Lake Forest Academy Begins Year With Record Count, New Administrator

LAKE FOREST, IL — Lake Forest Academy has started the new school year with the biggest enrollment it has had in school history just as the private academic institution welcomes a new administrator.

The school kicked off the new year on Monday after retaining 98 percent of its students from a year ago, school officials said. A total of 440 students were on campus for the first day of classes on Monday as Chris Tennyson takes over as the new head of school for the institution.

The all-time high for enrollment this summer comes after Lake Forest Academy celebrated its largest graduating class last spring, the school said. The school’s student body is made up of students from 14 states and 38 countries and territories as the private academy’s reach continues to expand.

Students enrolled in the school’s day school program come from a total of 38 communities from around greater Chicago, providing plenty of optimism and enthusiasm heading into the new year.

Tennyson takes over as the head of the school after being part of the Lake Forest Academy staff for more than 20 years. Tennyson began his tenure at LFA as a math teacher in 1999 and most recently served as the Associate Head of School in addition to Dean of Students and a member of the Mathematics faculty for the two years prior to being named Head of School.

Tennyson will continue to teach calculus while also serving as the 31st Head of School in Academy history, the school said.

Monday’s Opening Day festivities included Tennyson starting the all-school handshake line and was joined by All-School President Riko Kishitani to get the line started around the formal gardens and pagoda.