Thornton Academy Postscripts Alumni Magazine Fall 2018 | Page 2

Headmaster Rene M. Menard '88
announces the Athletic Complex
Capital Campaign at the 11th
Annual Auction in May 2018.
M ESSAGE F ROM T HE H EADMASTER
Dear Alumni, Parents,
and Friends of
Th ornton Academy,
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highlights the vision and
programmatic need for a
renovated gymnasium and
additional indoor athletic space.
It explores the history of Linnell
Over the last decade, Th ornton
Gymnasium and the impact that
Academy has undergone a
dramatic programmatic expansion athletics has had, and continues
to have, on generations of TA
by investing in STEM education,
students.
a 1:1 iPad initiative, the most
extensive Advanced Placement
Th ornton Academy’s athletic
(AP) curriculum in Maine, arts
tradition is an integral part of our
education, resources for at-risk
school’s mission to educate well-
students, and unique university
rounded young men and women,
and industry partnerships.
and few schools can measure up
Th rough it all, the Th ornton
to TA’s legacy or our commitment
Academy Board of Trustees has
to excellence.
provided the facilities, resources,
and infrastructure necessary to
Our athletic tradition and the
support each of these endeavors.
generational pride that makes
playing for TA so special did not
Earlier this spring, the trustees
happen overnight or by chance.
of Th ornton Academy publicly
It developed over many years of
announced plans to embark on
hard work and dedication on the
one of the largest construction
projects in school history – a total part of our athletes and coaches,
renovation of Linnell Gymnasium and it was built upon the support
of our parents, fans, boosters,
and the construction of a 40,000
alumni, and trustees – all who
square foot fi eld house.
have dedicated their time and
resources to supporting our
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athletic programs and our student
athletes.
Building the new athletic complex
will require the same level of
support from the broader TA
community. As a private school,
Th ornton Academy receives no
taxpayer funds for capital projects
and relies upon the generous
support of our alumni and
friends to build and maintain our
campus.
So many of us have benefi tted
from the generosity of those
alumni who came before us and
I hope that each of us, in turn,
can do the same for the next
generation of TA students. I
encourage you to join your fellow
alumni and friends in helping to
make the new athletic complex
a reality and carry on the proud
legacy of TA athletics.
Rene M. Menard '88, Headmaster