It is my pleasure to announce to the Houston Academy family
that we have hired a new athletic director. Mike Sickafoose, of Atlanta,
Georgia will start at HA in the fall. Mike brings a wealth of experience and an
abundance of enthusiasm to our athletic department. Mike is currently the Athletic Director at
Holy Spirit Preparatory School in Atlanta.
At Holy Spirit, Mike created and implemented a Lower School, Middle
School, and Upper School athletic program from scratch. Over his 14 years
there, Mike managed 14 Upper School and 13 Middle School teams, while at the
same time overseeing the Catholic Basketball Metro League, the Catholic Metro
Soccer League, and a lower school/pre-school basketball and soccer program at
Holy Spirit. Furthermore, Mike oversaw athletic fundraising efforts, maintained
and updated the school’s athletic website, as well as coordinating the schools
athletic-related social media.
Mike has been a head basketball coach at both the high
school and collegiate level. In fact, as Head Men’s Basketball Coach at
Benedictine College in Kansas, Mike produced a 97% graduation rate while
leading his team to the post-season every year he was head coach. In 1991-92,
Mike was named NAIA District 10 Coach of the Year, and he coached quite a
number of all district and all-American players. Additionally, Mike has served
as a head volleyball coach and a head tennis coach.
Mr. Sickafoose holds an M.A. in Education from Cumberland
College in Williamsburg, Kentucky, and a B.S. from Ashland College in Ashland,
OH. Mike was also member of the varsity
basketball team at Ashland.
Mike and his wife, Kelly, have three boys: Michael
Sickafoose (24), Dan Sickafoose (23), and Chris Sickafoose (21).
Coach Sickafoose will begin his
duties at HA on July 1st. Please
help me in welcoming Mike to the HA family!
