Mr. Reiss

My Family

Donna - wife (married 22 years)

  • works at Prairie Life Fitness as a personal trainer
  • also works part-time as an athletic trainer for Jennie Edmundson
  • grew up in Minnesota
  • enjoys working out (exercising), watching our two boys play sports, and watching the Bachelor/Bachelorette T.V. shows

Tyler - son

  • senior at Abraham Lincoln High School
  • plays basketball, baseball, and tennis
  • works at the Iowa West Fieldhouse
  • enjoys playing sports, Sim City, and spending time with his girlfriend

Jaden - son

  • sophomore at Abraham Lincoln High School
  • plays basketball and baseball
  • enjoys playing Fortnite, shooting hoops, and watching college football

My Career/Education

  • grew up in Holstein, Iowa
  • graduated from Galva-Holstein High School in 1990 (played football, basketball, track, and baseball)
  • graduated from Buena Vista College in Storm Lake, Iowa in 1994 (played some basketball and baseball)
  • taught for 17 years at Logan-Magnolia (4th grade, 6th grade, and P.E. - also coached high school football, basketball, and baseball)
  • 8th year teaching at Lewis Central Middle School (coached high school football and middle school basketball)
  • currently coach high school basketball and baseball at Abraham Lincoln High School

My Interests/Passions

  • my family - love spending time with my wife and two boys
  • Pittsburgh Steeler fanatic
  • Iowa Hawkeye fan
  • Creighton Blue Jays basketball fan
  • enjoy coaching (especially my boys), working out, fantasy sports, and thrill rides at amusement/water parks (no spinning though)
  • love food (work out regularly just so I can eat more)
  • been so blessed in my life - God has been great to me