Faculty & Staff

Mr. McCarty is excited to be in his sixth year as principal of Ashley High School. He has served the Ashley community for nineteen years. During his fourteen years he served as an administrator at Charles P. Murray Middle School. He earned his B.S. in Industrial Arts Education from Western North Carolina University in 1993 and then served as both a Career and Technical Education teacher and wrestling coach at Pender High School. Mr. McCarty earned his M.S. Ed. in school administration from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in 2001. He is married to his wife Karen and is the proud father of five children.

Coach Lewis is in his 4th year as AP/AD at Ashley High School and his 31st year in education. Coach Lewis is a native of Charlotte. He attended ECU where he received his BS in Physical Education. He then went on to attend UNC-Charlotte for his master's in education and Queen's University for his principal license. Coach Lewis has been married 29 years to Kathryn and is a very proud father of four daughters.