Bowling Green School  
700 Varnado Street  
Franklinton, LA  70438  
Voice:  985-839-5317  
Fax:  985-839-5668  
Email:  info@bgsbucs.com  
 


 

High School Staff


 

Mrs. Dixie Cody teaches Biology I and II, Chemistry, and Fine Arts. Mrs. Dixie is married to Dr. Jim Cody. They have one daughter, Jamie, who is a graduate of Bowling Green.



Mrs. Tommie Lou Stafford graduated from LSU. She taught math for years but now is the Guidance Counselor/Testing Coordinator. She has been at Bowling Green since January 1972. She has two daughters who graduated from Bowling Green. She has three grandsons, two who attend Bowling Green, and one is a Baby Buc in the new nursery.


 

Mrs. Missy Varnado teaches World Geography, English III, and is the Treasure sponsor. Mrs. Missy has been at Bowling Green several years. She is married to Bobby Varnado and they have three sons, Derick, Dylan, and Drew.  Derek is a graduate of Bowling Green and Dylan and Drew attend Bowling Green.

Mrs. Shandle Waskom teaches 7th and 8th grade Science, Consumer Chemistry,  and Physical Education. She also sponsors the Varsity Cheerleader Squad. Mrs. Shandle is married to Mark Waskom, and they have three daughters, Brittany, Amber, and Holly.
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Karen Bell, who joined the BGS staff in 2008, teaches English to 9th, 10th, and 11th graders. Karen retired after teaching after 29 years in the public education system in Oklahoma, where she taught english and reading to junior high students. She holds a Master’s Degree in Education, Reading Specialist, from the University of Oklahoma, plus 17 hours post graduate courses; and a Bachelor’s Degree in English from East Central, Ada, OK. Karen also completed 6 hours credit courses in secondary English, summer 2009, to update for the Louisiana teaching certification. Karen moved to Louisiana with her husband, Doug, who relocated to southeast Louisiana with his job. They love the area and the people. They have three grown children, Chris Bell of Houston, Ty Stevenson, U.S Navy, Pensacola, and Sherri Jane Bell-Johnson of Los Angeles.

 
Valarie Stafford Comeaux teaches Junior High and High School math, sponsors the yearbook and is the Junior Beta sponsor.  Valarie is also an active member of the ABC club.  She is a 1989 graduate of Bowling Green and a 1992 graduate of LSU.  She is married to John Comeaux, and they have three boys attending BGS, Connor, Crockett, and Cody.
Mrs. Pam Penny has taught Spanish and English for 35 years.  She teaches Spanish I and Spanish II at Bowling Green.  She is married to James Harold Penny and has two grown children and three grown step-children.  She is the grandmother of nine, one of whom is in kindergarten at BGS.
Paula Spear
Jean Wales