FA Places Second in the Biomimicry Institute’s 2021-22 Youth Design Challenge
For a second consecutive year, Fryeburg Academy students placed in the top rankings in the Biomimicry Institute's 2021-22 Biomimicry Challenge. The team placed first last year with their MorphoBrick concept; they placed second this year, out of 125 competing teams from 12 countries, with their Syntrichia Hydrotrap design concept.
FA's Biomimicry Challenger team, led by FA faculty member Jennifer Richardson, includes the following students: Yuna Lee '23, Grace Liu '23, Daryna Serediuk '22, May Shin '23, Stella Yoon '22, and Zoe Jung '22. This year's challenge was an advanced STEM-based competition that essentially had two goals: first, the design was required to model the structural and functional adaptation of at least one living organism. Secondly, the design needed to identify an environmental problem and propose a sustainable solution.
FA's Biomimicry Challenger team, led by FA faculty member Jennifer Richardson, includes the following students: Yuna Lee '23, Grace Liu '23, Daryna Serediuk '22, May Shin '23, Stella Yoon '22, and Zoe Jung '22. This year's challenge was an advanced STEM-based competition that essentially had two goals: first, the design was required to model the structural and functional adaptation of at least one living organism. Secondly, the design needed to identify an environmental problem and propose a sustainable solution.
The team chose the rising inaccessibility of clean water and the increased pollution from plastic bottles as their environmental problems to solve, developing a water harvesting device called a Syntrichia Hydotrap as a solution. The Syntrichia Hydrotrap is a portable device that attaches to any reusable water bottle, using a unique structure to capture moisture in the air. By mimicking the awns of desert moss (Syntrichia caninervis), the design concept employs water pumps to collect water droplets through barbs and grooves. The water is channeled along a hydrophobic surface material inspired by textures used by the Texas horned lizard and Cicada wings. The Syntrichia HydroTrap device can also be used across climates, offering a solution to areas experiencing droughts and reusable alternatives to aid the plastic pollution problem.
To learn more about the team's winning design, view the YouTube video here: https://youtu.be/TyaW4opDJR4
To learn more about the team's winning design, view the YouTube video here: https://youtu.be/TyaW4opDJR4
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Fryeburg Academy Fall 2023-24 Honors/High Honors Roll Recipients Named
We are pleased to announce the following students who have earned academic recognition at Fryeburg Academy for the Fall of 2023-24:
HONORS
Grade 12: (Honors)Charlotte Adamus
Vittoria Bernardini
Natalie Berry
Dom Bond
Jordin Booker
Owen Burford
Tori Butters
Jilyan Byrne
Lorenzo Catana Vallemani
Jonah Densmore
Vitoria Do Espirito Santo Teixeira
Elle Dooley
Austin Dorner
Deniz Eroglu
Manu Fandos Martinez
Aidan Flanigan
Amber Gagnon
Mia Grandchamp
Gal HananEmily Hoosier
Noah Jacobs
Emma Keaten
David Kim
Joey Kim
Kardelen Lacinok
Helena Landry
Margherita Lassini
Leo Lee
Celine Lee
Ana Maillett
Moss Marques
Caroline Masterman
Asher McKenney
Ryan Meade
Natalia Millan Arenas
Mina Milosevic
Tommy Morini
Tasia NasonRachel Pizzo
Grace Porcaro
Abby Pratt
Ashe Rabideau
Winter Raymond
Dustin Rhoda
Gideon Richard
Leah Rokes
Margherita Rossi
Gunnar Saunders
Louie Shin
Lamar Smith
Hunter Tripp
Tanner Tripp
Gabby Udoto
Logan Walton
Kara Willette
Connor Williams
Mary Wing
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Academy Students Earn Silver and Bronze at the National FFA Convention
From October 31 through November 3, five members of the Academy's FFA Chapter (Future Farmers of America) and faculty member Jennifer Solter Jones attended the National FFA Convention held in Indianapolis, Indiana. -
FA's Falls Sports Assembly Honors Student-Athletes
On Thursday, November 16th, Fryeburg Academy celebrated the fall sports season with its annual fall sports awards assembly held in the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center. The following student-athletes were recognized for their outstanding performance during the fall 2023-24 season:
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Joseph R. Manning Installed as the Academy's 55th Head of School
Fryeburg Academy and the Board of Trustees announce the installation of Joseph R. Manning as the Academy’s 55th head of school. The Installation Ceremony was held on Friday, November 3, 2023, with members of the Fryeburg Academy community, the Board of Trustees, and former head of school Erin P. Mayo in attendance as a guest speaker. Manning steps into this new leadership role during the school’s 232nd year, following a long-tenured and successful career at the Academy spanning twenty years of service. -
FA Students Earn Letters of Commendation in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program
Fryeburg Academy seniors Tyler Bartick and Jiwon Choi have earned Letters of Commendation from the National Merit Scholarship Program (NMSC) for their performance on the 2022 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®).
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