Ms. McDowell earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and English from UNC Charlotte.  She currently teaches English I, Honors English I, English III, Honors English III, English IV, Honors English IV, and Creative Writing.

  She is a member of the National Council of the Teachers of English and a National Writing Project Teacher Consultant. The promotion of literacy and the teaching of writing are strong interests both professionally and personally.  In her free time, she enjoys reading, waling her amazing rescue Foxhound, Copper, participating in writing marathons, writing short stories, and watching for hummingbirds. This is Ms. McDowell's 13th year with the PLC.