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A Small and Special Enclave
An intentionally small co-ed boarding school set in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains, our supportive community is a place where all are known and valued. In their time on our campus, students develop strong character and essential life skills through a rigorous academic curriculum and robust co-curricular offerings. They leave here ready to shape a changing world.
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For those who are unable to pack themselves into neat boxes or stay in their lane. Those who pursue a higher life with limitless possibilities.
We cannot predict your future, just as we could not predict the futures of other great thinkers and doers and creators who have found themselves on our campus. So, we will teach you all we know to be true. You will learn about classic literature and chemistry. Art, music, and physics. The sweet alchemy of a banana and sugar. The twisting trails and towering trees that frame our campus. The constellations over Mount Pisgah.
The power of friendship. The rewards of being curious and receptive and open. To believe that you belong here—just as you belong everywhere.
It is a privilege to learn and live in this small and special enclave among ancient mountains, and your role in our community is vital. You will graduate a truer, braver, wiser version of yourself. And what you share with others will be something unique. It will be you.
In four years, you will teach us more than we could have imagined. You will say the same of us.
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Making his return to campus, our ninth Head of School Dr. Anthony Sgro (’84) is excited to propel the school forward while keeping sight of our mission.
Our leadership team is committed to challenging, supporting, and championing students during their time at Asheville School.
![Sarah Bednar](https://www.ashevilleschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/SarahBednar-500x575.jpg)
Director of Athletics and Afternoon Activities
![Innes Boland](https://www.ashevilleschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/InnesBoland-500x575.jpg)
Assistant Head of School for Strategic Initiatives
![Ray Edmond](https://www.ashevilleschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/RayEdmond-500x575.jpg)
Head Girls Varsity Basketball Coach
![Michael Heyward](https://www.ashevilleschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Michael-500x575.jpg)
Assistant Head of School for Enrollment Management
![McNair Johnson](https://www.ashevilleschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CTP_1345-500x575.jpg)
Director of Academic Affairs,
Humanities Department
![Ashly Maag](https://www.ashevilleschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CTP_1191-Edit-500x575.jpg)
Assistant Head of School for Philanthropy
Chief Financial and Operations Officer
![Lauren Northup '03](https://www.ashevilleschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/LaurenNorthup-500x575.jpg)
Director of Marketing & Communications
![Dr. Radar Onguetou](https://www.ashevilleschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CTP_0991-500x575.jpg)
Director of Community Engagement, Diversity, and Belonging,
Assistant Boys Varsity Basketball Coach, Assistant Boys JV Tennis Coach
![Jonathan Schwab](https://www.ashevilleschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Jonathan-500x575.jpg)
Associate Head of School
![Dr. Anthony Sgro '84](https://www.ashevilleschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CTP_1554-500x575.jpg)
Head of School
![Margaret](https://www.ashevilleschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/JAY_9273-500x575.jpg)
Trustee
![Rev. Canon Dana Corsello P '22](https://www.ashevilleschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/JayLasley-801-500x575.jpg)
Trustee
![Gaither Deaton P ’22](https://www.ashevilleschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/JAY_9278-500x575.jpg)
Trustee
![Guy Dixon '90, P ’23,](https://www.ashevilleschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/JAY_9270-500x575.jpg)
Trustee
![Elizabeth Ewing '93](https://www.ashevilleschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/JAY_2374-500x575.jpg)
Trustee
![Dr. Casey Gallagher '87](https://www.ashevilleschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/JAY_9265-500x575.jpg)
Trustee
![Lara Glass P '19](https://www.ashevilleschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/JayLasley-800-500x575.jpg)
Co-Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees
![Dr. José González '85, P '20, P '23, P '25](https://www.ashevilleschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/JayLasley-796-500x575.jpg)
Treasurer of the Board of Trustees
Trustee
![Miya Gray '93](https://www.ashevilleschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/JAY_9268-500x575.jpg)
Trustee
![Alex Hagan '83](https://www.ashevilleschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/JayLasley-792-500x575.jpg)
Trustee
![Morgan Mischer Warth '05](https://www.ashevilleschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/JayLasley-798-500x575.jpg)
Trustee
![Marcellus Parker '00](https://www.ashevilleschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/JayLasley-788-500x575.jpg)
Trustee
![Dexter Perry '87, P '22](https://www.ashevilleschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/JayLasley-803-500x575.jpg)
Trustee
![Dr. Hyde Russell '91, P '22, P '24](https://www.ashevilleschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/JayLasley-794-500x575.jpg)
Trustee
![Scott Shealy 1984, P '19, '21](https://www.ashevilleschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/JayLasley-795-500x575.jpg)
Co-Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees
Trustee
![Thomas Shores, Jr. '85, P '20, P '23](https://www.ashevilleschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/TommyShores-500x575.jpg)
Chair of the Board of Trustees