South Walton High A School

Any truth to the rumour they are dumping the tired old 'seahawk' mascot in favor of the fresh and frightening 'skunkape' nickname? South Walton Skunkapes...I really like that!:clap_1:

Any truth to the rumour they are dumping the tired old 'seahawk' mascot in favor of the fresh and frightening 'skunkape' nickname? South Walton Skunkapes...I really like that!:clap_1:

You know Will would vote in favor of your idea. Maybe y'all should come up with a few t-shirt ideas.:roll:

You know Will would vote in favor of your idea. Maybe y'all should come up with a few t-shirt ideas.:roll:

I am not sure if the user agreement I agreed to many moons ago surrendered intellectual and creative rights to Kurt. Will have to clarify that with him.

Skunky, you need to go ahead and sign up to be the SoWal Skunape's Team Doctor.

Skunky, you need to go ahead and sign up to be the SoWal Skunape's Team Doctor.

Yeah, I was just talking about that this weekend with Rapunz

this kid about 15 moved into a neighborhood on the beach recently. looks like a bad seed. Checked up on him with other kids in neighborhood. Turns out he went to South Walton, was kicked out because of drugs and will be attending Ft. Walton in the Fall. I think I am choosing South Walton. At least they kicked him out. Why would Ft. Walton accept him especially if he is not even living in Okaloosa. Oh well, their problem now.

this kid about 15 moved into a neighborhood on the beach recently. looks like a bad seed. Checked up on him with other kids in neighborhood. Turns out he went to South Walton, was kicked out because of drugs and will be attending Ft. Walton in the Fall. I think I am choosing South Walton. At least they kicked him out. Why would Ft. Walton accept him especially if he is not even living in Okaloosa. Oh well, their problem now.

Actually, he will probably be a problem for everyone if he doesn't complete high school and joins the ranks of aimless kids making babies they can't support and living on petty theft;which in turn leads to the State adopting him in prison, and doling out support for his fatherless children, etc, etc. Still think it is Fort Walton's problem? A kind word tossed in the kids direction may do wonders;why not give that a try? Heck, go on a limb and offer him some money to wash your car or something like that to instill a little self esteem...

this kid about 15 moved into a neighborhood on the beach recently. looks like a bad seed. Checked up on him with other kids in neighborhood. Turns out he went to South Walton, was kicked out because of drugs and will be attending Ft. Walton in the Fall. I think I am choosing South Walton. At least they kicked him out. Why would Ft. Walton accept him especially if he is not even living in Okaloosa. Oh well, their problem now.

South Walton - and all of our schools down here - is pretty zero-tolerant on drugs and behavior problems. In the months since this thread began, two of Wesley's closest neighborhood pals have been "removed" from SWHS and ECMS are are currently attending Walton Academy.

I was being nice to him until he offered 'something' to my son.

I was being nice to him until he offered my 13 year old pot.

What did his parents say when you reported this to them?

don't know the last name. or which house is his. he wandered into our neighborhood, bored because he has been kicked out of school, waiting for a couple weeks until he starts ft. walton. My son doesn't know him personally. Just playing outside when he showed up. The boy just started knocking on doors of known kids in the neighborhood while his poor mom works all day. also he has been told by several parents in my neigborhood to never come back again. He has gotten the message though, haven't seen him in the past 2 weeks. I am sure ft. walton will catch him because if being kicked out of school didn't stop him , then I'm sure he'll be caught eventually.

Just saw this on the web, It is a sad commentary on our society as to how prevalent these situtations are. Mrs. America is helping this cause as well. :nono1:

Instead of linking, I copied text, wasn't sure how long the link would work.


South Walton coach Cozzie arrested on molestation charges
May 02, 2007

Early Wednesday morning, the Walton County Sheriff?s Office arrested Mark Cozzie, a recently suspended boys basketball and track and field coach at South Walton High School.

He is charged with seven counts of lewd or lascivious conduct, three counts of simple battery and one count of lewd or lascivious molestation.

Cozzie, 38, is being held in the Walton County Jail awaiting his first hearing, according to a Sheriff?s Office press release.

Cozzie was suspended without pay in April after reports of inappropriate behavior with a student. On March 23, the Sheriff?s Office provided assistance at the school at the request of the state Department of Children and Families.

He began coaching middle school and high school basketball in Freeport in 1991. He moved to South Walton High School in 2002.

According to the Sheriff?s Office release, Cozzie turned himself in after his attorney informed him of the warrants.

This is very sad. Mr. Cozzie was the P.E. teacher at Butler for several years and he was the most popular teacher in the school. All of the children adored him. I can't understand why someone with so much going for him would do something so horrible--his career is over, innocent children have been tramatized. It is senseless.

Not to mention the concern over younger children at Butler being victims. Child abuse is rampant and it is frightening as a parent to let a child out of your sight. There really is no way of knowing who is going to do such things to a child--no way of knowing who to trust. You just can't let your children go to new friends' houses unless you know the parents very well, and even then, it is a leap of faith.

i thought we lived in a land which has the premise, innocent until proven guilty. yes, it is a news story worth noting, but unless you personally know of instances involving the accusations (and you will probably be a witness and not allowed to discuss this in public anyway), let's stick to the facts, and the facts are unknown to us, other than he has been accused. give the man his time in court and if he admits to doing it, or is convicted, then we can all be ready to want to kick in the balls, then cut them off. remember that anyone or any group can accuse anyone of anything, but lets allow the courts to decide whether he is guilty or not.

i thought we lived in a land which has the premise, innocent until proven guilty. yes, it is a news story worth noting, but unless you personally know of instances involving the accusations (and you will probably be a witness and not allowed to discuss this in public anyway), let's stick to the facts, and the facts are unknown to us, other than he has been accused. give the man his time in court and if he admits to doing it, or is convicted, then we can all be ready to want to kick in the balls, then cut them off. remember that anyone or any group can accuse anyone of anything, but lets allow the courts to decide whether he is guilty or not.

we need you in washington d.c. by dinnertime today!

i thought we lived in a land which has the premise, innocent until proven guilty. yes, it is a news story worth noting, but unless you personally know of instances involving the accusations (and you will probably be a witness and not allowed to discuss this in public anyway), let's stick to the facts, and the facts are unknown to us, other than he has been accused. give the man his time in court and if he admits to doing it, or is convicted, then we can all be ready to want to kick in the balls, then cut them off. remember that anyone or any group can accuse anyone of anything, but lets allow the courts to decide whether he is guilty or not.

Without going into detail, this is long overdue and many higher ups in Walton County have been covering for this slime ball for years! I know of "personal instances!" Once the flood gates open it will be discovered he has been doing this since he became a teacher. Thank god, someone finally stood up to him!

New batch of FCAT scores have been released today:

http://fcat.fldoe.org/mediapacket/2007/