GAD

PAGE Georgia Academic Decathlon (GAD)

Academic Decathlon®, United States Academic Decathlon®, U.S. Academic Decathlon®, USAD, Super Quiz™, and the USAD logo are trademarks and service marks of The United States Academic Decathlon® Association and are used under license. Congratulations...
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Record-Tying Win for Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe

RECORD-TYING WIN FOR CATOOSA COUNTY’S LAKEVIEW-FORT OGLETHORPE AS 2018 PAGE GEORGIA ACADEMIC DECATHLON STATE CHAMPION Click here for a printable press release. Catoosa County’s Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School, coached by Lisa Beck, Ian Beck and...
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About . . . GAD

The PAGE Georgia Academic Decathlon, which began in 1987, focuses on the importance of developing well-rounded individuals and provides an antidote to intellectual apathy and underachievement. This program provides incentive for average students, underachieving...
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GAD Coaches’ Manual

The Coaches Manual is being revised for the 2021-22 school year. Please remember that this year’s GPA calculations are to ONLY include the 2020-21 Fall/Spring/Summer semesters. If you have ANY questions about how to calculate your students’...
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GAD Curriculum

ATTENTION USAD PARTICIPANTS: The U.S. Academic Decathlon® is excited to announce that the overall curricular theme for 2022–2023 will be The American Revolution and the New Nation. Following is some general information on the topics in each of the...
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GAD Dates and Registration

2022-2023 Calendar (tentative) September 2 – GAD Fall Workshop @ KSU Center October 7 – GAD Staff Competition Coordinators’ planning meeting October 15 – Season Registration Deadline November 3-12 – Scrimmage Test (Round...
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GAD as an Elective Course

High schools and/or school districts wishing to offer the decathlon curriculum in an academic elective course can do so through courses approved by the Georgia Board of Education. These courses are listed in Rule 160-4-2-.03. A review of this rule and...
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GAD Fall Workshop

2022 Fall Workshop Every year the PAGE Georgia Academic Decathlon holds a Fall Workshop to kick off the decathlon season. The workshop is designed to provide information on the program and insights into the year’s curriculum for GAD Coaches, Coordinators...
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GAD Frequently Asked Questions

      Q: Is it OK to offer Academic Decathlon as a class? A: Several Georgia schools do and have very successfully offered the decathlon curriculum as an elective course in the last few years. The number of schools offering the curriculum as an elective...
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GAD Forms

Fall Workshop Forms (due by August 22) Registration information regarding the PAGE GAD Fall Workshop is now available on the Fall Workshop page.  District Season Registration Forms (due by October 15) The Season Registration form must be submitted to...
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