothing better than supporting and being involved in our community."
To add additional interest to the event, they secured two mopeds donated by Paulin's Tire and Auto Care with helmets donated by Danielle Williams. At the end of the broadcast, two winners, both students from Thornton Academy, were drawn.
In closing, Ford shares, "We cannot thank the Saco, Dayton, and Arundel communities enough for their support. TAMS collected over 3,000 items alone and everyone was very generous during another trying time."
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State Championship Football Live Stream Information
The State Championship football game will be live streamed on PPV online.
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