Hello, my name is Manuel Ortiz, Jr. I have been a Frenship Tiger since 2021.  This will be my 4th year in education, 2nd year in K-12.  I am happily married to my best friend, and we have three spoiled Dachshund girls. Both my wife and I are from El Campo, Texas, which is about one hour southwest of Houston, Texas.  I served in the United States Air Force as a Security Forces member at Joint Base, San Antonio-Lackland.  Both my wife and I are proud alumni of Texas Tech University, with her receiving a Masters in Higher Education and I have a Bachelors in Multidisciplinary Studies.  We both plan on staying in education forever to provide quality education for all students, so that they can be productive, caring, responsible citizens.