{"id":24111,"date":"2023-09-08T09:40:56","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T14:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moundsparkacademy.org\/news\/?p=24111"},"modified":"2023-09-08T09:40:56","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T14:40:56","slug":"joe-kordosky-2023-hall-of-fame-inductee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moundsparkacademy.org\/news\/2023\/09\/08\/joe-kordosky-2023-hall-of-fame-inductee\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Kordosky, 2023 Hall of Fame Inductee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24123 alignright img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/nclhx5yj.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Kordo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><em>Launched earlier this year as a way to celebrate MPA&#8217;s rich athletic tradition, MPA is proud to announce the 2023 Hall of Fame inductees: Joe Kordosky, athletic director and coach, Bev Docherty, teacher and coach, Mason Ferlic &#8217;11, alum athlete, and Caitlin Lock Coomes &#8217;01, alum athlete. Please take a moment to read thoughts from Joe (Kordo) Kordosky below!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>What was your greatest accomplishment in your 28 years as an athletic director and coach at MPA?<\/strong><br \/>\nMy greatest accomplishment was the establishment and development of MPA&#8217;s Athletic Program. In 1992-93, MPA was accepted into the Tri-Valley Athletic Conference. This enabled MPA athletes to compete for Conference titles and also earn much-deserved All-Conference recognition. The first MPA team to win a Conference Championship was the 1994 Girls Track Team coached by Bev Docherty.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is your happiest memory of your time at MPA?<\/strong><br \/>\nI have so many great memories. The one that made me the proudest was in 2002 when MPA sent both boys&#8217; and girls&#8217; soccer teams to the State Tournament. This created tremendous excitement and school spirit throughout the entire MPA community.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What impact do you hope you had on others at MPA?<\/strong><br \/>\nI hope my enthusiasm and belief that the MPA Athletic Program could be competitive and successful would encourage others to support the athletes and the program.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who at MPA had the greatest influence on you?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe school&#8217;s founder, Bob Kreischer. He instilled in me the importance of always creating the best student opportunities and programs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How would your fellow students or staffers describe you?<\/strong><br \/>\nKordo was approachable, with a great sense of humor. He thoroughly enjoyed the numerous student interactions throughout each day. He had an open-door policy and was always working to improve the athletics experience at MPA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Launched earlier this year as a way to celebrate MPA&#8217;s rich athletic tradition, MPA is proud to announce the 2023 Hall of Fame inductees: Joe Kordosky, athletic director and coach, Bev Docherty, teacher and coach, Mason Ferlic &#8217;11, alum athlete, and Caitlin Lock Coomes &#8217;01, alum athlete. 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