Indiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Indiana HCR7: Congratulating the New Palestine High School football team on winning the 2025 Indiana High School Athletic Association Class 5A state championship.
Status: Passed both chambers, January 13, 2026
What the bill says
A concurrent resolution congratulating the New Palestine High School football team on winning the 2025 Indiana High School Athletic Association Class 5A state championship. Lawson , read first time and referred to Committee on 2026 RC 2509/DI hf Introduced Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION No. _____ A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION congratulating the New Palestine High School football team on winning the 2025 Indiana High School Athletic Association Class 5A state championship.
From the introduced text:
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION congratulating the New Palestine High School football team on winning the 2025 Indiana High School Athletic Association Class 5A state championship. Lawson , read first time and referred to Committee on 2026 RC 2509/DI hf Introduced Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION No. _____ A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION congratulating the New Palestine High School football team on winning the 2025 Indiana High School Athletic Association Class 5A state championship. Whereas, On November 28, 2025, the New Palestine High School football team concluded its season at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, securing its fifth Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA); Whereas, Under the leadership of Head Coach Kyle Ralph, with a perfect season record of 14-0, and with 28 consecutive wins, the New Palestine Dragons, ranked first overall in Class 5A, advanced to the state championship game against Merrillville High School; Whereas, New Palestine Dragons earned their place in the state championship by defeating Plainfield High School, Cathedral High School, East Central High School, and Bloomington High School South; Whereas, Junior Josh Ranes proved instrumental to New Palestine's success, recording four tackles half a sack, an interception, yards rushing, and scoring two touchdowns, including a critical 24-yard run on third-and-nine to take a 2317 lead in the 4th quarter; Whereas, Junior Jacob Davis provided …