Welcome
Thanks for stopping by. Have a look around my website, I hope you enjoy.
For students who want to explore study abroad, see the list of links on the Summer Spanish page.
TO APPLY FOR STUDY ABROAD: CIEE Program Application
TO SEARCH FOR AVAILABLE SCHOLARSHIPS: CLICK HERE!
Dr. Michael P. Smith, Ed.D.
PROFESOR DEL ESPAÑOL, PEREGRINO DEL MUNDO
esmis@yahoo.com
Spanish Department
Richwoods High School, RETIRED 2024
Peoria, IL USA
http://esmis.me
For inquiries, please visit the Contact page.
About Me
Name: Michael Smith
Hometown: Peoria, IL
Hobbies: Music, Baseball, Reading, Traveling, Ballroom Dancing, Golf, Chess, Backgammon, Board Games, Video Games, Retro Computing and Linux systems.
Music: All types
Movies: The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather
My motto: The powerful play goes on, and you can contribute a verse! What will your verse be?
My name is Michael P. Smith, a.k.a. "Miguel Pablo Esmis" with my Spanish students over the years! I am an alumnus of Illinois State University in Normal, IL. I received my Undergraduate degree from ISU in 1987, and I completed my Master's degree in the summer of 1996. I also earned a doctorate degree in Educational Administration and Foundations with the Peoria Doctoral Cohort. I completed the dissertation process in June of 2007 and graduated in December 2007. My major area of concentration for the classroom is in Spanish language and culture.
I taught Spanish at Richwoods High School in Peoria, IL for 17 years from 1991 until June 2008, and I returned in 2013 again. I also worked in school administration starting in the summer of 2008. I spent three years as a Dean of students at Peoria High School from 2008 until June 2011, and I continue working for Peoria Public Schools.
As you will see in the pages on this site, my interests are varied! While Spanish is a main focus of this site, you will still find links to many other topics and projects I'm interested in. I enjoy music, reading, chess, golf, computers, and most of all my family!
I also enjoy spending time with our dogs Buddy and Jovie. We have supported dog rescue for many years, starting with our greyhound Liberty. We adopted her from a race track in July of 1998. Liberty crossed the rainbow bridge in 2005 and Valentino joined us in December 2005, and was with us until 2017. We then adopted Buddy and Jovie, a pair of dachshund / terrier mixed puppies in 2018. What can I say, we LOVE our dogs!
On TV, my all-time favorite show is The X-Files and I also love Star Trek. We also enjoy theater, or the movies. I always look forward to going with Brenda, or with our boys.