Hello.  I'm Mr. Martilla. This is my third year teaching Physics at Wagner High School.

A little about myself:

I graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree in physics.  I served in the Air Force for 21 years as a health physicist.  The Air Force sent me back to school where I earned my Master of Science in Environmental Health.  After retiring from the Air Force, I worked as a consultant for a private firm, owned my own small business, and worked for few years in the Army civil service.  Along the way, the idea of being a teacher was in the back of my mind.  When my own children graduated high school, I decided it was time to become a teacher.

Why did I choose to be a high school physics teacher?

I love teaching physics.  What I love more than being a physics teacher, is being a high school teacher.  I teach to hopefully have a positive impact and to help our students' succeed in and after high school in any way that I can.

Why Wagner?

I am an alumni of the district.  I attended Kitty Hawk Junior High School and graduated from Judson High School.  More so, I appreciate the students here at Wagner.    They work so hard and appreciate the things that they have.  They have made my job here as rewarding and meaningful as I could have hoped.

Students--I'll see you in class!

Until then, be kind and don't forget to be awesome.

Mr. M