Service Clubs

student council

Become a Student Council Officer or Representative to help make your four years at Thornton Academy the best they can be! Activities are varied, from planning community service efforts like food drives to decorating for dances to volunteering to help at community events like the Children’s Winter Carnival.

Advisor(s): tricia.heidelbaugh@thorntonacademy.org , maryann.martin@thorntonacademy.org

TA Tour Guides

Help welcome prospective students and families to Thornton Academy! TA Tour Guides give campus tours, connect with students on email and social media, and help out at open houses and fairs. Share your live of Thornton Academy with students and families who have yet to discover our school. 

Advisor: jamie.small@thorntonacademy.org

interact club

The Thornton Academy Interact Club is a Saco Bay Rotary-sponsored youth service organization for high school students. Interact students are involved in myriad volunteer activities in school, in the community, and internationally. Each year the club volunteers countless hours for events such as Mary's Walk, Toys for Tots, Saco Meals program, Dyer Museum activities, Saco Spirit activities, Children's Winter Carnival, Operation Christmas Child, and many more. 

Advisors: emma.campbell@thorntonacademy.org

Best Buddies

This club builds one-to-one friendships between people with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), offering social interactions while improving the quality of life and level of inclusion for a population that is often isolated and excluded. If you want to be a mentor, this club is for you!

Advisors: sarah.helgesen@thorntonacademy.org