Knob Noster Public Schools is pleased to announce that Mr. Mark Carey has been selected as the next Activities Director for Knob Noster Public Schools.
Mr. Carey, a standout baseball player out of Civic Memorial High School (Bethalto, IL), was recruited to the area by the University of Central Missouri to join their baseball program in 2004. He played for the Mules through 2009, during which time he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physical Education. Mr. Carey continued his postgraduate studies through William Woods University, earning a Master of Science in Education Administration in 2018 and a Specialist in Education Administration in 2020, while carrying a perfect GPA throughout.
Coach Carey began his career in Sedalia, before being recruited to Knob Noster Public Schools, where he has spent his last eight years as a Physical Education teacher, Head Baseball Coach, Head Softball Coach, and Assistant Activities Director. As Head Softball Coach, Carey led the program to it sole District Championship in 2017. As Head Baseball Coach, Carey led his team in winning the program’s first District Championship in 2017, a subsequent appearance in the Final Four that year, and the program’s second District Championship in 2018. Carey accepted the assignment as Assistant Activities Director for the district in 2018.
When asked about his promotion into the Activities Director leadership role, Mr. Carey shared, “I am extremely honored to have been selected to serve as Head Activities Director for Knob Noster Public Schools. Having spent nearly a decade in Knob Noster, I have a tremendous amount of respect and care for our students, teachers, parents, and community. I look forward to working with our hard-working and dedicated coaches, staff, and administration to provide our students a world-class experience when they step onto our courts, fields, and stages in a Knob Noster Panther uniform. I look forward to reigniting a comprehensive winning tradition in Knob Noster athletics, where our cornerstone for success is the development of students of high character who graduate prepared to become productive citizens of our nation.”
Superintendent, Dr. Jerrod Wheeler shared, “We are very pleased to announce the promotion of Mr. Mark Carey into the Activities Director position following his highly successful coaching and teaching tenure in the district. Coach Carey brings a high level of energy, a desire to achieve excellence, a hard work ethic, and most importantly, a commitment to embedding character, citizenship, and patriotism into all athletics and activities programs of the district. In an era where we are seeing our student enrollment grow and our program offerings expand, our goal of developing quality students through our sports programs remains steadfast. We look forward to Mr. Carey’s ongoing leadership to help accomplish this goal for the students and coaches of Knob Noster Public Schools.”
Further information regarding a welcome event for Mr. Carey will be announced soon.