FA to Build the first Maine CubeSat Satellite in Collaboration with the Maine Space Consortium

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Warren Ziegler, a physics teacher at Fryeburg Academy in Fryeburg, Maine, recently gave a presentation to the Maine Space Grant’s summer interns on Friday, June 22, at the Senator Inn and Spa in Augusta. Dr. Ziegler’s presentation was on the Academy’s initiative to build and orbit a small satellite (CubeSat).  A CubeSat is a type of miniaturized satellite that weighs about 3 pounds and has dimensions of 4x4x4 inches. CubeSats are a cost-effective platform for science investigations, new technology demonstrations and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education. CubeSats are put in orbit by deployers on the International Space Station or launched as a secondary payload on a launch vehicle. To date, NASA has selected 149 CubeSat missions from 85 unique organizations representing 38 States and the District of Columbia.  Fryeburg Academy’s CubeSat will be the first satellite built in Maine.
 
About the Maine Space Grant Consortium and the MERITS Summer Intern Program
The Maine Space Grant Consortium (MSGC) is a member of the national network of Consortia in all 50 states plus Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. The network is funded by NASA’s National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program.
MSGC’s mission is to:
  • Improve our Affiliates research infrastructure in areas of mutual interest to NASA and the state of Maine;
  • Encourage more students to consider careers in STEM; and
  • Enhance NASA’s presence throughout the State National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program of Maine.
The Maine Research Internships for Students (MERITS) Program provides summer research opportunities to Maine high school juniors in host institutions across the state. Students in the MERITS program experience “real-time” applications of STEM in a research-focused work world conducting research and technology development. To learn more about NASA's CubeSat launch initiatives, please click here. 
 
 
 
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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 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
  • 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:
     
  • 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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