Meet the Coach:

Mr. Smith is currently in his 37th year of coaching speech and debate. He began his connection with this activity as a 9th grader at Jefferson HS.  His competitive highlight was qualifying in Humorous Interpretation for the 1989 National Tournament in Golden, Colorado.  While in college at Purdue, he and his best friend founded a speech team at Lafayette Central Catholic.  Mr. Smith then taught and coached at North HS in Evansville.  After four years there, he moved closer to home and spent five years teaching and coaching in Logansport, Indiana.  For the past 23 years he has taught and coached at West Lafayette.  Mr. Smith loves the outdoors.  He takes great pleasure in landscaping and maintaining his garden pond.  He also enjoys camping and solo hiking.