Mr. Phil Adickes was born in Fort Atkinson, WI. His family moved to Arizona in the late 70s when his dad was Called to Arizona Lutheran Academy. Mr. Adickes attended Phoenix College and also worked with a professional photographer during those years until he decided it was time for a change. He enrolled in Martin Luther College in 1993.

In 1997, Mr. Adickes was assigned to California Lutheran HS as a dorm supervisor for one year. Then in 1998 he was assigned as grades 6-8 teacher, Athletic Director, and Principal to Faith LS in Tacoma, WA. They spent 16 years there until 2014 when he accepted a Call to Zion Lutheran in Denver as upper grades teacher and principal for four years. From 2018 to 2025, Mr. Adickes moved to Crete, IL and served at Illinois Lutheran Schools as the Jr. High and High School Dean of Students,teacher, and coach.

Mr. Adickes and his wife, Anne, have three children: Leah, who now lives and works in Chicago; Levi, who is married and lives in Escanaba, Michigan; and Grace, who still lives at home and will be a senior at Wisconsin Lutheran College next year. In his free time, he loves listening to music, being outside hiking or riding his Onewheel, riding his bike, skateboarding, playing basketball, and working on his 1978 Convertible Volkswagen Super Beetle. His favorite pastime is cheering on the Packers.