THE DIRECTOR

Mr. David Barlow, a Geology and  Astronomy teacher at Mooresville Senior High School, has spent most of his life influencing the lives of young people. Having worked as a teacher, a NPS Park Ranger, and as a Boy Scout Leader. Mr. Barlow has the insight and the experience to provide for the many mental, physical, and emotional needs of young people.

Mr. Barlow is a graduate of Catawba College with a degree In Geology and has received numerous honors for teaching excellence. He has served since 1988 co-director of  the NC Teaching Fellows Discovery Program. He is an Alumnus of the Colorado Outward Bound School, Eagle Scout, and a Firefighter-EMT. He has also worked as a Teacher Center Director and a Regional Teacher Recruiter for the State Department of Public Instruction, Assistant Director of the N.C. Science Olympiad, and coached Odyssey of the Mind. His hobbies include: Astronomy, Backpacking, Caving, Climbing, Canoeing and Kayaking, and Mineral and Fossil Collecting. Mr. Barlow is married and is the father of two sons and a daughter.

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The Director and Several Staff Members want to make a Summit Bid on Mount Rainier in May and later an ascent of Denali