Faculty
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Family that has attended Bayou: Troy Lee Odom Jr. (1972), Elizabeth Odom Carr (1995), Tracey Odom Smith (1998), Joseph Troy Lee Odom (attended)
Education: MSCW (MUW) and Delta State University with a B.S. in Education and a Double Major in English
First Year of Service: 1983
Teaches: English III and English IV
Enjoys most about teaching: Seeing the excitement in a student’s eye when he or she understands what I am teaching and knowing the students and their families.
Advice to students: Recognize the beauty and the power of the language and to realize the advantage they will have if they can speak and write correctly
Honors and Awards: Star Teacher four times and 1989 Charity Ball Queen
“I feel privileged to have worked with the children of Bayou Academy for as many years as I have. I have tried to inspire them to love to learn, not only at school, but for the rest of their lives.”
