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Featured Student Work

Odyssey High School students produce LGBTQ rights film “Not a Choice”

During our Mini-Mester, a two week break from academic classes in which students dive into independent study and immersive collaborative projects, high school students worked in four teams to produce four unique films inspired by “The greatness of a Read More...

First Semester Projects

Each year at Odyssey, students spend time studying a topic of their choice in an independent study.


High School Teachers

High School Faculty

Pictured (from top left): Michele Tornio Hower, dance; Melanie Wester, drama; Melissa Myers, Spanish II; Paul Forrest, geometry; Jeff Wilson, discrete math; River Guerguerian, Read More...

Dr. Andrew Saldino, PhD

High School Coordinator & Social Studies Teacher Andrew grew up in San Diego before venturing off to the University of Notre Dame to study Philosophy, Read More...

Gabe Johnson

High School Homeroom & English Teacher Gabriel Johnson completed a B.F.A in Literature at UNC-A in 2001. As a young man, Gabriel pursued his Read More...

Andrew Rabin

High School Homeroom & Science Teacher Andrew Rabin has recently moved to Asheville from Boston. He has taught high school science since 2001. In Read More...

Jeff Wilson

High School Math Teacher Jeff Wilson is an Asheville native and loves the mountains of WNC. A graduate of TC Roberson High School, he Read More...

Kristin Erhard

High School Spanish Teacher Kristin is delighted to be returning to teach High School Spanish I at Odyssey for the 2017-18 school year. After Read More...

Melissa Myers

High School Spanish Teacher Melissa has been teaching Spanish for over nine years at the college and high school level. While she has happily Read More...

Michele Torino Hower

K-12 Dance Teacher In pursuit of an expressive and embodied life, Michele has lived, practiced and performed in New Hampshire, Boston, Albuquerque, New York Read More...

Mason Cooley

High School Design Teacher Mason Cooley completed his MFA degree in 2000 from Art Center College of Design in CA. His exhibition career started Read More...

Paul Forrest

Middle School Homeroom, Math & Language Arts Teacher High School Geometry Teacher Paul grew up in Atlanta and graduated from the Paideia School before Read More...

Lydia Hearne

Preschool Team Teacher & Ceramics Instructor Lydia Hearne teaches in the pre-kindergarten class at Odyssey and also offers high school ceramics classes. She grew Read More...

River Guerguerian

Music Director and Teacher River brings to Odyssey his rich and extensive experience as a multi-percussionist, composer, and educator. Born in Montreal, Canada to Read More...

Shalene Hill

PreK-12 Music Teacher Summer Swim Instructor Shalene comes to us from an eclectic background in music, teaching, performance, and fitness instruction. She brings both music Read More...

Melanie Wester

High School Drama Teacher Melanie worked in theatre and film for fourteen years before becoming a mom, and came out of retirement seven years Read More...

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