Riverton Parke Junior High School competed in the Junior Academic Super Bowl at Sarah Scott Middle School on Saturday, May 3, 2025. Riverton Parke Junior High competed in Class 4 this year along with Barr-Reeve Middle School, North Vermillion Jr. High School, Parke Heritage Middle School, Rivet Middle School, and South Knox Middle School. The math team placed first in the regional competition and 14th in the state overall. The English team placed third in the regional competition and 14th in the state overall. The science team placed third in the regional competition, and the social studies team placed fourth in the regional competition.
This year’s contest theme was “Ireland in the Twentieth Century.” The Indiana Academic Super Bowl is a program of the Indiana Association of School Principals. The teams were coached by Emilee Hartzler (English), Cortney Passmore (science), Lucas Steward (social studies), and Lucas Mackey (math). Brandi Adams is the junior high school academic coordinator.
The first place Academic Super Bowl math team is pictured, from left: math coach Lucas Mackey, Crosby Porter, Corbyn Morman, Kaylynn Comar, Aubrey Adams, and Ava Cottom.
The third place Academic Super Bowl English team is pictured, from left: Emma Ross, Maddie Selzer, Molly Jones, Presleigh Cassidy, Laylynn Comar, Coach Emilee Hartzler, Kimberlyn Baysinger, Ava Cottom, and Jeremy Wilkey.
The third place Academic Super Bowl science team is pictured, in front from left: Presleigh Cassidy, Coach Cortney Passmore, and Harmony Tate. In the back: Ryder Stone and Jeremy Wilkey.
The fourth place Academic Super Bowl social studies team, from left: Maddie Selzer, Molly Jones, Kendall McCalister, and Hayden Parker.
