This year, Mr. Bennett Pitcher joins the Belmont Hill community as a one-year Teaching Fellow. He will be teaching History 1 and 2, coaching varsity football and basketball, serving as a Form VI co-advisor alongside Mr. Schneider, and contributing to the Residential Life team while living on campus.
Mr. Pitcher is a recent graduate of Harvard University, where he earned a B.A. in History with a secondary in Folklore and Mythology. While at Harvard, he was a member of the basketball team and developed a deep interest in both athletics and education. Before coming to Belmont Hill, Mr. Pitcher gained valuable teaching and coaching experience as a dorm counselor, teaching assistant, and coach at the Phillips Andover summer program, as well as a varsity football assistant coach at BB&N.
A graduate of Deerfield Academy, where both of his parents taught, Mr. Pitcher grew up surrounded by a strong sense of community and education. At Deerfield, he played both football and basketball, experiences that helped spark his lifelong passion for sports, teamwork, and mentorship. Through his time coaching, advising, and teaching, Mr. Pitcher discovered how much he enjoys supporting students’ growth both inside and outside the classroom, and he looks forward to bringing that same enthusiasm to Belmont Hill this year.
