State Winner and Finalists 2023-2024
On January 20, 2024, the top twenty-four 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
River Trail Middle School – Fulton County
Second Place
Riverwatch Middle School – Forsyth County
Third Place
David T Howard Middle School – Atlanta Public Schools
Fourth Place
North Gwinnett Middle School – Gwinnett County
Fifth Place
Richards Middle School – Muscogee County
Sixth Place
Lost Mountain Middle School – Cobb County
Seventh Place
Five Forks Middle School – Gwinnett County
Eighth Place
Bonaire Middle School – Houston County
The final rankings for the 9th through 24th place State Championship teams are:
9 -South Forsyth
10 – Stallings Island
11 – Druid Hills
12 – Westminster
13 – Stratford
14 (tie) – Creekland & Savannah Country Day
16 – Brookstone
17 – Malcom Bridge
18 – Durham
19 – Williams
20 – ET Booth
21 – SE Bulloch
22 – Evans
23 – Oglethorpe Co
24 – Brookwood
Hear from one of the River Trail team members about his experience at PAGE Academic Bowl for Middle Grades
Region Winners 2023-2024
(Winners are listed by region in alphabetical order.)
Region 1 Winners
Host: Catherine Paulsen, P.B. Ritch Middle School
Durham Middle School, Cobb County Schools
Coaches: Rebecca Forester, Whitney Morris, Maria Levreault
Lost Mountain Middle School, Cobb County Schools
Coach: Jennifer Dawson, Amy Miller
Region 2 Winners
Host: Scott Fowler, River Trail Middle School
Creekland Middle School, Cherokee County Schools
Coaches: Eric Norris, Rob Moore, Carrie McKinney
E.T. Booth Middle School, Cherokee County Schools
Coaches: Abby Lett, Jessica Brennan
Region 3 Winners
Host: Scott Fowler, River Trail Middle School
River Trail Middle School, Fulton County Schools
Coach: Scott Fowler
The Westminster Schools, Independent, Fulton County
Coaches: Jon Hathorn, Robert Cochran
Region 4 Winners
Host: Scott Johnson, North Gwinnett Middle School
Five Forks Middle School, Gwinnett County Schools
Coach: Bill Cate
North Gwinnett Middle School, Gwinnett County Schools
Coaches: Laura Jopling, Scott Johnson
Region 5 Winners
Host: Scott Johnson, North Gwinnett Middle School
David T. Howard Middle School, Atlanta Public Schools
Coaches: Jessica Hughes, Abbi Hurt, Colin Heydt
Druid Hills Middle School, DeKalb County Schools
Coach: Anthea Hammond
Region 6 Winners
Host: Scott Johnson, North Gwinnett Middle School
Riverwatch Middle School, Forsyth County Schools
Coach: Ann Hicks
South Forsyth Middle School, Forsyth County Schools
Coach: Stephanie Chanoski
Region 7 Winners
Host: Robin Richards, Commerce High School
Oglethorpe County Middle School, Oglethorpe County Schools
Coaches: Penny Miller, Chad Galloway
Malcom Bridge Middle School, Oconee County Schools
Coach: Eric Shirmer
Region 8 Winners
Host: Sam Peavy, Georgia Southwestern State University
Brookstone School, Muscogee Independent
Coach: Adam Anthony
Richards Middle School, Muscogee County Schools
Coach: Andrea Bingham
Region 9 Winners
Host: Laura Sanders, West Laurens Middle School
Bonaire Middle School, Houston County Schools
Coaches: Dianne James, Jalanda Goff
Stratford Academy, Independent, Bibb County
Coaches: Michelle Fleming, Dana Griffin, Patrick Snead
Region 10 Winners
Host: Deborah Hundt, Stallings Island Middle School
Evans Middle School, Columbia County Schools
Coach: Jennifer Gurley
Stallings Island Middle School, Columbia County Schools
Coach: Deborah Hundt
Region 11 Winners
Host: Terry Bennett, Miller County Middle/High School
Brookwood School, Thomas Independent
Coaches: Amanda Hanke, Brittany Moore
Willie J. Williams Middle School, Colquitt County Schools
Coaches: Drew Davis, Ariel Whitaker
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
Coach: Brandon Poole