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

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.

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.