Martinsville High School (Indiana)

Martinsville High School is the only high school located in Martinsville, Indiana. It is part of the Metropolitan School District of Martinsville. Students from Martinsville West Middle School and Martinsville East Middle School all attend Martinsville High School.

Administration

The Martinsville Administration as of the 2016–17 school year.

• Dr. Nick Sears, Principal
• Jesse Burgess , Assistant Principal
• Kip Staggs, Athletic Director
• Lori Lund, Director of Guidance
• Ryan Wagner, Dean
• Megan Warren, Head Counselor

Building

Martinsville High School has many classrooms, a large library-media center called the I.M.C, and a large area dedicated to the performing arts which adjoins the auditorium. An indoor planetarium existed until the 2005-2006 school year. There is a driving range located on school grounds as well.

MHS features a vocational school, a separate but attached building. Vocational classes allow students to learn trades in real world environments. There are classes for welding, woodworking, electricity, and auto repair. Building trades students actually construct a house.

Martinsville High School has several athletic rooms and buildings. Inside the school there is a large main gymnasium, an auxiliary gymnasium, a second floor pool, wrestling room, weight room, and several locker rooms. Outside, the school has a softball, baseball, tennis, soccer, track, and football field. The football field was named Siderwicz Field in honor of retired coach Bill Siderwicz. The football field also contains a separate building for locker rooms and coaching offices.

Academics

In the 05-06 school year Martinsville had a graduation rate of 74%^[1] In the 06-07 school year Martinsville had 65.5% students pass ISTEP^[2]

Martinsville has many academic clubs. The Spell Bowl team is always at the top of their class in the Indiana Academic Spell Bowl. The Academic Decathlon team is consistently at the top of their class in the Indiana Academic Decathlon, winning the state championship the last 16 years. They have an active DECA chapter. The school has a broadcast television class that produces news for the school and sports for local cable and has won many awards, one of which was the 2007 TV High School of the Year by IASB.^[3] The school's Business Professionals of America (BPA) club participates in state competitions. The school has a class that produces the school newspaper called the Artesian Herald.

Athletics

Martinsville High School is a member of the Mid-State Conference. They have recently switched from Conference Indiana to Mid-State Conference for location reasons. All schools in Mid-State Conference are located within 25 miles of Martinsville. Most of the schools are also one school communities like Martinsville which will help to establish community rivalries.

Martinsville's athletic and academic teams are usually called the Artesians after the several mineral water springs that exist in the city. The school logo is also a well.

Martinsville High School offers many sports for both men and women. They offer for men: Basketball, Tennis, Cross Country, Soccer, Swimming, Track, Golf, and Baseball. For women the school offers: Basketball, Tennis, Cross Country, Soccer, Swimming, Track, Golf, and Softball. They also offer Wrestling, Football, Volleyball, Cheerleading, Gymnastics, and a variety of musical programs such as The Martinsville Marching Artesians, The Madrigal Singers, and a show choir group called Flashin' Fascination.

Indiana High School Athletic Association State Champions

Indiana Mr. and Miss

Notable alumni

• John R. Wooden - Former Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball (1946-1948) and UCLA Bruins men's basketball head coach (1948–1975), for whom the UCLA arena court is named. Wooden was also a Purdue University alumni and was a member of the Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team (1929–1932). Wooden is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.^[4]
• Glenn M. Curtis - Former Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball head coach (1938-1947); Former Detroit Falcons (1946-1947)
• Jerry Sichting - Former assistant head coach for the NBA's Phoenix Suns (2013-2015), Washington Wizards (2012–2013), Minnesota Timberwolves (2010–2011; 1995–2005) and Golden State Warriors (2008–2010). Former NBA player for the Indiana Pacers ((1980–1985), Boston Celtics (1985–1988), Portland Trail Blazers (1988–1989), Charlotte Hornets (1989–1990) and Milwaukee Bucks (1990). Sichting is a Purdue University alumni and former Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball player (1975–1979).^[5]
• George Pearcy - Former Basketball Association of America for the Detroit Falcons. Pearcy also was an Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball player (1939–1942). Older brother of Henry Pearcy.^[6]
• Henry Pearcy - Former Basketball Association of America for the Detroit Falcons. Pearcy also was an Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball player (1939–1943). Younger brother of George Pearcy.^[7]

See also

• List of high schools in Indiana

References

External links

• Martinsville High School website http://www.msdmartinsville.org/

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1. ↑ http://80085.digitalsports.com/2006/06/23/martinsville39s-breeden-named-miss-softball/