Martin High developing positive role models

With school out for the summer, staying off the streets and keeping out of trouble is a challenging task for any student. Over at Martin High School, the coaching staff is assisting in that challenge by helping develop positive role models through the "Tiger Pride" Strength and Conditioning Workout Camp.

The Tiger Pride Camp is geared for the entire student body of Martin High, Christen Middle, and Memorial Middle Schools. The goal of the camp is to produce positive attitudes in young men and women while promoting a healthy lifestyle and specifically targeting the strength and conditioning of the student-athletes.

During the camp, a majority of the workouts are fitness or athletic oriented. The students are being put through a variety of physical activities including warm-ups, agility and speed, upper body, and fitness testing. The strength and conditioning sessions offer bench press, barbell curls, squats, and lunge workouts for the student-athlete.

"The voluntary workouts have been great. I’m getting stronger and in better shape for next season," said Bo Thorpe, Martin High School Junior. "The workouts have helped me become disciplined on and off the field. I now have a competitive attitude to positively contribute to my team, my community, and to become a positive role model for other students."

"Our students are developing a mental toughness through their participation in the Strength and Conditioning Workouts," said Jesus Tobias, Martin High School freshman coach. "They can take that mental toughness back to the classroom and focus on their academic studies all while becoming productive members of the community."

According to Tobias, Coach Don Davis and the entire staff are instilling a sense of "Tiger Pride" and "Restoring the Roar" at Martin High. "We want our students to face their obstacles and challenges head-on while always striving to be positive role models," added Tobias.

Workouts are held at the East Martin practice field from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and will continue through July 29. The weight room is open for use Mondays–Thursdays mornings from 8 a.m.-10:30 a.m. for those students unable to attend the evening sessions. The strength and conditioning workouts are offered free of charge.

For more information, contact the Office of Communication at 795-3295.