Bill Text: IN HCR0037 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Honoring Martinsville HS Academic Decathlon team, state champions.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Passed) 2012-02-27 - Returned to the House [HCR0037 Detail]

Download: Indiana-2012-HCR0037-Introduced.html

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Introduced Version

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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 for capturing the state championship for the large school division in the Hoosier Academic Decathlon state championship.

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Introduced

Second Regular Session of the 117th General Assembly (2012)

HOUSE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION

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

    Whereas, The Martinsville High School Academic Decathlon Team captured the state championship in the large school division for the fifteenth consecutive year;

    Whereas, This victory entitles the Martinsville team to represent their school and their state at the national competition to be held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in April, 2012;

    Whereas, The Martinsville High School Academic Decathlon Team scored 38,657 points out of a possible 60,000 points on the road to the championship, besting the second place team by 2,839 points;

    Whereas, In addition to the championship title, the team garnered 35 individual medals and seven plaques for placing at the top in seven of the ten categories;

    Whereas, Students compete against each other based on their grade point average and teams are grouped into honors, scholastic, and varsity categories based on their scores;

    Whereas, All contestants participate in all events;

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    Whereas, Coach Wayne Babbitt emphasizes 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, This state title is a continuation of the long line of successes achieved by the Martinsville High School academic teams: 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 General Assembly congratulates the Martinsville High School Academic Decathlon Team for capturing the state championship for the large school division in the Hoosier Academic Decathlon for the fifteenth consecutive year and wishes them 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 Olivia Wooten, Morgan Lane, Stephen Fish, Elliott Guist, Emerson Watson, and Stephanie Schneck, Coach Wayne Babbitt, and Don Alkire, principal of Martinsville High School.