The Marion High School Academic Giants are headed back to state finals!
With a third-place finish at the area Academic Super Bowl competition on April 17, the Giants earned a spot at the state competition, set for Saturday, May 4, at Purdue University. There, they will compete against six other schools in their division (Class 2). In total, 24 teams will compete in four divisions.
Academic Super Bowl invitationals consist of five subject matter rounds (English, science, social studies, mathematics, and fine arts) and a sixth interdisciplinary round. Each year a theme is selected, and questions at the competitions center around that topic. This year’s topic is “The 1980s and 1990s”. State competition will cover the same subjects; the Giants will compete only in the math portion at the finals.
This is the first appearance for the Giants at math state finals since 2018, and seventh since 2006.
We’re proud of these outstanding students, and we wish them good luck at Academic Super Bowl state finals!
Pictured are Academic Giants math team members Ryan Spitzer, senior, Austin Ferren, and Damien Martin, both juniors, Nathaniel Aguila, senior, and the team's coach Doug Porter, MHS math teacher.