Steve Schappaugh currently teaches at University School (FL) and is Director of Forensics. On top of that he also serves as the Vice President of Operations for the Florida Forensic League and is a committee member for the Manatee NFL District. Most recently he taught at Dowling Catholic High School (IA) before making his move to Florida. Steve has a Bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education from Drake University, with a minor in History, and is working on his Masters in Administration of Educational Programs from Nova Southeastern University.

As a coach Steve has accumulated coaching honors in both speech and debate. Most notably he coached the 2006 NFL National Champion in Humorous Interpretation. He has coached students to later elimination rounds at NFL Nationals in LD Debate — including a top 12 finish — and elimination rounds in Public Forum and Speech. His students have won numerous state championships: Oratory, Dramatic, Humorous, Duo, OI, Public Forum and Lincoln-Douglas debate. Students of his have been in out rounds of many of the nation’s finest LD tournaments, such as Valley, Iowa Caucus, Dowling Catholic Paradigm, St. Marks, Blake, Apple Valley, Harvard and more. He has coached students in LD Debate and Public Forum to the Tournament of Champions in Lexington, KY where some competed in elimination rounds.

Steve is a former NDF student and is returning for his eighth summer with Summit Debate overall.