Principal Timothy Reardon returned to the classroom this year, teaching one section of World Literature.

With a diverse background that includes English teacher, basketball coach, and alumnidirector, Reardon finds fun in all that he is engaged in.

Some might question why Reardon took on another duty, but the answer for him was clear.

“I love English. I love books and writing, and as principal, it is easy to forget that stuff,” he said. “I knew it was going to help me as a principal because I have had administrators in the past when I was teaching, and the longer they were out of the classroom, the harder it was for them to be able to relate to the teachers,” he said.

“So being back to the classroom with kids, and being part of this schedule, I think it helps me to be a better principal and helps me to understand the teachers better.”

Being a teacher has an impact on his emotions, ashe feels nostalgia flooding in.

“I started to teach when I was 22 years old and I had 17 year olds in my first year,” he said. “To be out of the classroom for the last five years, there was a little hole in my days when I didn’t interact with teenagers.

The only ones I got to interact with were my kids. So, it was good to get back, good to know Riordan kids better.”