ADMINISTRATION

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TRACEY WIDMANN

MHS Principal

   

Assistant Principal

LACCARNA CARSON

Assistant Principal

   

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JEREMY GARDIN

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

   

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THOMAS YOUNG

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

   

STUDENT SERVICES

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DARRELL CLARK

Career Development Coordinator 6-12; CTE, Business Information Technology Education

   

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EMILEE CROWDER

MTCC CCP Coordinator

   

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ALINA DOYLE

Guidance Counselor

   

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STEPHANIE EFFLER

Graduation Coach

   

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JILL KING

School Counselor

Hello Titan Community, My name is Jill King and I am proud to say I am returning to ...

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KELCIE LEDFORD

MTCC CCP Coordinator

   

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CHEYENNE RIVAS

School Counselor

Hello MHS families! My name is Cheyenne Rivas and I am excited and honored to be one...

SUPPORT STAFF

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ELIZABETH HUDSON

Instructional Assistant

   

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ANGELA MCENTIRE

Full Time Substitute/Office

   

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BLAIR MILES

Instructional Assistant

   

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ZACK PABEN

Instructional Assistant

   

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MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY

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ANGELA BATES

Media Coordinator; Director of McDowell Connect

   

OFFICE STAFF

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TONYA BIDDIX

Office Support/NJROTC

   

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KARIN CONLEY

Receptionist

   

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HEATHER GRINDSTAFF

Financial Secretary

   

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JULIE KIRK

Student Services Secretary

   

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MELONIE MCKINNEY

Administrative Assistant / Payroll Coordinator

   

ELA

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ASHLEY CARVER

English

Ms. Ashley Carver is a 2003 graduate of McDowell High School. She graduated from UNC Ch...

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JESSICA FERGUSON

English

My name is Jessica Ferguson, and this year I will be teaching English II, English IV, a...

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JOEY HILL

English

I teach English IV, English IV-Honors, French I, and French II. I graduated from McDowe...

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VANYSSA KENDRICK

English

This year, I’m teaching English I, English III, AP Language and Composition, and ...

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SAM ROY

English

   

HISTORY

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LISA BATTEN

History

I earned a BA in History from the University of North Carolina at Asheville in 2005 and...

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TYLER DULA

History

I graduated from East Tennessee State University with the highest honors they offered, ...

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TIMOTHY GREENE

History

Appalachian graduate with a B.S. in History  

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VICTORIA HUDSON

History

I am a graduate of Gardner-Webb University and have been teaching at MHS for 7 years. I...

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MISSY REDMON

History

Civics, Advanced Placement U.S. Government & Politics I am proud to be a McDowell T...

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BROOKLYN van STADEN

History

I am an educator with experience teaching History and ESL. I attended UNCW and rec...

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GLENN YUTZY

History

I am Mr. Yutzy. I was raised in McDowell County and have been teaching here since 2004,...

MATH

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LISA ATKINSON

Math

My name is Lisa Atkinson and this will be my 27th year as an educator in McDowell Count...

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AUTUMN BRADLEY

Math

I graduated from Western Carolina University in 2012 with a BS in Mathematics and a BS&...

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WESLEY CARPENTER

Math

Hello! My name is Mr. Wes Carpenter, and I have the privilege of teaching students who ...

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ANN MORRIS

Math

My name is Ann Morris. I am originally from Lumberton, NC but have lived in McDowell Co...

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Josh Peterson

Math

I’m Josh Peterson, and this year I’ll be teaching Math 2 and Foundations of...

SCIENCE

KASEY GARDIN

Science

Kasey Gardin teaches Physical Science, Weight Training, and Athletic PE at McDowel...

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JADA JOHNSON

Science

As a graduate of UNC Asheville with degrees in Cell & Molecular Biology & 6-12 ...

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RENE MCGOVNEY

Science

Welcome to science! I am René McGovney and I have taught with McDowell County Sc...

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RACHEL PEDLER

Science

This is my 11th year teaching in McDowell County Schools! I grew up in Richmond, VA and...

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JOBIE WHITE

Science

Hello MHS! I’m so excited to begin my career here at McDowell High School! I&rsq...

CTE

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ANGIE ALLISON

CTE, Business

My name is Angie Allison and I am a CTE Business Teacher and a PGC Advisor. I am a prou...

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CHARLES AUTREY JR

CTE, Firefighting

I have been a firefighting instructor for nearly 16 years. I am the Chief of Salem...

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CRISTEN CLARK

CTE, Culinary Arts

My name is Cristen Clark. I graduated from Southern Illinois University with my Bachelo...

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DARRELL CLARK

Career Development Coordinator 6-12; CTE, Business Information Technology Education

   

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JILL CRATER

CTE, Health Science

I am Jill Crater.  I am originally from Yadkin County.  I have been a Re...

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PAUL DAVIS

CTE, Automotive

   

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MARY FINLEY

Director of Career & Technical Education

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KELLIE GRINDSTAFF HOLSTEIN

CTE Instructional Coordinator

   

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COURTNEY INTRES

CTE, Business

As a native of McDowell County and proud graduate of McDowell High School and NC State ...

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HEATHER MARTIN

CTE

My name is Heather Martin. I have been teaching at McDowell High School since the fall ...

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BARRY MCPETERS SR

CTE, Public Safety

   

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MICHAEL T QUEEN

CTE, Business/Marketing

  I have 15+ years experience in the business field. I have a wonderful family ...

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SCOTT RAMSEY

CTE Carpentry & Electrical

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SHANE RAMSEY

CTE

I am a graduate of McDowell High School. I have earned a Bachelor's degree in Histo...

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CHERI ROCK

CTE, Cosmetology

   

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ANDREW ROGERS

CTE, Construction / Welding Teacher

   

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STACI SHAW

CTE, Early Childhood

Hello, my name is Staci Shaw, and I teach Child Development and Early Childhood Ed...

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DANIEL SMITH

CTE, Digital Design

My name is Daniel Smith. I have logged over twenty-five years teaching at McDowell High...

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SOPHIE VORIS

CTE, Horticulture

Hello! My name is Sophie Voris and I am your McDowell High School Agriculture Instructo...

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KENDALL WAUGH

CTE Counselor

I am starting my 26th year as a counselor. As the 9th grade counselor, I am available f...

EC

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CHAD DAVIS

Exceptional Children

   

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BROOKLYN FOSTER

Exceptional Children

   

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RICK HANDY

Exceptional Children, Instructional Assistant

   

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LESLIE HESTER

Exceptional Children

   

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VARINA HOLLOWELL

Exceptional Children

Greetings Students and Parents: I co-teach English here at MHS and work with the EC de...

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JACOB HUNT

Exceptional Children

   

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HOLLY KELLER

Exceptional Children

HI!  I am Holly Keller and I serve students with disabilities.  I mostly teac...

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KELLY LAWS

Exceptional Children

   

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LISA LENTZ

Exceptional Children, Instructional Assistant

   

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AMBER MCKINNEY

Exceptional Children

I am a National Board Certified teacher in Special Education with both my undergraduate...

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JONATHAN MILLER

EC

I teach OCS classes for EC department (1st Civics, 2nd and 3rd Economics/Pers...

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CHERELLE PACK

Exceptional Children

   

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TAYLOR PITTMAN

Exceptional Children/ Yearbook

   

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SARAH STARR

Exceptional Children/OCS

   

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ALLEN TATE

Exceptional Children, Instructional Assistant

   

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MICHALYN WIILIAMS

Exceptional Children

   

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SANDRA WILLIAMS

Exceptional Children, Instructional Assistant

   

HEALTH & P.E.

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LANDON BROWN

Physical Education

   

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JOE CASH JR

Athletic Director / Instructional Assistant

   

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BRIAN FRANKLIN

Physical Education

This is my 27th year as a teacher and coach at McDowell High school. I am a 1992 gradua...

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JENNIFER KINNINGER

Physical Education

   

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ZACK MCCARTHA

Physical Education

   

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ALEX SMITH

Physical Education

   

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JAMES WALKER

Physical Education

   

Fine Arts

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ALYSSA CLONTZ

Fine Arts, Band

Ms. Alyssa Clontz is the Band Director at McDowell High School. She earned her Bachelor...

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SARAH MARSH

Fine Arts, Art

Hi MHS family! This will be my 3rd year at MHS. I am one of two art teachers we have he...

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CRISTI SHAW

Fine Arts, Visual Arts

I am a graduate of MHS and have been teaching Visual Art in MCS since 2004. It's al...

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KARAH WILSON

Fine Arts, Theatre

Karah Wilson is the Theatre Arts Director at McDowell High School.   Mrs. Wi...

JROTC

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TONYA BIDDIX

Office Support/NJROTC

   

World Language

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BLAKE FOSTER

World Languages, Spanish

   

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JADA MCMAHAN

World Languages, ESL

   

SECURITY & CUSTODIANS