Monday, December 3, 2012
After learning about a 15-year-old's tragic story of bullying and suicide, the Southern High community created a powerful painting to honor the teen's memory.
In October, a 15-year-old teenager from Vancouver, British Columbia, took her own life after she said the bullying at her high school became too much to bear. The victim, Amanda Todd, posted a YouTube video entitled “My Story: struggling, bullying, suicide, self harm,” communicating the internal pain she felt approximately a month before her death. In the weeks that followed, people across the globe rallied around Amanda and her family, offering support and words of comfort. After learning of Amanda’s tragic story a few weeks ago, Southern High's Art Department Chairman Mike Bell said he was deeply affected by the news. “I came in to work the next morning, I came in really early, and I just started to paint,” Bell said. “I stretched the …
Friday, August 24, 2012
Patch sat down with Southern High's new principal Marc Procaccini to learn about his passion and vision for the school community this school year.
The new principal at Southern High is a fast-talking, proud-to-be-Italian kind of guy who isn't afraid to admit he loves "guy movies." Patch sat down with the vibrant and animated Marc Procaccini to learn his feelings about education, the community and the best ways to get students involved in the entire school experience. Edgewater-Davidsonville Patch: Why did you pursue a career in education? Marc Procaccini: I think there’s really several things that got me into education. One, it’s the family business. My father is a professor, my mother is a teacher in the county. Some people own shops, but it’s our family business. Two, I had a great wrestling coach and teacher at Old Mill High. I idolized him, wanted to be like him. I thought I was…
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Marc Procaccini will be leaving Old Mill as an assistant administrator to take over at Southern High.
The Southern Bulldogs are set to get a new principal before the start of the new school year, according to Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS). Marc Procaccini, previously an assistant principal at Old Mill High, was named as the new principal at Southern High in a press release. He is one of 15 administrators assigned to new schools for 2012-2013. Procaccini is set to replace Patricia Plitt as principal at Southern. At schools in Shady Side and Cape St. Claire, new principals haven’t been announced yet. Nine of the 17 total schools getting new administrators will have first-time principals when schools open in August. Superintendent Kevin Maxwell transferred six principals to different schools altogether. “I believe these changes …
Vadus H. Traylor
2:21 pm on Monday, December 3, 2012
This is an amazing story of a good deed. Bell should be proud that he involved his students to show them the importance behind bullying and the devastation it can bring. Southern High be proud of this ! more ›