Thornton Academy Postscripts Alumni Magazine Fall 2017 | Page 21

TA Treasure
By Katy Nicketakis
would leave a lasting legacy at
Thornton Academy. Their efforts
have now been recognized and
awarded regionally, further
cementing their legacy and that of
the Thornton Academy Tripod,”
Pulsifer said.
M
ost Thornton Academy alumni
have a cherished copy of the
TA Tripod that they hold on to and
use to reminisce and smile at good
memories of their alma mater. Staff
and advisors for the 2016 edition of
Tripod have an extra reason to keep
a copy of their yearbooks: it was
named the best yearbook in New
England!
The Tripod has a long and storied
history at Thornton Academy. The
first Thornton Academy yearbook
was published in 1932, and in its
Josh Pulsifer ’06, a co-advisor and
forward, edi tor Betty Bragdon
faculty-editor of the yearbook..
noted “This is our first year book,
Members of the Thornton Academy
“This award recognizes Thornton
and we, the editors, offer it to our
Technology and New Media
as producing one of the premier
[Headmaster], faculty,
Department attended
and fellow students with
the 69th New England
fear and trembling, not
Scholastic Press
knowing just exactly
Association (NESPA)
how it will be received.
Conference at Boston
However, we have worked
University on Friday,
very hard on it and
May 5, 2017 and were
sincerely hope that they
notified they had won
will welcome it. Most
this prestigious award.
of the staff will graduate
The 2016 Thornton
this coming June. That is
Academy Yearbook
why we have endeavored
(Tripod) was awarded
TA Tripod Editor Reece Saunders '17 and advisors Josh
to make of this issue a
the First Place,
Pulsifer
'06
and
Jeff
Christenbury
'03
receive
their
1st
place
climax to all preceding
All-New England
certificate
at
the
NESPA
2017
conference.
issues in hope that having
Journalism Award as
a
year book may become
the best Yearbook by
a school with an enrollment over
yearbooks in all of New England, and a permanent custom at Thornton
Academy.”
1,000 students (Class I). NESPA’s
is a testament to TA’s commitment
annual publication competition
of quality and excellence in the
drew more than 800 entries from
classroom." The award-winning 2016 Betty and the rest of the editorial staff
around New England this year in a
Tripod was edited by students Janelle of the 1932 Tripod would most surely
variety of journalism and publication Poitras ’16 and Jacob Dostal ’16, and be proud to see not only this 2016
award-winning edition, but the long-
categories.
was co-advised by Josh Pulsifer ’06
standing tradition and numerous
and Jeff Christenbury ’03.
lives that have been improved
"The All-New England Journalism
through the TA Tripod.
Award recognizes the outstanding
“The staff of the 2016 Tripod was
overall quality of the TA Yearbook,
determined to produce a yearbook
which is a tremendous honor," said
that they would be proud of and
Betty Bragdon '32 was the editor of the
inaugural edition of Tripod.
Were you a member of the yearbook staff while at Thornton Academy? Visit the online version
of Postscripts to share your favorite memories of the Tripod with us!
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