Dean Caputa biography

High school attended:

*Broadmoor High School, Class of 1978
Colleges attended:
*University of Arkansas at Little Rock,
BAs in both history and journalism
*LSU-Baton Rouge
Earned social studies Certification-Type B
Working background:
*Attended trade school to work as electrician for seven
years.
*Southeastern Conference beat writer covering LSU for
seven years with over 1,000 articles published.
*Wrote a novel, Playing School in 2008 about the
difficulties of teaching in todays environment.
*Certified scuba diver.
*Twice traveled Europe with high school students.
*Plays both drums and alto saxophone and played in high
school jazz bands.
*Coach high school soccer for seven years, twice selected
Coach of the Year in competing district.
*Coached middle school football and basketball for one
season.
*Member of LSUs Golden Band from Tigerland for two
football seasons.
*Performed play-by-play high school football on radio for
three seasons.
Teaching background:
Baton Rouge Magnet High School-3 years.
Tara High School-1 year.
Denham Springs High School-2 years.
Walker High School-1 year.
Broadmoor High School-in year 17.
Also spent four summer teaching honor students Short
Courses at LSU.
***Courses taught: journalism, civics, geography, American
history, western civilization and English.