Payton Morris is entering his first year in Education, and his first with the Alma School District. Payton is a native of Lavaca, Arkansas, where he also graduated from high school. Morris graduated from the University of Central Arkansas with his BSE in 2019, and Henderson State University with a masters' degree in Educational Leadership in 2021. Prior to Alma, Morris has been an assistant football coach at Ouachita Baptist University, where he coached the running backs. Payton will be teaching Physical Education and Computer Science at Alma Middle School this school year.