Chris is a speech teacher, debate and forensics coach at South High School. Chris has been teaching for 25 years, with this being his first year at South. He was inspired to pursue teaching by the teachers in his hometown. He looked up to them and they were respected community members. Chris found direct inspiration from Mr. Christner in elementary school, Mr. Reynolds in middle school, and Mr. Stredney in high school. Chris enjoys working with young people and seeing the amazing things students accomplish. He appreciates the roles that schools play within our community, as well as how schools bring different people’s perspectives together within the safety of a classroom. A fun fact about Chris is that he has taught every grade level from kindergarten through Grade 12.