Armand Virgil

Personality:
Armand is a typical southern gentleman, bred to be courteous and respectful, but also boisterous, always ready to tell a good natured joke that makes those around him roar with laughter. His time in the Navy made him the man he is today, standing straight and tall like he is on the razors edge, always ready for the next thing to happen so he can step out to stamp out the flames. Despite his no nonsense approach to dealing with students and his heavy handed tactics, Armand truly is a soft hearted man that wants the best for those he takes under his wing and his love for animals is easily seen as his massive Great Dane Boudin who accompanies him almost anywhere and everywhere on campus.

Background:
Armand Virgil comes from an extremely wealthy and landed family of Southern gentry, reaching deep into the history of Louisiana and even farther into the histories of French aristocracy and Spanish royalty. Rumor has it that his great great great grandmother escaped the French Revolution and ran to the bayous of North America where she became a famous mystic priestess who was well versed in the arts of voodoo. No one really knows if that's true but when people look at Armand, they swear they can see the dark magicks in his eyes, there’s something strange about him and his vast knowledge of the bayou. Coming from a large family and not being a first born male meant that he wouldn’t get a large plot in the family plantation so he simply moved on in life to pursue other ventures. He joined the United States Navy as a Boatswain's Mate where he served faithfully for twenty seven years, making the rank of Chief before he retired from the service. During his time in the service, Armand took his schooling seriously and started working on his degree in education. It took ten years, due to his duties in the Navy, before Armand was able to get his Doctorate in Education while also completing a Bachelor’s in Psychology. He was forty five years old when he retired from the US Navy, only to despise his life when he returned to his family’s ancestral home that was deep in the bayou. The family’s plantation was in shambles, everyone was either a drug addict or an alcoholic, and Hurricane Katrina had caused immeasurable damage to the land. His hands were wiped clean of the situation, there was nothing he could do to either convince his family members to clean up their lives or to give him control over the plantation, so Armand followed the same path he had at eighteen years old and returned back to the wide open world. It wasn’t long before Armand was arriving at Silver Oak Academy, with Boudin and Rapheal in tow, to take a position as Dean of Students. He was actually surprised that he was given the job, but he was ready for any challenge that could be given to him. It had been five years since he had taken over the position and every year he had gained a better understanding of the students who surrounded him daily, but every new year would have it’s quirks and storms, this year would be no exception.