Martinsville High School (Indiana)
| Martinsville High School | |
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| Address | |
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1360 East Gray Street Martinsville, Indiana, Morgan County 46151 United States |
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| Coordinates | 39°25′10″N 86°24′42″W / 39.41944°N 86.41167°WCoordinates: 39°25′10″N 86°24′42″W / 39.41944°N 86.41167°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| School district | Metropolitan School District of Martinsville |
| Superintendent | Michele Moore |
| Principal | Nick Sears |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,558 (2013-2014) |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | |
| Athletics conference | Mid-State |
| Mascot | The Artesians |
| Accreditation | Indiana Department of Education |
| Publication |
Redline (news magazine) The Current (yearbook) BreakingBlue.org (news website) |
| Feeder schools | John.R Wooden middle School |
| Website | msdadmin |
Redline (news magazine) The Current (yearbook)
Martinsville High School is the only high school located in Martinsville, Indiana. It is part of the Metropolitan School District of Martinsville. Students from John.R.Wooden middle School transfer to Martinsville High School after the end of the 8th grade school year.
The Martinsville Administration as of the 2016–17 school year.
Martinsville High School has many classrooms-which is to be expected from a high school- a large library-media center called the I.M.C, and a large area dedicated to the performing arts which adjoins the auditorium. 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.
As of March 22nd 2017, MHS is undergoing a change in appearance. The principal, Dr. Nick Sears, autorized the change, and now the high school will have a beige colored siding with a blue stripe instead of the solid white siding previously known to martinsville's residents
In the 05-06 school year Martinsville had a graduation rate of 74% In the 06-07 school year Martinsville had 65.5% students pass ISTEP
Martinsville has many academic clubs. 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. 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.
At the beginning of the 2016-17 school year MHS implemented a 1:1 digital education program through the use of chromebooks and to head this program up a elite team of students, known as Artie Intel was formed. MHS is a official GAFE (Google Apps For Education) school, and is a digital citizenship certified school through common sense media.
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.
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