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Our school was named after William Robert Odell. It was built in 1929. (Jeremy P., Efren, and Brittany B.) Mr. Odell was born in 1855. That was a long time ago. He thought school should be no longer and made it for 8 months every year. Students had to be out to pick cotton so he made it 8 months. (Bryan, Kellie, Stephen, and Jeremy H.) Mr. Odell was very famous. He was a senator and boss of our schools (Chairman of the Cabarrus County Board of Education.) (Derek, Brea, and Tatum) Our school used to be small. A long time ago the 3rd grade hall was the only hall. They didn't have a gym or cafeteria. They packed lunches from home and ate outside. (Shanise, Taylor, and Brittany) They didn't have school buses back then. They had 4 wheel trucks to pick them up. Some students walked to school. (Kyle, Adam, and Travis) They didn't have Kindergarten then. They didn't have 12th grade either. It was grades 1 to 11 here. (Justin, Turner, and Brittany C.) Mr. Odell was 83 years old. Mr. Odell was very nice to me. I like Mr. Odell because he was very good. I loved him very much. I really like him a bunch. He was on the Board of Education. He worked at a textile company. (Jenny) He lived 83 years. He was born in 1855. (Derek) The man that started the school was William Robert. He died when he was 83 years old. He had a two story house. (Efren) The school is old and because it was up for a long time, my mom and my uncle used to come to Odell. I like Odell so far. First I had Ms. Cummings, Ms. Beasley, and now I have Ms. Laseter. Ms. Laseter is a very good teacher. This school means a lot to me, just like my family does. There was no lunchroom. "W" stands for William and I forgot what the "R" stands for. I love my school like a friend. I am glad to be the only class to be on the website. I love Odell! (Brittany H.) The school is old. A long time ago the 3rd grade hall was the only hall and there was no cafeteria. (Brittany) The school was built in 1855. The school is old. The school is 83 years old. A long time ago the school was really old. (Taylor) I learned his name. William Robert Odell was his name. He was on the Board of Education. He was a Senator. (Brittany) At Odell School they only had the main building. You had to start at 1st grade and go to 11th grade. There was no high school back then. There was just one main building. The teacher lived in a basement. The street was named for the school. (Sharise) There were no buses. There were Ford trucks. He was on the board of education. He was born in 1855. He was married and had 3 children. Back then there was no Kindergarten. He worked at a textile company. (Adam) William Robert was on the Board of Education for 16 years. That is why we decided to name our school W. R. Odell after him. He lived to be 83 years old. (Travis) Odell School has lots of history. It is named W. R. Odell School because of a person named William Robert Odell. He was famous for what he did to the school to help more children come to school and learn math problems. He was 83 years old and he was a Senator. (Tatum) This is my school. It is named after W. R. Odell. I like my school! (Brooke) No buses, just 4-wheel trucks. (Kyle) I like Odell School. I like William Robert Odell. I like my school. My brother was at the school. I like to play at school. (Jeremy) He has a school that has his name. People call him Mr. Odell. He was very famous. (Brittany B.) William Robert Odell was born in 1855. He thought that we should be in school for 8 months. (Bryan)
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