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.
Location
Martinsville High School is located in the southern end of Morgan County. It is located on Gray Street right off of State Road 37.
Team name
Martinsville's athletic/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.
Administration
The Martinsville Administration as of the 08-09 school year.
- Don Alkire, Principal
- Rick Heacock, Assistant Principal
- Martin Woody, Assistant Principal
- Jeff Racy, Assistant Principal
- Don Lipps, Athletic Director
- Lori Lund - Director of Guidance
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 10 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 club participates in state competitions. The school has a class that produces a 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 offers many sports for both men and women. They offer for men, Boys' Basketball, Boys' Tennis, Boys' Cross Country, Boys' Soccer, Boys' Swimming, Boys' Track Boys' Golf, and Baseball For women they offer, Girls' Basketball, Girls' Tennis, Girls' Soccer, Girls' Golf, Girls' Cross Country, Girls' Track, Girls' Swimming, 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
| Year | Sport |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Boys’ Basketball |
| 1927 | Boys’ Basketball |
| 1933 | Boys’ Basketball |
| 1991 | Girls' Golf |
| 1992 | Girls' Golf |
| 1993 | Girls' Golf |
| 1995 | Girls' Golf |
| 1996 | Girls' Golf |
| 1996 | Volleyball |
| 1996 | Girls' Basketball |
| 1997 | Girls' Golf |
| 1997 | Girls' Basketball |
| 1998 | Girls' Golf |
| 1999 | Girls' Golf |
| 2000 | Girls' Golf |
| 2005 | Softball |
| 2005 | Volleyball |
| 2006 | Softball |
| 2007 | Girls' Golf |
| 2008 | Ultimate (Frisbee) |
| 2009 | Ultimate (Frisbee) |
| 2009 | Girls' Golf |
| 2010 | Ultimate (Frisbee) |
Indiana Mr. & Miss
| Year | Individual | Sport |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Earl Haniford | Mr. Football |
| 1996 | Israel Thomspon | Mr. Football |
Notable alumni
- John R. Wooden, legendary UCLA basketball coach, attended Martinsville High School. The gymnasium is named after him.
- Jerry Sichting is another famous basketball player and coach that attended Martinsville.
- Harry E. Miller is another famous basketball player from Martinsville. Won NAIA National Championship with Eastern New Mexico in 1969.
- Bob Denton played football at Michigan State and then played in the National Football League.
Alumni websites (external)
- Martinsville High School Alumni website
- Class of 1964 website
- Class of 1988 website
- Class of 1989 website
- Class of 1998 website
Sources
- http://mustang.doe.state.in.us/SEARCH/benchmark.cfm?subnum=1&hidden=6329&ip95=checked&istavg=checked&colobg=FFFFFF
- http://mustang.doe.state.in.us/SEARCH/benchmark.cfm?subnum=17&hidden=6329&ip95=checked&istavg=checked&colobg=FFFFFF
- http://msdadmin.scican.net/mhs/
- http://www.reporter-times.com