Mr. Sullivan has been at Belmont Hill for 16 years and has worked in many different roles, including Director of Financial Aid, Head Form III and IV Advisor, Math Department Chair, and head coach of the Varsity Lacrosse team. This year marks his first as the Head of the Middle School. Mr. Sullivan thanks Ms. Hamilton for the incredible job she has done and states that the bar for this position has been set very high. He believes that it makes sense to pivot on what your role is at the school about every five years in order to challenge yourself. His favorite part of the new position so far has been working with all 202 middle school boys and running middle school lunch. The most challenging part has been learning the names of every boy, especially due to the fact that Mr. Sullivan has primarily worked in the Upper School for the last three years. Mr. Sullivan has been surprised by the amount of logistics that occur behind the scenes every day. This includes the amount of emails he has to respond to, scheduling meetings, and making sure everything is running smoothly. He gives credit to Mr. Peck who knows every student in the middle school and where they should be at all times. Mr. Sullivan’s favorite school tradition is milk and cookies, as he thinks it is great to see the entire school come together for a quick snack. Additionally, he likes the 4 pm study hall and the process of returning to school dress code after sports to get extra help, be in a club, participate in theater, and do homework. Furthermore, Mr. Sullivan likes the Form Trips that happen at the beginning of the school year, as well as the Form III Turkey Drive and the Form II DC Trip. Mr. Sullivan’s fondest memory as chair of the math department, his previous role, was their ability to navigate the spring of 2020 and then the 2020-21 school year. He was proud of the teamwork that went into making sure students were still learning, even though it was challenging and exhausting. He felt incredibly fortunate to have been a small faction of such a great team during that time. When coming to Belmont Hill every day, Mr. Sullivan looks forward to, as he puts it, “everything.” He loves the tremendous culture of working hard, having fun, and the fast pace that is ingrained in our school. We thank Mr. Sullivan for his sixteen years of hard work and are excited for this new chapter in his already storied Belmont Hill career.
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