Faculty & Staff

Mr. McCarty is excited to be in his seventh year as principal of Ashley High School. He has served the Ashley community for twenty years as an administrator at both Charles P. Murray Middle School and at Eugene Ashley High School.  He earned his B.S. in Industrial Arts Education from Western Carolina University in 1993 and then served as 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.