Profile - Morristown Beard School

About
Welcome to Morristown Beard School

Our School Motto, “Ad Astra Per Aspera,” can be translated as “To the Stars Through Adversity,” a phrase that captures the essence of the MBS vision. As the most forward-thinking, supportive, and collaborative school in the region, we embrace and meet the challenges of a 21st-century education.
Admission
Powerfully Prepared for Learning and for Life

“Where else but MBS, where the curriculum gives students ownership over their education both in and out of the classroom, could my peers and I have received a better tutorial on the balance between dreaming and doing?”

MBS Alumna Olivia Land
Academics
Academic Innovation

“At MBS, we have been taught that it is okay to question material and to come to our own conclusions, rather than just consuming others’ opinions. Our classrooms are places where students and teachers alike come out enlightened with new perspectives, challenged to think more, think harder and think differently.”

MBS Alumna Leah Seldin
Arts
A Place of Possibilities

We believe in the power of the arts, and encourage all students to participate in the many offerings available – no experience required!

“Creativity is intelligence having fun.”

Albert Einstein
Athletics
Strong Inside and Out

In addition to inspiring unity and school spirit for the entire community, numerous championships at the conference, county and state levels, have afforded our athletes opportunities with D1 and D3 colleges and universities across the country.
Student Life
Well-Rounded

Morristown Beard School offers a universe of opportunities: academic, artistic, and athletic; curricular and co-curricular. Even more important, we guide and encourage every student to pursue them all.

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Coach Directory

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Steve Manitta

Steve Manitta

Head Coach

Lacrosse - Varsity Boys

Steve Manitta, no stranger to Morris County lacrosse, brings 30 years of high school, college, and international coaching experience to Morristown Beard. A NJ high school Coach of the Year at Chatham High School, Manitta developed 8 All Americans, and 3 Players of the Year at their respective positions, who went on to compete at Syracuse (2), UNC, Johns Hopkins, Delaware, Bucknell, Villanova and Towson. He was also a DI head coach and a college Coach of the Year at the DII, DIII and NJCAA levels, developing All Americans, Players of the Year, and Rookies of the Year in every division. Coach Manitta was the offensive coordinator for the France National Team in Israel for the 2018 World Games where “le bleu” gathered the most goals and team wins in team history. Most recently Coach Manitta was the architect of a new program in Sussex, NJ, that advanced to the NJCAA tournament in its first sanctioned season. There, Sussex captured Region 19 while coaching five 2021 All Region players as well as the Player of the Year. From the programs inception, 18 players were named to the All Region and All Conference teams as well as the 2023 and 2024 GSAC Player of the Year. Coach Manitta was also named Coach of the Year in Region 19 in 2023, while coaching in back to back Region 19 Championships.