Stag Symposium (stagsymposium@dematha.org)
Show Notes Season 2, Episode 2. Publication date 9/23/2024
Stag Symposium’s guest this episode is Sam Haller. Sam has served DeMatha brilliantly as a teacher at all levels from below-grade readers to Advanced Placement students. He has coached freshman football, directed our new teacher orientation program, chaired the English department, coordinated our strategic plan, and he serves as Assistant Principal. Sam is now a DeMatha parent and is in his 20th year here; he is currently a graduate student at Harvard. Sam joins us to talk about travel, how he thinks about working with teachers, and what kinds of things he looks forward to in the next few years.
Music: Gustav Holst’s “Jupiter” as played by the DeMatha Wind Ensemble.
Host Biographies: Mr. Michael Ptomey is in his 20th year teaching. A DeMatha grad, class of ’98, he has taught English, Social Studies, and is currently the Chair of the Theology department. Mike has coached lacrosse and moderated clubs; he has won numerous awards for his teaching.
Dr. Daniel McMahon is in his 44th year of teaching and serves as principal at DeMatha. Dan teaches World Literature and has coached basketball and softball and has moderated numerous clubs. He is a DeMatha grad, class of ’76.
