Tom Bates
World & American History,Health
Cross Country & Track

Mr. Bates is in his 36th year of teaching and coaching.  He graduated from St. Mary's H.S. in 1969 and from UMKC in 1973 with a degree in Health and Physical Education K-12/Social Studies 7-12. He has coached football at Bishop Hogan and St. Mary's 74-77. He has coached Track and Field since the Spring of 1975 and was the Head coach at Bishop Hogan for two years.  He has been the Head Track coach at SMH since the spring of 1978.  He became the Head Cross Country coach in the fall of 1978.  His two daughters both graduated from SMH, Melissa ( 1994 ) and Christina ( 1997 ).  He and his wife Donna have been married for 36 years. They have five grandchildren Jonathan 11yrs, Samantha 10yrs, Jessica 8yrs, Alyssa 4yrs and Tyler 2yrs.