O.
A. Reaves Elementary
Named for the late Otha A. Reaves
Otha A.
Reaves graduated from Conroe
High School. He
was in the lumber and construction business for over 30 years and then
dealt in investments. He served as a director of the Montgomery – Walker Soil Conservation
district and was a member of the Rotary Club and the Chamber of
Commerce. For 16 years, O. A. Reaves dedicated his talents and time to
the Conroe Schools, serving as trustee on the Conroe Independent School
District Board of Education.
Construction
of the school was finished in 1974 with a cost of $1.3 million and
opened as an intermediate school, serving students in grades five and
six. The first principal was Don Wells. Mr. Wells is a graduate from Conroe High School
as well as Sam
Houston State
University.
The school
operated as an intermediate school for thirty years. Dru Ann Davis was
the last principal while Reaves was an intermediate school during the
2003-2004 school year. During the summer of 2004 the school was
renovated with a fresh coat of paint and cheerful color-coded grade
level pods, O.
A. Reaves
School opened its
doors in August for the 2004-2005 school year as an elementary school
serving pre-k thru fourth grade with Rebecca “Becky” Page as principal.
During the first year of Reaves being an elementary school, the staff
voted Mrs. Page “Humanitarian of the Year”.
