Mr. Mariano was born in San Francisco, CA and moved to Texas in 2010. He attended Concordia University Texas in Austin and graduated with a B.A. in English Writing and a minor in Music. Mr. Mariano is going into his 4th year of teaching this school year. This is his first year at Kempner High School and first year in FBISD. He spent 3 years with Katy ISD teaching a variety of subjects such as Professional Communications, Entrepreneurship, General Employability Skills, and Resource Math for junior high and high school students. This school year, Mr. Mariano will be teaching on-level 9th grade English I. Outside of school, Mr. Mariano teaches piano and percussion lessons to students in the Katy/Richmond area through his family's music school. His hobbies include: writing poetry, reading literature/manga, watching anime, playing video games, and making music.