At the 7th Annual The Herald Bulletin Sports Awards, Pendleton Heights earned Program of the Year for the second consecutive year and for the 3rd time in the seven-year awards show history, which started in 2018. "This is a special award because it doesn't celebrate individuals. It is a program wide award and should be celebrated by the athletic department staff, the coaches, managers, trainers, the student-athletes, and our community who continue to support us. This one belongs to all Arabians," Chad Smith, Pendleton Heights Athletic Director said. During the school year, programs earn points based on Madison County and post season tournament success. The Arabians were led by Ava Jarrell who was the 3200 M Run State Champion as well as a cross country state finals competitor. The Arabians earned individual points from Jay Covington in wrestling and Ryan Davis in boys golf for qualifying for the IHSAA State Finals. Maddie Marsh was a state champion in girls wrestling but her points did not count towards the total due to girls wrestling not being an official IHSAA sport until this upcoming year. To go along with the IHSAA tournament success, the Arabians claimed Madison County championships in boys and girls golf, volleyball, boys and girls cross country, wrestling, baseball, and girls track. Smith continued, "I feel like the landscape in education based athletics has changed drastically and will continue to do so over the coming years. I'm proud of everyone involved with Pendleton Heights Athletics because we don't make excuses, we just have a bunch of people that collectively work their tails off despite the challenges that have come our way."