Adam Tolar - Staff Directory

Adam Tolar

Title:
English Teacher, MS Football Head Coach, Burns Dorm Head, Varsity Track & Field Coach

Adam Tolar '96 has an undergraduate degree from Indiana University and a graduate degree from University of Tennessee Chattanooga. He has been back at McCallie since 2005, after teaching and coaching stints in Indiana and Florida. He has taught most English courses in grades 7-12 over the past few decades and coached football, basketball, track, and (women's) lacrosse. He currently teaches AP Literature and Composition as well as American Literature, and he serves as the head coach for the middle school football program in addition to serving as the discus coach for the varsity track and field team. He continues to help with varsity football video on game nights. Adam and his wife, Marla, live in Burns Dorm, where he serves as dorm head, with their daughter, Emily GPS '25. Their son, Ethan '22, lives in Missouri. Marla serves the community as dorm mom for Burns and as a babysitter for numerous children of faculty. They have three loud and feisty Corgis: Atticus, Stella, and Homer.