Mr. Greg Hawes

Mr. Greg Hawes

Class of 1985
Titles: History
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School: 860-945-7978
Biography:

Greg began teaching at Blair Academy in 1994, when former Taft faculty member and former Blair headmaster Chan Hardwick tapped him to be Blair’s writer in residence and help with the wrestling program. After several years of trying to break into screenwriting, the move to the classroom proved a better fit, and Greg has never looked back. Greg eventually returned to Taft, his alma mater. In addition to being an AP U.S. History teacher, he introduced AP Comparative Government to Taft, designed the lower mid history course, served as dean of students in the Taft Summer School, served as head of the history department, and helped run the Taft Education Center. He is an AP reader for the College Board and has held multiple workshops on teaching research-based writing. Greg now serves as head wrestling coach. He and his wife, Rachael Ryan, also a Taft history teacher, live in Watertown with their two boys, Peyton '21 and Lachlan '23.

 

Greg began teaching at Blair Academy in 1994, when former Taft faculty member and former Blair headmaster Chan Hardwick tapped him to be Blair’s writer in residence and help with the wrestling program. After several years of trying to break into screenwriting, the move to the classroom proved a better fit, and Greg has never looked back. Greg eventually returned to Taft, his alma mater. In addition to formerly being an AP U.S. history teacher, he introduced AP comparative government to Taft, designed the lower mid history course, served as dean of students in the Taft Summer School, served as head of the history department, and helped run the Taft Education Center. He was an AP reader for the College Board and has held multiple workshops on teaching research-based writing. Greg served as head wrestling coach. He and his wife, Rachael Ryan, also a Taft history teacher, live in Watertown with their two boys, Peyton '21 and Lachlan '23.