Meet our faculty - Mr. Alex Drake, History

We are excited to share with you a little bit about our newest faculty member, Mr. Alex Drake.

Mr. Alex Drake earned a B.A. in History and Secondary Education from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 2005, and will complete work on his M.Ed. in higher education administration at Auburn University in May of 2012.  From 2005 to 2010, he was a social studies teacher at Robinson High School in Concord, N.C., where he taught U.S. History, AP U.S. History, Civics and Economics, and World History.  While at Robinson he also coached the quiz bowl team and was the Social Studies Department's representative on the School Improvement Team.  He was a finalist for Robinson's Teacher of the Year Award in 2010 and was a nominee for the UNC-Charlotte Beginning Teacher Award in 2008.  An avid trivia enthusiast, Mr. Drake was a contestant on "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" in 2008. Mr. Grunden was his phone-a-friend lifeline and helped him answer the $4,000 question.  He also has an interest in athletics and has worked part-time for the Kannapolis Intimidators minor league baseball team as well as the athletic departments at UNC- Charlotte and Auburn.