Southeast High Principal Resigns

The resignation follows an internal review by the school district.

Catherine Smith, Southeast High School principal since 2010, abruptly resigned Tuesday after being placed on leave following a district investigation. Smith was on paid administrative after an internal review by the Manatee County School District’s Office of Professional Standards, according to the Manatee School Board, which issued a written statement Tuesday. By statute, the results of the investigation cannot be released by the school district until Aug. 24, according to the statement issued by the Manatee School Board. Shane Hall, assistant principal, will act as interim principal until a replacement is named, according to media reports. Southeast High has nearly 1,400 students. It is a high-performing school named one of America's …

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Getting To Know You

Q&A: Southeast Senior Had Best Four Years of Life

Patrick Broder, set to graduate Wednesday, says he likes the school spirit at Southeast.

Name: Patrick Broder. Age: 18. School: Senior at Southeast High (graduates Wednesday). What do you like about Southeast High?: I like our school spirit. The past four years have been the best four years of my life. And it's definitely fun playing football. What do you dislike about Southeast High?: Our enrollment is low so it's hard to compete (in football) with schools like Manatee. What do you like about Bradenton?: It 's a good-size town — not too big and not too small. What do you wish people knew about your school?: Some people stereotype it as having bad people. But some of the smartest and nicest people are from here. Everyone knows Southeast got a 'D' as a school rating, but we have some really good teachers.

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5 Things You Need to Know Today: May 27

Each day, Bradenton Patch offers five quick things to keep in mind.

1. High school football season is still months away, but you can get a little taste tonight when two area teams host their spring games. First up is Southeast High, which plays Venice at 7:30 p.m. Friday at John Kiker Memorial Stadium. Check out a preview here. 2. Also part of Friday's twinbill in Bradenton: Manatee High hosts St. Petersburg Gibbs at 7:30 p.m. at Joe Kinnan Field at Hawkins Stadium. Preview the game here. 3. King Middle School is holding its third annual staff vs. firefighters basketball game at 2:30 p.m. Friday. The event is a fundraiser for Manasota Operation Troop Support, which provides care packages and assistance for local troops serving overseas. MOTS was originally founded by King Middle teacher Jim Comkowycz in …

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If You Go: Southeast Spring Football Game

A look at the Noles' spring game this Friday against Venice.

Who: Venice High at Southeast High. What: Spring football game. When: 7:30 p.m. Friday. Where: John Kiker Memorial Stadium in Bradenton. Noles update: Coach Paul Maechtle's squad went 8-2 last year during the regular season and won two playoff games by a combined two points before falling to South Fort Myers in the Class 3A-Region 3 final. Southeast loses a bevy of talent from last year's team, most notably linebacker Desmond Blue, named defensive player of the year by both the Bradenton Herald and Sarasota Herald-Tribune and now headed to Fort Scott Community College in Kansas. This year's team doesn't lack for talent, though, led by highly recruited defensive back Brian Poole, who will play in the 2012 Under Armour All-American Game in …

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Cox, Southeast Advance to 3A-3 Baseball Semifinals

Senior Cameron Cox hit two home runs and recorded the save in Tuesday night's 5-3 victory over visiting Island Coast.

When the late New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner called Dave Winfield “Mr. May,” it wasn’t meant as a term of endearment. However, any high school baseball player would gladly embrace the moniker since May represents playoff time in the state of Florida. If Tuesday night was any indication, Southeast High senior Cameron Cox may just be the Seminoles’ “Mr. May.” Cox accounted for all five of Southeast’s runs by hitting a pair of home runs before he was called to the mound in the top of the seventh inning to close out visiting Cape Coral Island Coast in the Class 3A-Region 3 quarterfinals. As soon as Cox retired the third batter he faced, the Seminoles were celebrating a 5-3 victory and preparing for Friday night’s semifinal in Fort …

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Athlete Of The Week

Athlete Of The Week: Mike Suchy, Southeast High Baseball

The Florida Gulf Coast University-bound shortstop helped the Seminoles to their first district championship in six years. The 6-foot-4, 225-pound Suchy drew 20 walks and batted .362 with 26 runs scored, 18 RBI and four home runs in the regular season.

How does it feel to win a district championship?: Nothing compares. It feels great. It hadn't happened in (his) four years, but it felt like it was going to happen (on Thursday night against Cardinal Mooney). Everything went right for us. Is this your greatest baseball memory?: Yes, it is. What was the former No. 1 (baseball memory)?: I would have to say playing with great kids in other tournaments. (Players) that I never thought I would be good enough to play with. How long have you played baseball?: Ever since I could walk. What other sports did you play growing up?: Football and basketball. Did you have to make the decision to specialize in baseball once you reached high school?: This was my first year that I only played baseball. What …

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Bayshore Boys Basketball Tops Southeast In OT

Jeremi King and Jay Terry help the Bruins climb back to .500 with 73-70 victory.

Jeremi King and Jay Terry each recorded double-doubles and late-game heroics to help the Bayshore High boys basketball team nip visiting Southeast 73-70 in overtime Wednesday. King scored 22 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and nailed two free throws in the final two seconds of OT to help seal the win. Terry had 21 points, 10 rebounds and sank a layup with less than 10 seconds remining in regulation to tie the game at 63-63 and send it to OT. Reggie Smalls led the Seminoles (18-6) with 31 points, and Antonio Ray chipped in 15. Tyderian Jenkins scored 16 points for Bayshore (10-10), which visits Braden River on Thursday night before opening the Class 4A-District 10 Tournament next week with a Tuesday night home game against Palmetto.

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5 Things You Need To Know Today

Each day, Bradenton Patch offers five quick things to keep in mind.

1. Get a double dose of the Manatee-Southeast rivalry tonight, when the Noles girls basketball team hosts the Canes girls at 6 p.m. at Southeast High's Benjamin "Buzz" Narbut Gymnasium, followed by the boys matching up at 7:30. 2. The Manatee County Fair rolls on in Palmetto. Tonight's highlight: Steer showmanship, 6 p.m. 3. Look for more dense fog before 11 a.m. today as temperatures continue to warm up. Be careful on your morning commute. 4. Speaking of driving, each Wednesday, Florida's Traffic Safety Institute offers its "Mature Driver Program" at Renaissance on 9th. Drivers over 55 who complete the six-hour, $20 course will receive a reduced auto insurance rate. 5. Today is one of your last chances to check out the SCF Faculty Art …

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Manatee Girls Get Shutout Win Over Southeast, Day Off

The visiting Hurricanes controlled most of the 80 minutes and only gave up one shot in Monday's 4-0 win.

Missed opportunities did not keep the Manatee High girls soccer team from earning a 4-0 victory over host Southeast High on Monday night or a day off from practice. The Hurricanes played most of the 80 minutes in the Seminoles’ half of the field and only conceded one shot in the non-district match at John Kiker Memorial Stadium. Freshman Jessalyn Kinlaw scored the game’s first two goals, junior Meredith Argeros made it 3-0 in the 34th minute, and senior Julia Pignanelli capped the scoring in the 68th minute. Manatee had six shots on goal and eight total shots in a second half. Pignanelli’s scoring boot was by far the farthest of all the second-half shots as it came from about 25 yards out. “We definitely missed opportunities, but that wasn…

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