Meet the Staff
MHS Staff
- Administration
- Arts
- Counseling
- Career & Technical Education
- Exceptional Children
- English
- English as a Second Language
- Health & Physical Education
- Instructional Support Team
- Math
- MIWAYE
- NJROTC
- Science
- Social Studies
- World Languages
Administration
Mrs. Samone Graham
Principal
sgraham@mgsd.k12.nc.us
MGSD Principal of the Year
Mrs. Graham is a Mooresville native and former cheerleader and graduate of MHS. Mrs. Graham taught Science for 12 years and has served as an assistant principal at MHS and MMS. Mrs. Graham received her undergraduate degree from Winston Salem State University and a Masters in Administration from UNCC. Throughout her tenure with MGSD, Ms. Graham has held both the MGSD Teacher of the Year and MGSD Assistant Principal of the Year titles. In 2018, she was the North Carolina Southwest Region Teacher of the Year and finished in the top 9 candidates for the North Carolina Teacher of the Year award. In her spare time, Mrs. Graham likes spending time with her family and watching sports.
Dr. Meredith Bost
Assistant Principal
Administrator for last names C-Gl, Social Studies and EC Departments, Advisory, and MTSS Coordinator
mbost@mgsd.k12.nc.us
Ms. Meredith Bost joined Mooresville High School in 2013 as an Assistant Principal. Ms. Bost taught Social Studies for 9 years prior to joining the MHS Administrative Team. She is a NC Teaching Fellow and has coached volleyball and swimming. Ms. Bost has an undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and a Masters in School Administration from Western Carolina University. In April of 2019, she earned her Doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction from Gardner Webb University. In her spare time, Ms. Bost enjoys spending time with her family, friends, and dogs and traveling.
Mr. Dewey Bustle
Assistant Principal
Administrator for last names B-Ben & L-No, Math and Science Departments, AP courses, Testing & Accountability, PBIS, Jumpstart and Facilities/Rentals
brentbustle@mgsd.k12.nc.us
Mr. Dewey Bustle joined Mooresville High School in 2016 as a math teacher and now is excited to be an assistant principal in 2022. Mr. Bustle taught Math for 11 years prior to joining the MHS Administrative Team. He is a NC Teaching Fellow and NC Principal Fellow. He has coached football, wrestling, track, cross country, and golf. Mr. Bustle has an undergraduate degree from Appalachian State University and a masters degree from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He is married to Mrs. Bustle who serves as a school counselor at the high school, and they have two children who attend MGSD.
Mr. Michael Few
Assistant Principal
Administrator for last names A & Nu-Si, CTE and Arts Departments, FIVE Group Liaison, and Facilities/Rentals
mfew@mgsd.k12.nc.us
Mr. Michael Few served in the U.S. Army prior to receiving his M.A. in Educational Administration and Supervision from Northeast Louisiana University. He taught social studies at the high school level for two years in Louisiana and in middle school for three years in Winston-Salem. He also served as an assistant principal at Concord High School prior to joining the administration team at MHS. In his spare time, Mr. Few enjoys reading, exercising, going to sporting events, traveling, and singing. He has been married for 12 years to his wife, Lisa and they have a young daughter named Shonnette.
Mr. Charles (Hoppy) Hopkins
Athletic Director/Assistant Principal
Administrator for last names Ber-Bra & Go-K, NJROTC and PE Departments, and Transportation
chopkins@mgsd.k12.nc.us
Mr. Hopkins is serving his 25th year at Mooresville High School. He has served as a PE teacher and coach for football, wrestling, golf and cross country during his time here. Coach Hopkins came to MHS after four years at South Iredell High School. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Mars Hill in Physical Education with a concentration in Sports Medicine, and he earned his Masters Degree in Sports Medicine from the United States Sports Academy. Mr. Hopkins and his wife live in Mooresville. They have four children, including a son currently serving in the Navy, and five grandchildren. He enjoys spending time with family and is a huge NC State fan.
Ms. Taisha Townsend
Assistant Principal
Administrator for last names Ben-Bre & Sl-Z, English and World Language Departments, School Safety, Clubs & Organizations, Summer School, Community Connection
taishatownsend@mgsd.k12.nc.us
Ms. Townsend is proud to join the MHS Family for the 2023-2024 school year. She had previously served as an Assistant Principal for Hickory High School and Dean of Students with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Mrs. Townsend is from Tennessee but relocated to Mooresville in 2016. In addition to her administrative roles, she has also taught science at both high school and middle school levels, as well as elementary school. Mrs. Townsend holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology from LeMoyne-Owen College, a Masters in Curriculum and Instruction from Freed-Hardeman University, and her school administration license from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. When she's not working, Mrs.Townsend enjoys spending quality time with her family and traveling.
Arts
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CORY GUDGER Band corygudger@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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EMMA BOYCE Color Guard emmaboyce@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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KATHERINE HALL Art Teacher
katherinehall@mgsd.k12.nc.us
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DEBBIE HAUFF Art Teacher
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RON HIGDON Theatre Director ronhigdon@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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MELANIE KALKAN Chorus Director
melaniekalkan@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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DONALD PETERS Art Teacher
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JAMES SMALLWOOD Band jamessmallwood@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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JOSHUA STEVENSON Band Director joshuastevenson@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
Counseling
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RACHEL BUSTLE School Counselor
rachelbustle@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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MADISON HARTNEY School Counselor
madisonhartney@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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COLLEEN KENNEDY Student Support Facilitator Attendance
colleenkennedy@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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BRIAN LANDIS School Counselor
blandis@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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MARY ROYAL 504 Case Manager, CCP Facilitator & Social Media Coordinator
mmroyal@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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MEGAN THOMAS School Counselor
meganthomas@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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TONISHA WHITE School Counselor
tonishawhite@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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TRACI WILLIS Social Worker
twillis@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
Career & Technical Education
Mrs. Julie Blocker
CTE Education Coordinator
jblocker@mgsd.k12.nc.us
Julie Blocker is a Mooresville native. She received her Bachelor's degree in Accounting from UNCC and Master's degree in School Administration from Gardner-Webb. She began working at N.F. Woods in 1999 as a Family and Consumer Science teacher. In 2005, she moved to Mooresville Intermediate as an Assistant Principal and returned to N.F. Woods in 2008 as the CTE Coordinator. She is married with two children who both graduated from Mooresville High School. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, reading and camping.
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CRAIG AMOS CTE Teacher
craigamos@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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KIRSTEN ANDERSON-ESTES CTE Teacher
kirstenanderson@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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TONY BAKER CTE Teacher
tonybaker@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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MICHELE BEATY CTE Teacher
michelebeaty@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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RON BOST CTE Teacher
ronbost@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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DEJA BURKS CTE Teacher
dejaburks@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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JESSICA CLARK CTE Teacher MHS Teacher of the Year 2022 MGSD Teacher of the Year 2022 jessicaclark@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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ASHLEY ERICSON CTE Special Populations Coordinator & Career Promise Contact National Board Certified Teacher, FBLA Advisor
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BEN ESTES Drone Technology Fundamentals, AP Computer Science, IT Fundamentals
benjaminestes@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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HEATHER COOK CTE Instructional Coach
heathercook@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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SARA HENSLER Entrepreneurship, Sales
sarahensler@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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TANNON KONOPKA CTE Teacher
tannonkonopka@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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ALISON JOY CTE Teacher
alisonjoy@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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KAREN MARTIN CTE Teacher National Board Certified Teacher
karenmartin@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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JOHN MCFARLAND CTE Teacher
johnmcfarland@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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GARY MERRIMAN CTE Teacher
garymerriman@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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ROBERT MOORE
robertmoore@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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CHRISTINA NUSS CTE Teacher NBCT, SkillsUSA Advisor christinanuss@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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RENEE PARKMAN CTE Teacher
reneeparkman@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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JOSEPH SAUVE CTE Teacher
josephsauve@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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DAVID SHARPE CTE Teacher
davidsharpe@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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ALLISON TEETER CTE Teacher
allisonteeter@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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KEVIN WILSON Career Development Coordinator NAF Academy of Engineering Coordinator
krwilson@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
Exceptional Children
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PATTIE BUGICA EC Teacher Autism Problem Solving Team
pattiebugica@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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MELISSA BUFFO EC Teacher
melissabuffo@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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NIKKI KELLER EC Teacher
nikkikeller@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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KAREN MOORE EC Teacher
karenmoore@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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LAUREL ROWLAND EC Teacher
laurelrowland@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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ASHLEY SIMONET EC Teacher
ashleysimonet@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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BROOKE SORCE EC Teacher
brookesorce@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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ONECIA WESTMORELAND EC Teacher
oneciawestmoreland@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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TRISTA YOW EC Teacher
tristayow@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
English
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KELSEY AGAR English II
kelseyagar@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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JAMES CLARK English II & III, Public Speaking, Sports Lit
jamesclark@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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DAKOTA CURTIS English II
dakotacurtis@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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APRIL DAVALA English III, AP Literature English Department Chair
aprildavala@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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ROBERT FANZO English IV, AP Language
robertfanzo@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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MIKEL FAASII English IV
mikelfaasii@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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COURTNEY HARPER English II
courtneyharper@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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SUSIE HUDSON English I
susanhudson@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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BRIANNA MADDEN English III
briannamadden@mgsd.k12.nc.us
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JULIA MONFARDINI English III
juliamonfardini@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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EMILY PHILLIPS English IV, Intro to Journalism Yearbook Advisor
emilyphillips@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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TORI SAFRIT English I
torisafrit@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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AIMEE SLAGLE English II
aimeeslagle@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
English as a Second Language
Health & Physical Education
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DWAIN CLARK Health & PE
dwainclark@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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PAUL KIKTA Health & PE, Recreational Games
Softball Coach paulkikta@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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ZACHARY MAYO Health & PE, Football Weight Training
Football Coach zacharymayo@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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LUCY MITCHELL Health & PE, Female Athletic Weight Training Soccer, Women's Basketball, and Track Coach lucymitchell@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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JOE NIXON Head Football Coach
joenixon@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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HANNAH PIERCE Sports Medicine, Team Sports, Physical Fitness Females,
hannahpierce@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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BEN WATSON Adaptive PE, Athletic Weight Training, Teen Leadership
Wrestling Coach benwatson@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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DANIEL YOW Health & PE, Athletic Weight Training
danielyow@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
Instructional Support Team
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ERIKA AKELMAN Instructional Coach National Board Certified Teacher erikaakelman@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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MEGHAN BLACK School Library Media Coordinator
meghanblack@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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GEORGIE BURTON Testing Coordinator
georgieburton@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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CAITLIN CARMENDY Instructional Coach National Board Certified Teacher
caitlincarmendy@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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BETH MICAL School Library Media Coordinator Book Club Advisor Commencement Coordinator
bmical@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
Math
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MEGAN BELL Math II
meganbell@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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MATTHEW FAZIO Math II
matthewfazio@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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MAUREEN FITZSIMMONS Math II
maureenfitzsimmons@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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GABRIELLA GOELZ Math I & Math II
gabriellagoelz@mgsd.k12.nc.us
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AMBER KLEIN
amberklein@mgsd.k12.nc.us
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KELLY HAGEDORN Math I
kellyhagedorn@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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KESHA HESSE Math IV
keshahesse@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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ALLISON HURST Math III, Calculus, Pre-Calculus
allisonhurst@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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ASHLEY LANNING Math I, Math II
ashleylanning@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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LESLYE LONG Math III, AP Calculus Prom Committee Advisor
leslyelong@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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MICHAEL MICKLOW Math I, Foundations of Math I
michaelmicklow@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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AMBER PRICE Math I & Math II
amberprice@mgsd.k12.nc.us
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ERIN TRAHAN Math I, AP Statistics Mu Alpha Theta Advisor Department Chair
erintrahan@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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WILLIAM VALENTINE Math III
williamvalentine@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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AMY WARD Math IV, Discrete
amyward@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
MIWAYE
Mrs. Melanie Allen
Principal
MiWaye
mallen@mgsd.k12.nc.us
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TIM ANSELMO MIWAYE Staff timanselmo@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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LEANNA COONFIELD MIWAYE Staff
leannacoonfield@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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DEAN DAVIS MIWAYE Staff
deandavis@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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ANGEL FAULKNER MIWAYE Staff
angelfaulkner@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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AARON ROGERS MIWAYE Staff
aaronrogers@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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BONNIE KEATING MIWAYE Staff bonniekeating@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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KERRI MONTGOMERY MIWAYE Staff kerrimontgomery@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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ALLYSON MORRIS MIWAYE Counselor
amorris@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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YEVETTE PEVELER MIWAYE Staff yevettepeveler@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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LAURA STONE MIWAYE Staff
laurastone@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
NJROTC
Science
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CHARLENE BARBER Marine, AP Earth & Environmental Science, Biology
charlenebarber@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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MORGAN DOUGLAS Earth & Environmental, Anatomy & Physiology
morgandouglas@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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TRINITY FRASURE Chemistry, AP Biology
trinityfrasure@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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MOLLY GRIGSBY Biology, Physical Science
marthagrigsby@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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ETHAN KRUPA Earth & Environmental, Biology
ethankrupa@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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JAMES MCELHANY Earth & Environmental
jamesmcelhany@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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CAMERON MELLON Chemistry, AP Chemistry
cameronmellon@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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RACHEL NAYLOR Biology
rachelnaylor@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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JOSHUA SIMPSON Chemistry, Physics
joshuasimpson@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
Social Studies
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KATHY BLACK Old Testament, New Testament
kathyblack@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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MACKENZIE DUNCAN Civics
mackenzieduncan@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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MICHAEL EBEL Civics
michaelebel@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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CHRIS EYER World, American
christophereyer@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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WILL GRAY World, American
williamgray@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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MICHAEL KELLEY Civics
michaelkelley@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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JAXON MAYS American
jaxonmays@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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TONYA PARKS Civics, AP Government
tonyaparks@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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KATHERINE OSBORNE World History, Law & Order Student Government Association Advisor
katherineosborne@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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TERRY SHINN Civics
terryshinn@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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STEVE STITH Civics, Psychology Women's Golf Coach
stephenstith@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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CHRIS STONESTREET American, AP World History
chrisstonestreet@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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TYLER THREATT World History
tylerthreatt@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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LISA VALENTINE American History, AP US History Department Chair lisavalentine@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
World Languages
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CLAIRE ANDERSON Spanish
claireanderson@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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CAROLINE HOCUTT French French Club Advisor Department Chair carolinehocutt@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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JENNIFER LLOYD
jenniferlloyd@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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MANDY WRIGHT Spanish
amandawright@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
Support Staff
Office & Clerical Staff
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LESLIE BYERS Athletic Secretary
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LESLIE COWLES Magnolia Office Secretary
lcowles@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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MELANIE GREENWELL Main Office Secretary melaniegreenwell@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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CHERYL HARMON Data Manager
cherylharmon@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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JUDITH MCKEE Guidance Secretary
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CHARLES PARKER Office Assistant
charlesparker@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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SANDRA VERLEY Financial Data Manager
sverley@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
Student Support Staff
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BELLA Assistant School Resource Officer
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LEAH BRANT Speech Pathologist leahbrant@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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OFFICER BUDA MIWAYE School Resource Officer cbuda@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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ASHLEY CLINARD School Nurse
aclinard@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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EMILY GUZZIO Visually Impaired Student Support
emilyguzzio@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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DEVORE HOLMAN ISS Coordinator
devoreholman@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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MICHELLE HONSA School Psychologist mhonsa@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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OFFICER K School Resource Officer
kgaldamez@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
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OFFICER WALTHER School Resource Officer
dwalther@mgsd.k12.nc.us |
