Nico Zakon ‘21 and Aaron Zakon ‘22 Present at IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference
Nico Zakon ‘21 and Aaron Zakon ‘22 were accepted to present their projects at the IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference (ISEC) held at Princeton University on March 11, 2018.
IEEE is the world's largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity. The annual ISEC conference features cutting-edge research and experiences with integrated approaches to the study of science, math, and technology through engineering projects and other design disciplines.
In 2013, the Zakon brothers co-founded the Explorers FIRST Lego League (FLL) robotics team. They led the team to win four regional championships and six trophy awards in a span of four years... Nico and Aaron used their experience with FLL to develop their project posters to present at the conference.
Nico’s poster was entitled, “Experiencing STEM through FIRST Lego League,” and focused on a pet bubble project his team designed to address the issue of pet survivability --especially during natural disasters such as flooding when pets cannot always be evacuated. Aaron’s work was titled “ThermoVest” – a temperature-sensing dog harness with a wireless notification developed to address service dog overheating. The genesis of this project was a U.S. Department of Homeland Security solicitation looking for ideas on how to prevent border patrol dog deaths.
In addition to presenting their innovative projects, the Zakon brothers learned from scientists and engineers at the conference who offered workshops and interacted with students during the poster session. Nico and Aaron look forward to sharing all that they learned from this exciting engineering project with their classmates and teachers at Fryeburg Academy to inspire future participation in similar events.
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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