Thornton Academy Postscripts Alumni Magazine Spring 2016 | Page 26

Thornton Academy Middle School
Celebrates its 10th Year

TATV Broadens Reach With Live Streaming
Thornton Academy TV now “live streams” the upper school’s graduations, concerts, and athletic contests. On
January 9, 2016, TATV live streamed its first Thornton Academy Middle School event—girls and boys basketball games
between TAMS and Saco Middle School. This was the tenth anniversary of this competition, known as the City of Saco
Challenge.

TATV Station Manager
and teacher Mr. Jeff
Christenbury ‘03 said,
“Live streaming is an
expanding technology that
Thornton Academy TV has
embraced. The ability to
provide live programming
to our parents, alumni
and community members
in high definition all over the world is an invaluable opportunity.”

BY EMMA DEANS

The Middle School Brings
The Lion King to Campus

Bill uses a controller to fly the
drone and views its location on
an iPad with a sun shield.

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Over sixty Thornton Academy Middle School students will
perform and assist behind the scenes for the 2016 spring
musical The Lion King, which is directed and choreographed
by Camille Saucier ’88 with additional choreography by Devan
Landry. Students in Mr. Dracup’s Art Club have been working
diligently to create props for the production. Performances
will be May 4th and 5th at 7 PM in Garland Auditorium (in
addition to a day show for local students). Tickets can be
purchased at the door or via a TAMS student ($5 adults &
$4 senior/students). The show will feature favorite songs like
“Circle of Life” and “Just Can’t Wait to Be King” with amazing
costumes and choreography.

Kathy visited the ADA Exhibit at the National
Museum of American History in D.C.

Lion King Dancers

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