about+martin

=About Mr. Martin=

In 1995, Mr. Martin moved with his family from Brownwood, TX to Buda, TX.

As a student at Jack C. Hays High School Mr. Martin was an avid member of the Speech and Debate Team serving as the President during his senior year. He was also a member of the National Honor Society and the National Forensics League.

After graduating in 2003, Mr. Martin moved to Hanover, NH to attend Dartmouth College. During his time at Dartmouth Mr. Martin majored in English, minored in Education, competed in intercollegiate debate for the Dartmouth Forensics Union and committed himself to community service work in the Upper Valley.

Additionally, Mr. Martin received his teacher certification and training through the Teacher Education Program at the college.

Mr. Martin is entering his second year as a teacher at Jack C. Hays High School. In addition to his classroom teaching position Mr. Martin is a co-coach along with Erin Stage for the Speech and Debate team at the high school. The debate team has a rigorous travel schedule on a local, state, and national level. Last year, the Hays Debate Team had numerous successes in competitions for UIL, the Texas Forensics Association, the National Forensics League, and even the prestigious Tournament of Champions.

During the past five summers, Mr. Martin has worked and taught at the Dartmouth Debate Institute - which is a 4-week long debate camp offered to about 120 high school debaters from across the nation.