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Mr. Byrne's Class Page **//History, we can confidently assert, is useful in the sense that art and music, poetry and flowers, religion and philosophy are useful. Without it -- as with these -- life would be poorer and meaner; without it we should be denied some of those intellectual and moral experiences which give meaning and richness to life. Surely it is no accident that the study of history has been the solace of many of the noblest minds of every generation.//** - Henry Steele Commager

As a person who not only teaches, but has a passion for the study of history, the above quote has great meaning to me. To my freshman students: 1. Put Mr. Commager's quote into your own words. 2. What does the quote mean to you?


 * //Welcome back!//** I am excited to begin another exciting, and rewarding year at Beaufort Academy - it is hard to believe that this will be my seventeenth year! My tenure at Beaufort Academy began in the middle school teaching both United States History and World Cultures. Since my move to the upper school in 2002, I have taught courses in World and United States History as well as Government, Economics, and Geography. In addition to my teaching responsibilites, I have coached JV Boys and Varsity Girls soccer, Varsity volleyball and middle school basketball. I am also a faculty advisor to SGA (Student Government).