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.

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.