Mr. Mariano was born in San Francisco, CA and moved to Katy, Texas in 2010. He attended Concordia University Texas in Austin and graduated with a B.A. in English and a minor in Music. Mr. Mariano is going into his 5th year in education. This is his second year at Kempner and 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 / AAC 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, watching anime and K-dramas, playing video games, and making music.