The 2024-2025 school year is in its final stages, and Mr. Ryan ‘17 will take off from Belmont Hill. Mr. Ryan spent six years at BH as a student and another four teaching geometry, Latin Alpha, intro to engineering, computer science one, independent studies in computer science, and advanced topics in computer science. Mr. Ryan excelled at wrestling and rowing as a student and came back to coach both as a teacher. Starting in the fall, Mr. Ryan will head to Northwestern to study engineering, design, and innovation in a two-year master’s program at the Segal Design Institute.
Mr. Ryan’s three favorite memories here at school are robot day in 9th-grade computer science, winning the Graves Kelsey wrestling competition as a first-year coach, and attending graduation every year. When asked if he sees himself returning to BH, Mr. Ryan said he “definitely sees himself coming back,” but wants to try other things in the professional world, such as more advanced programming and engineering.
When asked what teaching here at Belmont Hill as someone who attended the school, Mr. Ryan emphasized the meaningfulness of giving back to a community that did so much good for him. Mr. Ryan said he received so much from Belmont Hill, and giving that back to students is such a fantastic opportunity. Mr. Ryan also spoke to teaching alongside faculty who once taught him, saying, “Working alongside people who taught me is such an honor.” As a student and advisee of his, I can personally attest to Mr. Ryan’s teaching skills and dedication to making every student feel supported and comfortable at school. An athlete coached by Mr. Ryan stated that Mr. Ryan was always enthusiastic to be there and ready to help anyone. Mr. Ryan will be sincerely missed, but we know he has great things ahead!