Gabe Middleton will assume the position of activities director for the Platte County School District starting with the 2020-21 school year, following Phil Dorman’s retirement at the end of this school year.
Gabe Middleton
“Gabe brings a wealth of experience to the position and he is already a part of the community fabric,” Dr. Michael Reik, superintendent said. “After conducting an exhaustive search for Mr. Dorman’s successor, we’re delighted that we found the most talented candidate within our own district. We thank Phil for his 26 years at Platte County, including his last 17 serving as our district’s activities director.”
A 1999 graduate of Smithville High School and a 2004 graduate of Northwest Missouri State University with a bachelor of arts in middle school education/social studies, he brings 15 years of teaching experience, along with 17 years in coaching roles. Middleton received his master of education in secondary administration in 2007 and master of education in athletic administration in 2009, from William Woods University.
In the fall of 2004, he began his teaching career as a seventh grade world history teacher at Platte City Middle School, and has remained there. He began his coaching career as an assistant wrestling coach for Mid-Buchanan high school in 2003, and has extensive experience coaching football, wrestling, and track and field; serving as assistant Platte County High School football coach from 2004-2016 (he played football at Northwest), assistant PCHS wrestling coach from 2004 to present, assistant track coach from 2004-2009 and head track coach from 2010 to present. He and his wife, Lacey, a 2004 PCHS graduate and parent educator for the district, have been residents of Platte City since 2004. The couple has three sons, Jack (6), Gus (4) and Lane (2).
“Jack is currently a kindergartner at Siegrist Elementary, and Gus and Lane can’t wait to be Pirates one day,” Middleton said in a press release. “I’m honored, humbled and more than excited to serve Platte County’s coaches, sponsors, students, parents and community members as the new activities director.”