Joseph R. Manning Appointed as Fryeburg Academy’s Next Head of School

FRYEBURG, ME, OCTOBER 26, 2022— Fryeburg Academy’s Board of Trustees is very pleased and excited to announce that Joseph R. Manning has been appointed as the Academy’s next Head of School. The Trustees' unanimous decision resulted from a rigorous search process by the Board’s Search Committee, which worked closely with internationally renowned search firm Carney Sandoe and Associates, based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Committee and consultants conducted a stakeholder survey, met on campus with over sixty stakeholder groups, authored a report on the next Head of School’s necessary traits, and engaged with Manning through extensive interviews. 

“Joe Manning has been at Fryeburg Academy for nineteen years; few school leaders have his degree of familiarity with every aspect of school operations,” says Chris Gordon, president of the Board of Trustees. “He’s held the roles of teacher, coach, dorm parent, assistant admissions director, academic dean, advisor, and most recently as the Associate Head of School, overseeing admissions and marketing, campus facilities, the school’s food service, I.T., and working closely with the current Head of School, Erin Mayo. He has exhibited success at every level.”

Mr. Manning has a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and Environmental Science from The George Washington University and a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership from the University of Southern Maine, and he’s been a key developer and champion of experiential learning initiatives at the Academy. In recent years, Joe’s community engagements have included terms on the board of directors for Jen’s Friends Cancer Foundation and the Tin Mountain Conservation Center.

“Maria and I are extremely excited about this opportunity,” reflects Manning on his appointment. “As longtime community members, we know the Academy's incredible impact on so many students. I am honored to have been chosen to serve as Fryeburg Academy’s next head of school and look forward to leading in its next chapter.”

The following eight months will be used as a planning phase to ensure an organized leadership transition, with Mr. Manning stepping into the new role at the beginning of the Academy’s 232nd year of operating on July 1st, 2023. He, his wife Maria, and their four children will reside on campus and continue their full engagement in campus life. 
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  • Fryeburg Academy Students Place 1st and 2nd at the Maine State Science Fair

    Fryeburg Academy is pleased to announce that three Academy students were recognized for their outstanding science projects on Saturday, April 1st, at the Maine State Science Fair held at the University of Maine Orno.  May Shin ‘23 and Jiwon Choi ‘24 took first place in the Plant Sciences (Growth & Development) category out of ten submissions with their project entitled “The Effects of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Mushroom Substrate on the Plant Growth and Soil Characteristics for PE Microplastics-Contaminated Soil.” The pair studied the effects of arbuscular mycorrhizae and mushroom substrate on plant growth in soils that are contaminated with microplastics.

  • FA Faculty Member Named as DOE’s Inaugural Class of Teacher Leader Fellows

    Fryeburg Academy is pleased to announce that faculty member James St. Pierre was among five Maine educators named to the prestigious Department of Education’s Inaugural Class of Teacher Leader Fellows. “Being a teacher leader means connecting and helping others connect. It means gathering the ideas and experiences of the teachers in the state and sharing them in manageable, practical, and efficient ways. We have such a great array of professionals whose knowledge can elevate all students, so to be one of the leaders bringing them together is a privilege,” says St. Pierre

  • FA's Model UN Attends MUN Conference in New York

    FA's Model UN Team took its second-ever trip to New York City and the National High School MUN conference from March 9-13. The conference was held at the Midtown Manhattan Hilton blocks from the UN building. As representatives of Germany this year, our team was given the unique opportunity to visit the German Mission to the UN, where German diplomat, Hoger, answered our questions about global trade, green energy, and Russia's war on Ukraine. We also spent Saturday morning in the General Assembly of the UN seats, an unforgettable moment, listening to a young Iraqi-American man talk about his struggle to identify with both his birth home and his adopted home.

  • Fryeburg Academy Announces 28 New Inductees to the B.W. Tinker Chapter of the National Honor Society

    We are pleased to announce that Fryeburg Academy inducted 28 new inductees to the B.W. Tinker Chapter of the National  Honor Society on Monday, March 20th. Membership in the National Honor Society is among the highest honors that can be awarded to a high school student. The B.W. Tinker Chapter of NHS works diligently to bring the accomplishments of outstanding students to the attention of parents, teachers, peers, and the community. And the chapter, along with the more than 15,000 chapters in schools across the nation, strive to give practical meaning to the Society's standards of scholarship, leadership, service, and character selection. Students are not inducted simply because of a high academic average, but rather recognized for excelling in all of these areas.

  • Winter Sports Assembly Awards 2023

    On Thursday, March 16th, Fryeburg Academy celebrated the sports season with its annual winter sports awards assembly held in the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center. The following student-athletes were recognized for their outstanding performance during the winter 2022-23 season:

    Individual Team Awards
    Alpine- Sam Winterbottom '23, Coaches Award
    Clara Yager '26, Most Improved
    Hogan Bemis '23, Coaches Award
    Joshua Wake '23, Most Improved

    Boy's Basketball- Camden Johnson, Coaches Award
    Gunnar Saunders '24, MVP

    Girls' Basketball -Sydney Shaw, MVP
    Carla Pintor Gali '24, Coaches Award

    Ice Hockey- Peyton McMurtray, Adversity Award
    Caleb Micklon '23, MVP

    Indoor Track -Zack Emery, Coaches Award
    Emily Chaine '24, Coaches Award

    Nordic- Owen Reinbach '25, Coaches Award

    Wrestling- Gabe McKenney '23, The Athlete
    Eliya Deri '24, Heart

    All-Academic Team (seniors with a GPA of 3.2 or higher)
    David Bellis-Bennett, Alpine
    Kacey-Jane Clark, Nordic
    Owen Galligan, Ice Hockey
    Myles Garland, Ice Hockey
    Andrew Irwin, Nordic
    Elsie Leonard, Alpine
    Gabe McKenney, Wrestling
    Caleb Micklon, Ice Hockey
    Grace Murley, Alpine
    Ally Southwick, Girls' Basketball
    Isaac Twombly-Wiser, Nordic
    Samantha Winterbottom, Alpine

    All-WMC Conference Athletes
    Gunnar Saunders '23, Boys' Basketball
    Sydney Shaw '24, Girls' Basketball
    Mina Milosevic '24, Girls' Basketball
    Hogan Bemis '23, Alpine
    Holden Edenbach '25, Alpine
    Chandler Thorne '25, Alpine
    Jacob Adams '23, Indoor Track and Field

    3-Star Jacket Recipients (earned three varsity letters)
    Corbin Blake'23
    Elsie Leonard'23
    Emerson Hall '24
    Sydney Shaw '24
    Russell Carbonaro '25
    Jagger Helwig '25
    Chandler Thorne '25

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