Martin High School (Laredo, Texas)

Martin High School
Martin High School
Address
	2002 San Bernardo Avenue; Laredo, Texas, United States; 78040
Coordinates	27°31′04″N 99°30′23″W / 27.5179°N 99.5063°W
Information
Former name	Laredo High School (1916-1937)
Type	Public
Motto	Once A Tiger, Always A Tiger
Established	1937
School district	Laredo Independent School District
Principal	Mario Mireles [1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,978 (2023–2024)
Student to teacher ratio	16.0:1
Color(s)	Red and white
Mascot	Tiger
Website	martinhs.elisd.org

Raymond & Tirza Martin High School is a secondary school in the Laredo Independent School District in Laredo, Texas, United States. Grades 9–12 are taught there. It serves students living in central Laredo. The school is adjacent to the Laredo Civic Center.

History

Laredo High School, the first public school in Laredo, was founded downtown in 1916 at the site of the present day La Posada Hotel. In 1937, Laredo High School was moved to San Bernardo Avenue and renamed Martin High School.^[3] It was the only public high school in Laredo from 1937 until 1964, when J. W. Nixon High School opened in The Heights neighborhood.^{[citation needed]}

Magnet school

The Dr. Dennis D. Cantu Health and Science Magnet School focuses on health and science education, with two career paths available. Dennis Cantu is a graduate, not of Martin High School but of J. W. Nixon High School, a practicing physician in Laredo, and a member of the Laredo independent school Board.

Notable alumni

Esther Buckley (1948–2013), Class of 1963 – educator and politician.^[4]^[5]
Arturo Campos (1943–2001), NASA engineer
Ramón H. Dovalina (born 1943), Class of 1960 – president of Laredo Community College, 1995 to 2007^[6]
Abraham Kazen (1919–1987) – U.S. representative from 1967 to 1983
Juan L. Maldonado (born 1948), Class of 1967 – President of Laredo Community College since 2007^[7]
J. C. "Pepe" Martin, Jr. (1913–1998), Class of 1930 – Mayor of Laredo, 1954 to 1978
César A. Martínez (born 1944), artist, prominent in the Chicano world of art
Alicia Dickerson Montemayor (1902–1989), Class of 1924 – Hispanic activist and community organizer

References

^ "MARTIN H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
^ "Raymond & Tirza Martin High School". DonorsChoose. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
^ "History". Martin High School. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
^ JJ Velasquez, "Minivan-truck crash leaves beloved educator dead", Laredo Morning Times, February 12, 2013, pp. 1, 12A
^ "Esther Gonzalez-Arroyo Buckley (March 29, 1948 – February 11, 2013)", Laredo Morning Times, February 15, 2013, p. 10A
^ Erinn Taylor, "Dovalina's roots in education run deep", Laredo Morning Times, February 3, 2007, Supplement, pp. 2–4
^ "Martin High honors 2008 Tiger legends" (PDF). Laredo Morning Times. April 23, 2008. p. 15A. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2015.

External links

Official website

[1] "MARTIN H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 17, 2024.

[2] "Raymond & Tirza Martin High School". DonorsChoose. Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[3] "History". Martin High School. Retrieved July 22, 2014.

[4] JJ Velasquez, "Minivan-truck crash leaves beloved educator dead", Laredo Morning Times, February 12, 2013, pp. 1, 12A

[5] "Esther Gonzalez-Arroyo Buckley (March 29, 1948 – February 11, 2013)", Laredo Morning Times, February 15, 2013, p. 10A

[6] Erinn Taylor, "Dovalina's roots in education run deep", Laredo Morning Times, February 3, 2007, Supplement, pp. 2–4

[7] "Martin High honors 2008 Tiger legends" (PDF). Laredo Morning Times. April 23, 2008. p. 15A. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2015.

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