[inebriate]

rename your page to the tpl extension and in the bottom of welcome.tpl add {include file='yourpagename.tpl'}

and in yourpagename.tpl where ever you use the braces {} for javascript or what not that doesnt have to do with smarty, wrap it around literal tags {literal}{/literal}

as for the path issue, keep in mind that it starts at the skin1 directory