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Volu m e 6 8 , Issu e 2
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A Student Publication of the Belmont Hill School
Mr. Greer and Mr. Wood ‘71 Retire
Mr. Greer By Jackson Riffe ‘20 Panel Staff After teaching at Belmont Hill for a staggering 41 years, Mr. Greer, a treasured member of the English department, is retiring. Growing up nearby in Dedham, Massachusetts, Mr. Greer attended high school at Roxbury Latin. After attending the University of Virginia, where he majored in English and pitched for the baseball team, Mr. Greer served six-months active duty as a medic. Mr. Greer stepped onto Belmont Hill’s campus during the late 1970s in hopes of finding an available
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teaching position. He was leaving behind his “ideal beginning” at Woodstock Academy, a small co-educational private school in Woodstock, Connecticut, where he taught five classes and coached Varsity basketball and JV baseball. While teaching at Woodstock, he married his wife, Dee, and together, they decided they wanted to move back closer to their hometown. Although there were no positions initially available, Mr. Greer left a resumé after a successful interview, and two weeks before the first day of classes in 1978, he received a call and was offered a job teaching English. cont. on p. 2
ally, the crew coach at the time, Kim Bassett, realized it would be a better fit for him to row crew rather than play baseball. In the Third Form, he joined the crew team Mr. Wood, a cherished faculty and never looked back. “I grew a lot that member at Belmont Hill, is retiring this summer … and I kind of looked like an year after 36 years of teaching and coach- oarsman in my ninth grade year, so sure ing for the school. Mr. Wood and his twin enough I went down and started rowing,” brother Ned graduated from Belmont Hill Mr. Wood explained. After graduating in the class of 1971. As a student, Mr. Wood from Belmont Hill, Mr. Wood was recruitplayed football, hockey, and baseball; how- ed by Yale for rowing, and, after finishing ever, reflecting on his high school athletic his time at Yale, he held a teaching job in career, he said he was not “a very good base- Los Angeles yet decided to return to Belball player, I wasn’t playing very much and mont Hill as an English and history teacher didn’t deserve to play very much.” Eventu- and rowing coach. cont. on p. 2
Baseball Wins ISL
Crew Team Regains NEIRA Title
By James Markis ‘20 Panel Staff
The Varsity Baseball team completed an outstanding season finishing with an ISL record of 12-2. The team won the ISL championship outright after beating BB&N to secure its first league title since 2014. They had finished second the past four years, and with a senior-filled team, they took advantage of their experience and leadership. Led by Captains Evan Sleight, Jaylen Bailey, and Jake McOsker, the team’s biggest victory came in April with a victory over St. Sebastian’s. Captain Evan Sleight said about their championship, “There is no better feeling than winning an ISL Championship with teammates cont. on p. 9
Look Inside The Panel
By Sreetej Digumarthi ‘21 and Tyler Forg ‘21 Panel Staff
By Jack Weldon ‘20 Panel Staff This crew season served as a benchmark of the hard work, determination, camaraderie, and grit that future crews should aspire towards. Led by captains Jackson Stone, John High, and Teddy Danziger, the team enjoyed a dominant season over other New England crews, with the 7v4, 3v8, 4v4, 3v4, and 2v4 finishing their runs undefeated and the 1v4 only losing once outside of regattas. Undeterred by an unfortunate boat malfunction at the Founders’ Day Regatta, the crew set their eyes on winning the New England Championship and defeating longtime rival Deerfield.
The team met countless hours on the water, late practices, yoga sessions, an ergometer marathon, and several erg tests with dogged resolve, and their hard work this season finally came to fruition this past weekend. cont. on p. 8
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TRACK Wins NEPSTA
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DEPARTING FACULTY & STAFF
Center Spread
PRIZE DAY AWARD WINNERS
Back Page
CLASS OF 2019 MATRICULATION
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Tennis, Golf, & Lacrosse Finish Strong
Page 10-11 A CHORUS LINE