State Winner and Finalists 2025-2026

On March 28, 2026 (after being rescheduled twice because of weather!), the top twenty-two Regional Academic Bowl teams competed at Georgia College to determine the PAGE Academic Bowl for Middle Grades State Champion.  Here are the eight finalists. (Click here for the press release.)

State Champion

Riverwatch Middle School – Forsyth County

Second Place

River Trail Middle School – Fulton County

Third Place

South Forsyth Middle School – Forsyth County

Fourth Place

Lost Mountain Middle School – Cobb County

Fifth Place

The Westminster Schools – Fulton County Independent

Sixth Place

Stallings Island Middle School – Columbia County

Seventh Place

Richards Middle School – Muscogee County

Eighth Place

Autrey Mill Middle School – Fulton County

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The final rankings for the 9th through 22nd place State Championship teams are below.

Region Winners 2025-2026

(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

Lost Mountain Middle School, Cobb County Schools

Coach: Jennifer Dawson

Region 2 Winners

Host: Eric Norris, Creekland Middle School

Dean Rusk Middle School, Cherokee County Schools

Coaches: Courtney Jasman, Kim Dye

The Westminster Schools, Fulton Independent School

Coaches: Jon Hathorn, Robert Cochran

Region 3 Winners

Host: Scott Johnson, North Gwinnett Middle School

Autrey Mill Middle School, Fulton County Schools

Coaches: Autumn Scott, Gabrielle Puckett

River Trail Middle School, Fulton County Schools

Coaches: Kassie Dooley-Smith, Amanda Singletary, Grace Hernandez

Region 4 Winners

Host: Scott Johnson, North Gwinnett Middle School

Riverwatch Middle School, Forsyth County Schools

Coaches: Ann Hicks, Laura Jopling

South Forsyth Middle School, Forsyth County Schools

Coach: Stephanie Chanoski

Region 5 Winners

Host: Anhvu Tran, Jean Childs Young Middle School

DT Howard Middle School, Atlanta Public Schools

Coach: Jessica Hughes

Martin Luther King Middle School, Atlanta Public Schools

Coach: Tarana Ramey

Region 6 Winners

Host: Robin Richards, Commerce High School

Jefferson Middle School, Jefferson City Schools

Coach: Lindy Pals

Youth Middle School, Walton County Schools

Coach: Jeff Morgan

Region 7 Winners

Host: Deborah Hundt, Stallings Island Middle School

Lakeside Middle School, Columbia County Schools

Coach: Timothy Hunter

Stallings Island Middle School, Columbia County Schools

Coaches: Elizabeth Ngo, Deborah Hundt

Region 8 Winners

Host: Julie Ash, Feagin Mill Middle School

Stratford Academy, Bibb Independent

Coaches: Dana Griffin, Anslie Fields

Mount de Sales Academy, Bibb Independent

Coach: Keith Bartlett

Region 9 Winners

Host: Sam Peavy, Georgia Southwestern State University

Rainey-McCullers School of the Arts, Muscogee County Schools

Coach: Zachary Brundidge

Richards Middle School, Muscogee County Schools

Coach: Andrea Bingham

Region 10 Winners

Host: Julie Ash, Feagin Mill Middle School

Bonaire Middle School, Houston County Schools

Coaches: William Cooper, Dianne James

Mossy Creek Middle School, Houston County Schools

Coaches: Carol Kohn, Michelle Starley

Region 11 Winners

Host: Mandy Dozier, Robert Cross Middle Magnet

Brookwood School, Thomas Independent

Coach: Amanda Hanke

Robert Cross Middle Magnet, Dougherty County Schools

Coaches: Mandy Dozier, Holly Strickland

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.