by Patty Hankoua | Dec 15, 2022 | Directors Blog
Joe and Jada in 2018 Joe and Jada in 2022 After her son passed away, Ms. Barbara Boyd became the primary caregiver for her grandchildren, Jada and Joe. Jada is a 6th grader at Bunche Middle School while Joe is in 10th grade at Therrell High School and both have been...
by Patty Hankoua | Jul 9, 2020 | Directors Blog
Q: How many years have you been with Odyssey, and what grade are you entering this fall? Richard: I have been with Odyssey for nine years, and I am going to be in 12th grade. Q: Why did you continue to spend your summers with Odyssey for that long? Richard: I come...
by Patty Hankoua | Apr 24, 2020 | Directors Blog
Tyauna Statum is a senior in the International Baccalaureate program at Westlake High School where she is active on the softball team. Tyauna has attended Odyssey every year starting in 2016 when she was a rising 9th grader and is the eldest of five children, many of...
by Patty Hankoua | Mar 20, 2020 | Directors Blog
Q: How are you? How is school going? Jailyn: School is going great! I just started my final semester as a sophomore and looking forward to becoming a junior next school year. I have been helping out some of the organizations around campus but have not committed to...
by Patty Hankoua | Jan 16, 2020 | Directors Blog
Earlier this week I had the pleasure of interviewing Reenita Shepherd, a woman whose own odyssey has inspired her children and her community. She is the mother of Nicholas Shepherd, a 6th grade Odyssey Scholar. Reenita grew up in the Mississippi foster care system....
by Patty Hankoua | Jan 15, 2020 | Directors Blog
Q: How are you? How is LSU? Johnathan: have loved every minute of my time at LSU. I’ve made friends for life from all over the world. I am dual majoring in mass communications and political communications and I am enjoying that. I have joined the Freshman...
