Mountain Center’s Strength and Conditioning Program Grows in Popularity at FA
For the second summer, the strength and conditioning program at Fryeburg Academy — run by Mountain Center Performance Fitness — has become an increasingly popular offering with student-athletes. The Academy has contracted with Mountain Center for athletic training services for many years and expanded the partnership in 2015 to include a strength and conditioning program for students.
“Compared to last year, the number of students participating has increased quite a bit,” says Brylie Walker ’10, FA alum and Mountain Center’s strength and conditioning coach. “They seem more interested in the program this year, and I’m seeing a consistency in who is showing up which is good.”
Athletic Director Sue Thurston added, “The importance of this type of offering for our student-athletes is evident in the statistics. Students who participate in the program recover much quicker, have better core strength, and are much stronger during the season.”
The strength and conditioning program offers two sessions a week for FA students: Monday-Friday from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. and 4:00-5:30 p.m. and one session for middle school students on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:00-9:00 a.m.
“It’s really about learning a life-skill,” continues Walker ‘10. “The program not only helps to reduce injuries but gets kids more comfortable about going to a fitness center and becoming more knowledgeable about using the equipment correctly.”
In addition to this program, Mountain Center offers three-afternoon fitness classes and an afterschool fitness program for FA students.
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 Hanan
Emily 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 Nason
Rachel 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 Kevin Zhou
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.
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:
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.
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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