Raymond & Tirza Martin High School, known as Martin High School, is a secondary school in the

Laredo Independent School District Laredo Independent School District is a public school district based in Laredo in Webb County, Texas, United States. The district serves the south central portion of Laredo. In 2009, LISD was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Educatio ...

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. It was the only public high school in Laredo from 1937 until 1964, when

J. W. Nixon High School Joseph W. Nixon High School is a public high school located in South Texas. It was built in 1964 as the second high school in Laredo, Texas. The original high school in Laredo is Raymond & Tirza Martin High School, previously known as Lared ...

opened in The Heights neighborhood.

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 Esther Gonzalez-Arroyo Buckley (March 29, 1948 – February 11, 2013) was an educator in Laredo, Texas, USA, who from 1983 to 1992 was one of the eight members of the United States Commission on Civil Rights. She was appointed to the board by ...

(1948–2013), Class of 1963 – educator and politician. *

Arturo Campos Arturo Campos (1934 – September 5, 2001) was an American electrical engineer who worked at NASA on the electrical systems for the Apollo and Space Shuttle programs. He played a major role in devising a solution to the emergency that arose during ...

(1943–2001),

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engineer * Ramón H. Dovalina (born 1943), Class of 1960 – president of Laredo Community College, 1995 to 2007 *

Abraham Kazen Abraham Kazen Jr., usually known as Chick Kazen (January 17, 1919 – November 29, 1987), was a U.S. Representative from Texas's 23rd congressional district, the first to serve in that particular position. Elected in 1966, Kazen served unti ...

(1919–1987) – U.S. representative from 1967 to 1983 *

Juan L. Maldonado Juan Leandro Maldonado (November 28, 1948 – December 16, 2018) was a higher education administrator who served as the sixth president of Laredo Community College (since named Laredo College) in Laredo in Webb County in South Texas, USA. In ...

(born 1948), Class of 1967 – President of Laredo Community College since 2007 * 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 Alicia Dickerson Montemayor (August 6, 1902 – May 13, 1989) was an American civil rights activist from Laredo, Texas, the first woman elected to a national office not specifically designated for a woman, having served as vice president general ...

(1902–1989), Class of 1924 – Hispanic activist and

community organizer Community organizing is a process where people who live in proximity to each other or share some common problem come together into an organization that acts in their shared self-interest. Unlike those who promote more-consensual community bui ...

References

External links

* {{authority control High schools in Laredo, Texas Laredo Independent School District high schools Magnet schools in Texas