Growing up in Western North Carolina, Beth’s passion for the natural world started at a young age exploring Dupont State Forest and Pisgah National Forest. She graduated from Western Carolina …

Rhneea Riddle has a degree in Middle Grades Math and Social Studies from Appalachian State University. At FSI, they work as a Math Assistant who is passionate about fostering a …

Lexi attended Appalachian State for her undergrad, and earned a B.S. in Group Sociology. While at App State, she studied abroad in very rural Villas Mastatal, Costa Rica. While there, …

Bryan is in his fifth year teaching English, and his first year at FSI. He holds a B.A. in Journalism and Creative Writing from UNC-Chapel Hill and an M.F.A. in …

Jessica Fine started with the FSI team in 2020. She recently went back to school to get her teaching credentials at UNCA. Prior to that, she graduated summa cum laude …

Marcel Duhaime teaches Math 2, Engineering and Computer Science.  He first met his wife, Beth, when they were 16.  At that time they would each spend their summers on the …

Lora grew up in Kansas but came to WNC to study English/Theatre at Warren Wilson College. She subsequently went on to earn a Master’s Degree in teaching at Brown University, …

Alex Humphrey joined the FSI team in 2019 after a two-year hiatus from teaching. Back in the classroom, she is teaching AP Literature, Senior English, Journalism, and Yearbook, and she …

Mary Smith grew up in West Virginia, spending her days exploring the woods, playing school, and reading National Geographic with her dad. She holds a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from …

Tess Barnes Dunn was born in Arkansas and spent her childhood throughout the southern United States. Tess holds a Bachelors of Arts magna cum laude in History and Classical Studies …