State Winner and Finalists 2024-2025
On January 25, 2025, the top twenty-one Regional Academic Bowl teams competed at Georgia College to determine the PAGE Academic Bowl for Middle Grades State Champion. Here are the eight finalists.
State Champion

Riverwatch Middle School – Forsyth County
Second Place

David T Howard Middle School – Atlanta Public Schools
Third Place

Beacon Hill Middle School – Decatur City
Fourth Place

River Trail Middle School – Fulton County
Fifth Place

Richards Middle School – Muscogee County
Sixth Place

North Gwinnett Middle School – Gwinnett County
Seventh Place

Stallings Island Middle School – Columbia County
Eighth Place

Lost Mountain Middle School – Cobb County
The final rankings for the 9th through 21st place State Championship teams are below.
9th place - Bonaire | 10th place - Westminster |
11th place - Creekland | 12th place - Durham |
13th place - Brookstone | 14th place - Greenbrier |
15th place - Chamblee | 16th place - Mount de Sales |
17th place - Stratford | 18th place - Jefferson |
19th place - Perry | 20th place - Robert Cross |
21st place - Madison County |
Region Winners 2024-2025
(Winners are listed by region in alphabetical order.)
Region 1 Winners
Host: Rebecca Forester, Durham Middle School
Durham Middle School, Cobb County Schools
Coaches: Rebecca Forester, Whitney Morris, Maria Levreault, Stacy Holland
Lost Mountain Middle School, Cobb County Schools
Coach: Jennifer Dawson
Region 2 Winners
Host: Eric Norris, Creekland Middle School
Creekland Middle School, Cherokee County Schools
Coaches: Eric Norris, Rob Moore, Carrie McKinney
The Westminster Schools, Fulton Independent School
Coaches: Jon Hathorn, Robert Cochran
Region 3 Winners
Host: Scott Johnson, North Gwinnett Middle School
River Trail Middle School, Fulton County Schools
Coaches: Kassie Dooley-Smith, Carolyn Kucia
Riverwatch Middle School, Forsyth County Schools
Coach: Ann Hicks
Region 4 Winners
Host: Scott Johnson, North Gwinnett Middle School
Chamblee Middle School, DeKalb County Schools
Coach: Kerry Baxter
North Gwinnett Middle School, Gwinnett County Schools
Coaches: Laura Jopling, Scott Johnson
Region 5 Winners
Host: Anhvu Tran, Jean Childs Young Middle School
Beacon Hill Middle School, Decatur City Schools
Coaches: Elizabeth Williams, Micah Lewin
David T. Howard Middle School, Atlanta Public Schools
Coach: Jessica Hughes
Region 6 Winners
Host: Penny Miller, Oglethorpe County Middle School
Jefferson Middle School, Jefferson City Schools
Coach: Lindy Pals
Madison County Middle School, Madison County Schools
Coaches: Theresa Cruce, Karen McCannon
Region 7 Winners
Host: Deborah Hundt, Stallings Island Middle School
Greenbrier Middle School, Columbia County Schools
Coaches: Catherine Tench, Nichole Goldner
Stallings Island Middle School, Columbia County Schools
Coach: Deborah Hundt
Region 8 Winners
Host: Sam Peavy, Georgia Southwestern State University
Brookstone School, Muscogee Independent
Coaches: Carmen Owens, Sarah Meyer Von Bremen
Richards Middle School, Muscogee County Schools
Coach: Andrea Bingham
Region 9 Winners
Host: Laura Sanders, West Laurens Middle School
Mount de Sales Academy, Bibb Independent School
Coach: Keith Bartlett
Stratford Academy, Bibb Independent School
Coaches: Michelle Fleming, Dana Griffin
Region 10 Winners
Host: Laura Sanders, West Laurens Middle School
Bonaire Middle School, Houston County Schools
Coaches: Dianne James, Jalanda Goff
Perry Middle School, Houston County Schools
Coaches: Faith Terry, Sherry Akin
Region 11 Winners
Hosts: Dominique Riggins, Mandy Dozier, Robert Cross Middle Magnet
Robert Cross Middle Magnet, Dougherty County Schools
Coaches: Mandy Dozier, Dominique Riggins, Holly Strickland, Sajida Batool
Willie J. Williams Middle School, Colquitt County Schools
Coach: Drew Davis
Region 12 Winners
Host: Misty Eastlake, Long County Middle School
Savannah Country Day School, Independent, Chatham County
Coaches: Sarah Kovensky, Laura Lynne Powers
Southeast Bulloch Middle School, Bulloch County Schools
Coaches: Brandon Poole, Missy Beck
Hear from one of the 2023-24 River Trail team members about his experience at the 2024 PAGE Academic Bowl for Middle Grades State Championship.