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Kelly McDurmon

Former Faculty

August 2004 to June 2022

Previous Background
Kelly has taught history and coached wrestling at Darlington since 2004. He is also an assistant cross country coach and has previously coached middle school football. Kelly holds a B.A. from Berry College. Before Darlington, he taught and coached at Rockmart High School, his alma mater. He has won individual and team state wrestling championships as an athlete and coach. Kelly and his wife, Heather, are the parents of Ansley (’12), Anne Marie (’15), Rhett (’19) and Carl Luke (’21).

College Education

B.A. Berry College

Podcast Episode 11: Athletics Recap and Reflections

June 10, 2021

Welcome to Episode 11 of The Darlington Podcast! In this episode you will hear from four outstanding Darlington coaches as they reflect on the past year and share their philosophies around coaching and what got them into coaching to begin with.

Chapel Talk | Challenge Yourself

Upper School | Jennifer Collins, May 7, 2020

This week's chapel talk comes to you from Kelly McDurmon, Upper School history teacher, and the title of his talk is "Challenge Yourself."

Student-Athletes recognized at Winter Sports Assembly

March 2, 2020

Outstanding athletes in varsity basketball, swim, and wrestling were recognized at the Winter Sports Assembly on Monday, March 2, in Morris Chapel.

Outstanding students, faculty recognized at Honors Day, Commencement

May 19, 2019

Upper School students and faculty were recognized at Honors Day on May 17 in Morris Chapel and at Commencement on May 19.

Miao (‘19) named Darlington STAR Student

February 21, 2019

Darlington senior Arnold Miao (‘19) has been named the 2019 Darlington STAR Student. Miao selected Kelly McDurmon, a history teacher at Darlington School, as his STAR Teacher.

Darlington trio win state wrestling titles, team places second in state championship

February 12, 2018

Darlington’s varsity wrestling team finished strong in the GHSA Traditional State Championships which concluded on Saturday, Feb. 10 in Macon, Ga. with six athletes representing the school. The Tigers finished second in the Class A team standings with 113.5 points.

Darlington duo wins second consecutive state titles

February 15, 2017

Darlington's varsity wrestling team finished strong in the GHSA Traditional State Championships on Feb. 11 in Macon, Ga.

Professional Development Spotlight: Project Connect & Interdisciplinary Opportunities in Teaching History

Academic Administration | Preston Jacobs '07 , July 6, 2016

On June 8, Kelly McDurmon and I traveled to Asheville, N.C., to attend the Project Connect conference. The focus of the conference was not just to show what the Asheville School was doing, but to showcase the theories behind interdisciplinary work.

Outstanding students, faculty recognized at Honors Day, Commencement

May 14, 2016

Upper School students and faculty were recognized at Honors Day on May 13, in Morris Chapel, and at Commencement on May 14.

When a Passion and 'Learning with Passion' Meet

Student Life | , May 10, 2016

The Cedartown Museum of Coca-Cola Memorabilia will open its doors to the public for the first time on Saturday, June 25. The museum has been a dream of mine for about four years. I can confidently say that Darlington has allowed me to develop with the capacity to think big and to see no challenge as impossible.

Kelly McDurmon

Former Faculty

August 2004 to June 2022

College Education

B.A. Berry College

Podcast Episode 11: Athletics Recap and Reflections

June 10, 2021

Welcome to Episode 11 of The Darlington Podcast! In this episode you will hear from four outstanding Darlington coaches as they reflect on the past year and share their philosophies around coaching and what got them into coaching to begin with.

Chapel Talk | Challenge Yourself

Upper School | Jennifer Collins, May 7, 2020

This week's chapel talk comes to you from Kelly McDurmon, Upper School history teacher, and the title of his talk is "Challenge Yourself."

Student-Athletes recognized at Winter Sports Assembly

March 2, 2020

Outstanding athletes in varsity basketball, swim, and wrestling were recognized at the Winter Sports Assembly on Monday, March 2, in Morris Chapel.

Outstanding students, faculty recognized at Honors Day, Commencement

May 19, 2019

Upper School students and faculty were recognized at Honors Day on May 17 in Morris Chapel and at Commencement on May 19.

Miao (‘19) named Darlington STAR Student

February 21, 2019

Darlington senior Arnold Miao (‘19) has been named the 2019 Darlington STAR Student. Miao selected Kelly McDurmon, a history teacher at Darlington School, as his STAR Teacher.

Darlington trio win state wrestling titles, team places second in state championship

February 12, 2018

Darlington’s varsity wrestling team finished strong in the GHSA Traditional State Championships which concluded on Saturday, Feb. 10 in Macon, Ga. with six athletes representing the school. The Tigers finished second in the Class A team standings with 113.5 points.

Darlington duo wins second consecutive state titles

February 15, 2017

Darlington's varsity wrestling team finished strong in the GHSA Traditional State Championships on Feb. 11 in Macon, Ga.

Professional Development Spotlight: Project Connect & Interdisciplinary Opportunities in Teaching History

Academic Administration | Preston Jacobs '07 , July 6, 2016

On June 8, Kelly McDurmon and I traveled to Asheville, N.C., to attend the Project Connect conference. The focus of the conference was not just to show what the Asheville School was doing, but to showcase the theories behind interdisciplinary work.

Outstanding students, faculty recognized at Honors Day, Commencement

May 14, 2016

Upper School students and faculty were recognized at Honors Day on May 13, in Morris Chapel, and at Commencement on May 14.

When a Passion and 'Learning with Passion' Meet

Student Life | , May 10, 2016

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