Reeths-Puffer School District

The Reeths-Puffer School District is a public school district located in Muskegon Township, Michigan. Reeths-Puffer currently has an early education center, formally McMillan Elementary, 3 elementary schools, 1 intermediate school, 1 middle school, and 1 high school.

Reeths-Puffer School District
Address
991 W. Giles Road Muskegon , Michigan, 49445 United States
District information
Type	Public, Coeducational
Grades	K–12
Established	1958; 66 years ago (1958)
Superintendent	Steve Edwards[1]
NCES District ID	2629540[2]
Students and staff
Enrollment	3,521 (2021-2022)[2]
Student–teacher ratio	18.83[2]
Athletic conference	O-K Green[3]
Colors	Green & White
Other information
Website	www.reeths-puffer.org

History

The name of the district is taken from two separate school districts that later merged; named for Mr. Hiram Puffer, who founded the first school in the area in the 1870s, and Mr. Charles Reeths. The first school building that was part of what would eventually become the Puffer School district was built in the 1870s by Hiram Puffer who then taught at the school. In 1925 this original structure was replaced by a brick building. Two additional schools, the Pillon and Baxter School buildings, were built in the early 1900s. In 1903 children began being taught in a new building that was named the Reeths School in honor of Charles Reeths who served on the school board and had 11 children who attended the district. The Reeths District continued to expand and on November 29, 1946 the Reeths and Puffer districts were merged. In the fall of 1958, Reeths-Puffer Schools opened its doors to its first full year as a kindergarten through 12th grade school, with an enrollment of 1,123.^[4]

Schools

The district contains the following schools:^[5]

• Reeths-Puffer High School - 1545 North Roberts Rd, Muskegon, MI 49445
• Reeths-Puffer Middle School - 1911 W. Giles Rd, Muskegon, MI 49445
• Reeths-Puffer Intermediate School - 1500 N. Getty Street, Muskegon, MI 49445
• Reeths-Puffer Elementary - 404 N. Getty Street, Muskegon, MI 49445
• Twin Lake Elementary School - 3175 Fifth Street, Twin Lake, MI 49457
• Central Elementary School - 1807 West Giles Rd, Muskegon, MI 49445
• McMillan Early Childhood Center - 1822 Hyde Park Rd, Muskegon, MI

Notable alumni

• Scott Goudie,^[6] actor and author
• Mark Grimmette, Olympic and World Championship luger^[7]
• Mark Hughes, professional basketball player, coach and administrator^[8]
• Rocky Marquette,^[9] actor
• Nate McCrary, NFL running back for the Cleveland Browns
• Seth Privacky, mass murderer^[10]
• Steven Rinella - hunter/outdoorsman, and television personality, most notably for Meat Eater series on Netflix.
• Matt Timme, former basketball player at SMU, father of current Gonzaga basketball player Drew Timme^[11]
• John Williams, former NFL running back

References

1. "Reeths-Puffer Schools". Archived from the original on June 21, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
2. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Reeths-Puffer Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences.
3. https://fox17online.com/2019/10/02/agreement-reached-on /
4. "History of Reeths-Puffer".
5. "Reeths-Puffer Schools".
6. "Scott Goudie". IMDb.
7. Kendra, Tom (June 3, 2010). "Mark Grimmette retires from the luge and steps into the Muskegon Area Sports Hall of Fames". MLive. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
8. Turner, Broderick (August 24, 2017). "Mark Hughes leaves Knicks to be assistant GM with Clippers". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
9. "Rocky Marquette". IMDb.
10. "Teen confessing to gunning down family". The Michigan Daily Online. Archived from the original on September 20, 2006. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
11. "The story of a dad from Muskegon, Gonzaga and the journey to the NCAA basketball title game". April 5, 2021.

External links

• Official website