Porcupine Soup reports that Brian Smith has been appointed as the Catskill Central School District’s new athletic director. Smith has taught physical education at Catskill Elementary School for 19 years, and is Catskill’s varsity golf coach and the boys and girls golf coordinator for the Patroon Conference. Smith said, “This is an exciting time because we have a young core of eager coaches to help mold our players and build a new-found culture. Eighteen years ago Catskill took a chance and hired me and I look forward to giving back to this community.” Smith replaces former athletic director Eric Joyce, who resigned in September for personal reasons. Read more about this story in Porcupine Soup.