From a police car to the athletic department cart, Bryan Wright joins the MFS community following Ron Obermier’s retirement. On campus, Wright often welcomes students by saying a friendly hello and supporting the fall teams. One of his students, Jade McRae ’26, noted, “During preseason, Mr. Wright would always drive around in his cart, watching and cheering on the [girls’ soccer] team and would even come and play with us sometimes, so I’m really excited to be in his PE class this year.” Abby Fog ‘26 agreed that “Mr. Wright always walks [into school] with a smile on his face and always encourages us and has a positive attitude on the field …”
Wright and Michael Brunswick, Physical Education and Health Department Chair have a history together and have known each other for the past 20-25 years. Brunswick noted that when he was Dean of Students, “[Wright and I] would work together, as he was working over at Moorestown High School and would come over and speak at our assemblies.” After knowing Wright for so long, now that Brunswick and Wright are now coworkers, Brunswick said he is excited to see what Wright brings to MFS: “I’m really excited that he’s now a part of the Athletic Department and is now helping teach 11th and 12th Health and teaching Upper School PE.”
When Wright was first offered an opportunity to teach at MFS, he excitedly accepted the position. Wright first heard of MFS when he served as a police officer in Moorestown Township, specifically at Moorestown High School and MFS. One of his responsibilities was “handling juvenile issues at MFS.” Wright was told by Chuck Vigiano, one of the front desk workers who is friends with Wright, that there was an open job position at MFS and Wright knew he had to apply.
Wright said he loves MFS’ tight-knit community and how energetic the students are. What surprised Wright the most was “how smart the kids are … it’s amazing the level of intensity [of] their education.” Wright said he loves teaching because he gets to do different things since there is a big difference between teaching health vs. teaching a PE class. Then in the afternoon, get gets to handle athletics. One of Wright’s favorite parts of his job is seeing his students in different roles, on and off the field. Wright continued, “The connections I get to make, see[ing] kids interact and have a good time, and playing and exercising with each other is awesome, and then sports begin, and I can see my students be great teammates and leaders.”
