Thetford Academy
Encyclopedia
Thetford Academy is a historic independent school
in Thetford, Vermont
. It is the state's oldest secondary school
.
The co-educational school was founded in February 1819 by local citizens and was granted a charter by the legislature in October of the that same year. Currently, the school remains independent although area students are sent to the school in lieu of a local public school.
Independent school
An independent school is a school that is independent in its finances and governance; it is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operations, nor reliant on taxpayer contributions, and is instead funded by a combination of tuition charges, gifts, and in some cases the...
in Thetford, Vermont
Thetford, Vermont
Thetford is a town in Orange County, Vermont, United States in the Connecticut River Valley. The population was 2,617 at the 2000 census. Villages within the town include East Thetford, North Thetford, Thetford Hill, Thetford Center, Rices Mills and Post Mills. The town office is in Thetford...
. It is the state's oldest secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
.
The co-educational school was founded in February 1819 by local citizens and was granted a charter by the legislature in October of the that same year. Currently, the school remains independent although area students are sent to the school in lieu of a local public school.
Notable alumni
- Thomas Williams Bicknell, historian, educator
- William E. ChandlerWilliam E. ChandlerWilliam Eaton Chandler was a lawyer who served as United States Secretary of the Navy and as a U.S. Senator from New Hampshire.-Early life:...
, U.S. Senator, Secretary of Navy - Hannah Slade CurrierHannah Slade CurrierHannah Slade Currier was the youngest daughter of Enoch Slade, Esq., a distinguished citizen of Thetford, Vermont, and sister of General Samuel W. Slade, an eminent lawyer of St. Johnsbury, in the same state. She received her early education in Thetford Academy, at that time one of the most famous...
, educator - John Eaton (General)John Eaton (General)For other people named John Eaton, see John Eaton .John Eaton, Jr. was a U.S. Commissioner of Education and a brevet brigadier general during the American Civil War.-Early life:...
, Civil War leader - Mary Greenleaf Clement LeavittMary Greenleaf Clement LeavittMary Greenleaf Clement Leavitt was a divorced Boston schoolteacher who became the first round-the-world missionary for the Woman's Christian Temperance Union , of which she was a founding member...
, temperance movement missionary - Justin Smith MorrillJustin Smith MorrillJustin Smith Morrill was a Representative and a Senator from Vermont, most widely remembered today for the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act that established federal funding for establishing many of the United States' public colleges and universities...
, U.S. Senator