‘Ted Lasso’ Coordinating Producer Adam ‘Chip’ Hamilton speaks to students at North Middlesex Regional High School, his alma mater. (Courtesy North Middlesex Regional High School) ‘Ted Lasso’ Coordinating Producer Adam ‘Chip’ Hamilton speaks to students at North Middlesex Regional High School, his alma mater. (Courtesy North Middlesex Regional High School) ‘Ted Lasso’ Coordinating Producer Adam ‘Chip’ Hamilton speaks to students at North Middlesex Regional High School, his alma mater. (Courtesy North Middlesex Regional High School)
TOWNSEND — Superintendent Brad Morgan and North Middlesex High School Principal Timothy McMahon are pleased to share that Adam “Chip” Hamilton, a North Middlesex Regional High School graduate and Coordinating Producer for the show “Ted Lasso” visited students at his alma mater last month.
The North Middlesex Regional High School Where Are They Now program seeks to highlight the achievements of NMRHS graduates, so when Principal McMahon saw a news report about Hamilton winning an Emmy award for his work on “Ted Lasso,” he reached out to the producer who has also worked on “Avengers: Endgame,” “Manchester By The Sea” and “Little Women.”
Hamilton returned the message, and after a meeting with Principal McMahon agreed to visit students as part of the Where Are They Now program.
“His parents still live in Townsend and he was home for the holidays, so he made lots of quality time for his alma mater,” said Principal McMahon. “On behalf of all of North Middlesex Regional High School, I’d like to express our gratitude for Adam’s openness, time and inspiration.”
Hamilton, a 2002 graduate of NMRHS, met former teachers who had helped inspire him as a youth and chatted with students about their passions and interests. He also shared his own story.
“His message to our students was inspiring and extremely well received. Adam is as energetic and exuberant as anyone I’ve ever met. He has a passion for what he does, but he also has a passion for inspiring young people to pursue their dreams,” said Principal McMahon. “Overcoming a number of obstacles to get where he is today, Adam’s story resonates with so many of our students. We are tremendously fortunate to have someone like him from our community doing so much good in the world right now.”
Hamilton considered his time at NMRHS to be very difficult at times due to a lack of diversity and lack of understanding of why that void exists within the community. This is one of the many reasons why he wanted to help inspire all students, but especially minorities, because Hamilton believes “representation is the very lens through which we dream.”
Through his hard work and determination, Hamilton set an example that helped students realize that no dream is too big to obtain for themselves.
“I would like to think that I am living proof that dreams do, in fact, come true, and that just because you’re from a small town doesn’t mean your dreams are too big,” Hamilton said.
Hamilton credits his parents, as well as several teachers and mentors at the high school, for helping him to expand his horizons beyond north central Massachusetts and for helping him to pursue his own dreams.
The message he hopes students remember the most from his visit: “Find what you love to do and don’t be good at it — be great. Even if being great at it means extending yourself beyond the borders of your high school or town.”
Hamilton’s credits also include, but are not limited to, Captain Marvel, Infinitely Polar Bear, Beautiful Boy, Lady Liberty, Olive Kitteridge, and Sound of Metal.