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Martinsville High School Academic Decathlon team won its nineteenth state championship for the large school division in the Indiana Academic Decathlon state championship.

Team competed against Lowell, Homestead, New Albany, and Crown Point High Schools at the large school state finals held at Purdue University on February 9-10, 2018.

Team finished first in five out of ten academic categories: economics, essay, language and literature, speech, and social science.

Team earned the privilege of representing Indiana at the United States Academic Decathlon National Finals in Frisco, Texas, in April.

Secretary of the Senate directed to transmit copies of the resolution to Head Coach Chris Sturgeon, seven assistant coaches, and eight student team members.