Please welcome our new 7th/8th grade social studies teacher, Eric Reents. He is originally from Naperville, IL. He has a degree to teach physical education but he has experience teaching P.E, special education and now social studies. He went to school at Iowa State University. He went to school for education because he always has enjoyed interacting with others and taking part in the process of learning/teaching new things. Combine that with his interest of exercise science and Physical Education just made sense.
He decided to work with middle school students because he views PE as an extremely important thing to make part of a student's life. When these healthy habits are created early in life, it can lead to a much healthier outcome. This is the main reason he chose to focus on the middle school grade levels.
He lives in Marion with his wife and son, Christopher. Christopher turned two this summer and loves to run around and say "hi" to their three cats. Over the past six or so months he has discovered a passion for woodworking. He loves finding little projects that he can take on to add a little style to their home and to get some practice improving his skills.
Fun Fact: We have three cats at home: Toby, Tabitha and Teddy. The last one, Teddy, we actually just got over the summer. My wife was out on a walk and actually pulled him out of a storm drain on the road! Because of that, we like to call him "Sewer Cat". He is extremely sweet and loves sitting on my shoulder while I am relaxing. He gets along so well with my son Christopher and frequently meows at him asking to be pet.