State Winners 2022
On January 22, 2022, the top nineteen 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
The Westminster Schools – Fulton Independent School
Second Place
Chamblee Middle School – DeKalb County
Third Place
South Forsyth Middle School – Forsyth County
Fourth Place
Riverwatch Middle School – Forsyth County
Fifth Place
North Gwinnett Middle School – Gwinnett County
Sixth Place
The Paideia School – DeKalb Independent School
Seventh Place
Perry Middle School – Houston County
Eighth Place
David T. Howard Middle School – Atlanta Public Schools
The final rankings for the 9th through 19th place State Championship teams are below.
Academic Bowl State Rankings 9-19
| Place | School | Place | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9th | Stallings Island Middle School | 10th | North Hall Middle School |
| 11th | Blackmon Road Middle School | 12th | Creekland Middle School |
| 13th | Bonaire Middle School | 14th | Richards Middle School |
| 15th | Piney Grove Middle School | 16th | Feagin Mill Middle School |
| 17th | Hopewell Middle School | 18th | Brookwood School |
| 19th | Harvester Christian Academy |
Region Winners 2021-2022
This year’s competition included only six regions. Twenty-four teams (top two teams per division) have been invited to participate in the PAGE Academic Bowl for Middle Grades State Championship on January 22, 2022. (Winners are listed by region in alphabetical order.)
Region 1 Winners
Host: Scott Fowler, River Trail Middle School
Hopewell Middle School, Fulton County Schools
Coach: Erin Bolling
Piney Grove Middle School, Forsyth County Schools
Coaches: Jime Wiles, Elizabeth Bickford, Vince Wynn
River Trail Middle School, Fulton County Schools
Coaches: Stuart Lyle, Alexandra Schoessler, Susan Delong
Riverwatch Middle School, Forsyth County Schools
Coach: Ann Hicks
South Forsyth Middle School, Forsyth County Schools
Coaches: Ashley Calloway, Stephanie Chanoski
The Westminster Schools, Independent, Fulton County
Coaches: Jon Hathorn, Robert Cochran
Region 2 Winners
Host: Scott Johnson, North Gwinnett Middle School
Chamblee Middle School, DeKalb County Schools
Coach: Cathy Hirsch
Creekland Middle School, Cherokee County Schools
Coach: Eric Norris
David T. Howard Middle School, Atlanta Public Schools
Coaches: Jessica Hughes, Abbi Hurt
North Gwinnett Middle School, Gwinnett County Schools
Coaches: Scott Johnson, Scott Kim
North Hall Middle School, Hall County Schools
Coaches: Lori McBride, Nathan Watson
The Paideia School, Independent, DeKalb County
Coaches: Wilson York, Rand Wise
Region 3 Winners
Host: Deborah Hundt, Stallings Island Middle School
Oglethorpe County Middle School, Oglethorpe County Schools
Coach: Penny Miller
Stallings Island Middle School, Columbia County Schools
Coach: Deborah Hundt
Region 4 Winners
Host: Heather Davison, Lamar County Middle School
Bonaire Middle School, Houston County Schools
Coaches: Mary Ellen Stuart, Jalanda Goff. Dianne James
Feagin Mill Middle School, Houston County Schools
Coaches: Paula Peavy, Julie Folse, Julie Ash
Harvester Christian Academy, Independent, Douglas County
Coach: Meghan Williams
Perry Middle School, Houston County Schools
Coaches: Faith Terry, Sherry Akin
Region 5 Winners
Host: Sam Peavy, Georgia Southwestern State University
Blackmon Road Middle School, Muscogee County Schools
Coaches: Alicia Allen, Stacy Jenkins
Brookstone School, Independent, Muscogee County
Coaches: Maggie Shehane, Kristopher Maguire
Brookwood School, Independent, Thomas County
Coach: Amanda Hanke
Richards Middle School, Muscogee County Schools
Coach: Andrea Bingham
Region 6 Winners
Host: Misty Eastlake, Bradwell Institute
Appling County Middle School, Appling County Schools
Coach: Kayla Thomas
Savannah Country Day School, Independent, Chatham County
Coaches: Sarah Kovensky, Laura Lynne Powers