About Me


My Position
My name is Vinnie Raponi and I am the Social Studies teacher for the sixth-grade Marlins cluster. I have been teaching at the J. Henry Higgins Middle School since the 2003-2004 school year, which makes this my twelfth year in the Peabody Public School system. I grew up in Peabody, and am very happy to be working with a new generation of Peabody's youth.



Educational Background
I received my undergraduate degree in History from Salem State College in 2003 and went on to gain a Master's Degree in the Masters of Arts of Teaching History in 2008. I just recently finished a second Master's Degree program  History at Salem State University.

My Hobbies
I have many hobbies including listening to music, attending concerts and sporting events, however, my first love is traveling.

I have been to dozens of different countries all around the globe and am looking forward to visiting even more! I enjoying traveling so much, not only on a personal level, but professional as well. I feel that all of the experience I have being in other cultures, really helps me to be a better Social Studies teacher for my students. I bring in pictures, videos, and artifacts from all over the world into my classroom, and the students seem to take very kindly to them.I look very much forward to teaching you this year, and if you or your parents have any questions or concerns, please head to the contact me page and send me an e-mail, I will get back to you as soon as I possibly can!