Thornton Academy Postscripts Alumni Magazine Fall 2014 | Page 13

Middle School
Thornton Academy Middle School students cut a magnificent braided ribbon
at the school’s Open House to celebrate the addition of three new classrooms. Left
to right: Henry Sylvester, Shelby Heiman, Colby Bolduc, and Mia Taranko.
An Open House on September 25th celebrated Thornton Academy Middle School’s addition of three new classrooms. The event
was especially festive with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and speeches by eighth grader Grace Toshach, Principal Tiffany Robert, and
Headmaster Rene Menard. The expansion, which is located on the athletic field side of the building, includes: a 7th/8th grade science classroom (with a mini greenhouse), a 7th/8th grade humanities classroom, and a spacious visual and performing arts classroom where all art and music classes, and chorus and band rehearsals occur. Principal Robert said, “This addition means a great
deal to me, the faculty and staff at Thornton Academy’s Middle School, and most importantly, the students. This modest expansion
has allowed us to grow while staying true to our core beliefs. We have kept class sizes small, are offering an additional 7th and 8th
grade teaching team, and are now able to provide all TAMS students with a state-of-the-art visual and performing arts classroom.”

FoTAMS Donates New Piano to Middle School
Middle School music teacher Mrs. Camille
Saucier and her students were excited to
show off their new piano, donated by the
8th grade parent group of FoTAMS (Friends
of TAMS). Principal Robert said, “Every
year the parents and the students of the
8th grade class raise money to go on an 8th
grade class trip. They had such successful
fundraisers that they decided to purchase
a piano for the new Visual and Performing
Arts Classroom. We are so grateful for this
generous donation.”
This new Yamaha digital Clavinova will be
used for music classes, chorus, band and
rehearsals for the yearly Middle School
musical. With the capability to digitally
record music as the piano is played, this is an
exciting new tool for middle school students.

Thank you 8th-grade parents for raising funds and donating this piano! And thank
you to the staff of Starbird Music in Portland, who facilitated delivery of the piano.

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