Seniors Living With Seniors
Family can be a big support group through stressful high school times, but what that family network looks like is different for all people. For example, there are a number of T.A. students that live with their grandparents. “Living with my grandparents has always seemed normal to me. To me, it’s like a normal nuclear […]
Last Week at TA: Christmas
In this episode of Last Week at TA: Chris Jordan goes to Thornton Academy’s annual wrapping party, Calvin Christoforo interviews the JV Athlete of the Month, and Chris Toshach interviews a student about Christmas Break.
How Global Warming Affects Winter in Maine
Students in Mrs. Cardosi’s honors biology classes are learning about how climate change can negatively impact plants. Maine plants are adapted to cold weather in the winter and this could negatively affect them because plants are living organisms and need to be within a certain temperature threshold or else their enzymes will denature (deform). This […]
Last Week at TA: Thanksgiving
Last Week at Thornton Academy, Chris Jordan interviewed students and a member of the faculty about the upcoming snow day and Thanksgiving, Calvin Christoforo interviewed the JV Athlete of the Month, and Chris Toshach interviewed the snow.
Student to Senate: Chenette’s Journey Into Politics
Justin Chenette, former student of Thornton Academy, has left a lasting imprint on current students and the community as a whole. Chenette is currently serving as the youngest Senator in the Maine Senate, representing Saco, Old Orchard Beach, Hollis, Limington, and part of Buxton. Recently, Chenette was re-elected back into senate by winning three out of […]
Race in America Examined
Senior Annie D. is an Asian American whose family is Vietnamese. She has lived most her life in Saco, Maine, USA but has had a chance to travel to Vietnam 3 times. She was surprised by how hot it was and found it really different culturally. “Everything from the language, the food, how they interact […]
Fast Food’s Impact On Our Health
Senior Anna Dimatteo admits, “I eat fast food every day, usually from any restaurant that I am around because I go out a lot and get hungry. Cooking isn’t my thing, it takes up too much time, and when I’m hungry I want to eat right away not wait for myself to cook a full […]
Squirrels Run Wild Through Saco’s Roadways
This fall you have likely noticed a drastic increase in dead Squirrels on our roadways. While driving from point A to point B you are certain to see a dozen or so in the middle or side of the road. What is causing this phenomenon to happen and how is this affecting the locals? Josh […]
A Guide to Your Search for the Perfect Class.
It seems like the year just got started, but the Academic Expo is just three months away and students may be considering adding new classes for second semester in the next few weeks as we move into Quarter 2. What are the best classes here at TA? Or maybe you are an eighth grader who is […]
Teens Show Their Animals at County Fairs
The very first Cumberland fair was October tenth and the eleventh of 1868. It was held right in the center of town which is now Greely High school. This fair gave people a chance to show off their animals. All these years later, many teens like TA junior, Ellie Judice, still show their animals. Many of these shows […]