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Steve McConnell

Third Grade Teacher, Pre-K to 8

Steve has taught third grade at Darlington since 2010. He is an assistant coach for the varsity girls’ basketball team and also works with the middle school girls’ basketball team. Steve holds a B.A. in English from Appalachian State University, and an M.Ed. from the University of South Carolina. He has almost 30 years of experience as a teacher, administrator, and coach in independent schools. During his tenure coaching middle school baseball, softball, and basketball at St. Paul’s School (Fla.), he led his Lady Knights basketball squad to two undefeated seasons and four conference championships and his Lady Knights softball team to two conference championships. He was also an assistant for the Knights baseball team’s undefeated and conference championship season.For his work at Darlington, Steve has been recognized with the Brown Faculty Award and two Excellence in Teaching Awards. He and his wife, Marcia, are the parents of Zack (’13) and Matthew (’17).

Contact Information

Courses

Math - 3rd Grade

Science - 3rd Grade

Social Studies - 3rd Grade

Third Grade

Teams

Boys M.S. 5th Grade Baseball

Head Coach

Boys M.S. Baseball

Assistant Coach

Girls J.V. Basketball

Assistant Coach

Girls M.S. Basketball

Assistant Coach

Girls M.S. J.V. Basketball

Assistant Coach

College Education

B.A. Appalachian State University

M.Ed. University of South Carolina

Episode 130: Athletic Clubs in Grades 3-5

October 5, 2023

In this episode, third grade teacher Steve McConnell talks with fourth grade teacher Carrie Watterson, middle grades math teacher Chris Eberhart, Assistant Athletic Director Nathan West and third-graders Addi Nolin and Sawyer West about after-school clubs for students in grades 3-5 and how they contribute to the student experience at Darlington and benefit the middle grades athletic program.

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Episode 78: Pre-K to 8 Student-athlete Spotlight

October 6, 2022

In this episode, third-grade teacher Steve McConnell talks with Pre-K to 8 students Addie Greene ('31), Hudson Lucas ('31), Finley Pilgrim ('27) and Loxley Pilgrim ('30) about their recent accomplishments in extracurricular sports outside of Darlington. McConnell is an avid sports fan, and his guests enjoy talking with their former teacher about all things baseball and softball.

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Podcast Episode 2: A Look Into the Third Grade Wax Museum

April 8, 2021

Welcome to Episode 2 of The Darlington Podcast! In this episode we'll take a look into the third grade wax museum and how it has evolved over the past decade.

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3rd Grade Wax Museum: Celebrating our Healthcare & Frontline Heroes

March 18, 2021

Third-graders welcomed their friends and guests to the "Darlington Clinic" for the 10th Annual Wax Museum.

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BASKETBALL: Darlington sweeps middle school title games

February 5, 2019

Read the Rome News-Tribune article about the Tigers' middle school basketball victories at the Floyd County Athletic Association championships.

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Eighth-grader wins spelling bee

January 16, 2019

After several rounds of intense competition, eighth-grader Parker Scott won the Thatcher Hall Spelling Bee on Jan. 16 by correctly spelling the words “sepia” and “clavicle.”

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3rd Grade Programming Challenge

October 15, 2018

Third-graders had fun learning how to do sequences in Scratch, Jr. They love programming their own characters and designing backgrounds for the sequences. We love seeing students coding in all subject areas! #KidsCanCode

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Two-time Darlington Geo Bee winner qualifies for State Geo Bee

March 14, 2018

Sixth-grader Ethan von Bergen has qualified to represent Darlington School in the state level competition of the National Geographic Bee on April 6 at at Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville, Ga.

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Building Resilient 3rd-Graders

Counseling | Steve McConnell, January 10, 2018

The third grade is very thankful to have our amazing counselor, Mrs. Zazzaro. She enhances our curriculum and the lives of our students through her character education classes and her undeniable love for our third-graders.

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Professional Development Spotlight: A Journey Like None Other, Part 2

Academic Administration | Steve McConnell, August 18, 2017

Thanks to the Thatcher Faculty Professional Development Grant, I had the unique opportunity this summer to head out west and visit Native American sites in San Diego and Arizona. This is Part 2 of the travelogue of my experiences and will explore the Native American sites I visited in California.

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