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HOUSE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION No.
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED RESOLUTION



    A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION congratulating the Martinsville High School Academic Decathlon Team, Martinsville, Indiana, for winning the state championship for the large school division in the Hoosier Academic Decathlon state championship.



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Introduced

Second Regular Session 112th General Assembly (2002)


HOUSE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION



    A RESOLUTION congratulating the Martinsville High School Academic Decathlon Team, Martinsville, Indiana, for winning the state championship for the large school division in the Hoosier Academic Decathlon state championship.

    Whereas, The Martinsville High School Academic Decathlon Team won the state championship in the large school division at Southport High School, Southport, Indiana;

    Whereas, This victory marks the fifth consecutive year that the Martinsville High School team has won the title;

    Whereas, The Martinsville team will represent the state at the national competition in Phoenix, Arizona, in April, 2002;

    Whereas, The Martinsville High School Academic Decathlon Team scored 40,368 points en route to the championship, edging out the second place team by 245 points;

    Whereas, The contestants in the Academic Decathlon are tested in seven categories: language/literature, music, science, art, math, economics, and superquiz;

    Whereas, Coach Wayne Babbitt emphasized that, even though individuals have accomplished great things, the championship was a total team effort;

    Whereas, Coach Babbitt also stressed that, in addition to

the honor of winning, the value of the Academic Decathlon is that it prepares the participants for college and later life by emphasizing good study skills and learning new subjects; and

    Whereas, The state title is a continuation of the long line of successes achieved by Martinsville High School academic teams since the 1990-1991 school year: Therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives

of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana,

the Senate concurring:


    SECTION 1. That the Indiana House of Representatives wishes to congratulate the Martinsville High School Academic Decathlon Team for winning the state championship for the large school division in the Hoosier Academic Decathlon state championship for the fifth consecutive year and to wish the team members continued success in all their future endeavors.
    SECTION 2. That the Principal Clerk of the House of Representatives transmit a copy of this resolution to team members Kellie Packwood, Jeff Hamilton, Samantha Deckard, Scott Salmon, John Pencek, Ross Hubbard, and Bryan Sims, Coach Wayne Babbitt, and the principal of Martinsville High School.