< RETURN TO GEORGIA ACADEMIC DECATHLON HOME Georgia Academic Decathlon GAD Showcase Speeches The students delivering their Prepared Speeches for the “Showcase” at the PAGE GAD Awards Banquet are not necessarily the Gold Medalists. Rather, these students received the highest score for their Prepared Speech. The overall Speech winners are determined by combining the Prepared Speech score with the Impromptu Speech score. (Click on the thumbnails below to view the videos.) 2017 Showcase Speeches Red Follett – 2017 Varsity Speech Showcase Alexandra Williams – 2017 Scholastic Speech Showcase Angad Joshi – 2017 Honor Speech Showcase 2015 Showcase Speeches Angel Cruz – 2015 Varsity Speech Showcase Kayla McKenzie – 2015 Scholastic Speech Showcase Samuel Won – 2015 Honor Speech Showcase 2014 Showcase Speeches Tiana De La Rosa – 2014 Varsity Speech Showcase Michael Amaya – 2014 Scholastic Speech Showcase Quang Tran – 2014 Honor Speech Showcase 2013 Showcase Speeches Paul Abulu – 2013 Varsity Prepared Speech Showcase Miller May – 2013 Scholastic Prepared Speech Showcase Vinisha Kalra – 2013 Honor Prepared Speech Showcase 2011 USAD Nationals Speech Showcase Destin Sisemore – 2011 USAD Nationals Speech Showcase < RETURN TO GEORGIA ACADEMIC DECATHLON HOME Back to Top CONTACT: Michelle Crawford GAD State Director mcrawford@pageinc.org 404-414-3041

< Back to GAD Home Georgia Academic Decathlon 2024 Medalists Social Science Varsity Gold Angelica Jones Elite Scholars Academy Clayton County Schools Melody Echere AR Johnson Magnet School Richmond County Schools Silver Robert Cornejo Westover High School Dougherty County Schools Anthony Reyes-Gonzalez Elite Scholars Academy Clayton County Schools Bronze JC Bush Columbus High School Muscogee County Schools Scholastic Gold Deborah Gadri Elite Scholars Academy Clayton County Schools Silver Adair Zhuo Westover High School Dougherty County Schools Bronze Kristina Nguyen Elite Scholars Academy Clayton County Schools Isaiah Brown BEST Academy Atlanta Public Schools Honor Gold Owen Steele Columbus High School Muscogee County Schools Silver Alonso Soto Lakeview Ft. Oglethorpe High School Catoosa County Schools Mariyo Mayette BEST Academy Atlanta Public Schools Bronze Walker Gallman Model High School Floyd County Schools Han Tran Elite Scholars Academy Clayton County Schools RETURN TO GEORGIA ACADEMIC DECATHLON HOME Back to Top CONTACT: Michelle Crawford GAD State Director mcrawford@pageinc.org 404-414-3041

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Serving members in Liberty, Long, McIntosh, and Wayne < Back Mary Ruth Ray Membership Services Representative maryruth@pageinc.org Mary Ruth Ray from Glennville, Georgia, has been with PAGE since 1998 and has more than 30 years of experience in education. She began her service as a PAGE MSR in 2025. Mary Ruth is passionate about growing the teacher pipeline, which fuels her work with PAGE Future Georgia Educators (FGE). A former Tattnall County Teacher of the Year, she has served on the Southeastern Technical College Foundation Board of Directors and the Phi Delta Kappa International Board of Directors. Currently, she chairs the Tattnall County Board of Education. Mary Ruth and her husband, Chuck, love spending time on the coastal Georgia waters with their four children and five grandchildren.

Serving members in Appling, Bacon, Ben Hill, Bleckley, Coffee, Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Dublin City, Irwin, Jeff Davis, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Pulaski, Telfair, Treutlen, Turner, Twiggs, Washington, Wheeler, Wilcox, and Wilkinson < Back Laura Clements Membership Services Representatives lclements@pageinc.org Laura is a Tift County, Georgia native. She is a graduate of Tift County High School, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, and Brewton Parker College. Laura’s career as PAGE MSR began in 2013. She loves traversing her 23-county district, meeting and assisting PAGE Members. She currently lives in Fitzgerald with her husband and two sons. Laura is an active Hurricanes Baseball Booster and past PTO President. She enjoys traveling, rooting for the Braves, and watching her children play sports.

< Back to GAD Home Georgia Academic Decathlon Elite Scholars Academy Finishes Sixth in Its Division, Georgia Academic Decathletes Earn Medals at USAD National Competition Once teams compete at PAGE Georgia Academic Decathlon, it's not the end of competition for many of the students. They're off to United States Academic Decathlon® (USAD) Nationals! Georgia’s champ, Clayton County's Elite Scholars Academy , led the state delegation at nationals, finishing sixth in their division and bringing eight National medals home. In total, Georgia earned 13 medals at the 2023 national competition. The USAD national competition is divided into divisions by school size and by in-person and online formats. Elite Scholars Academy and Columbus High School (Muscogee County) represented Georgia at the in-person event in Frisco, Texas. Georgia's online entrants were: Carroll County's Villa Rica High School (large school) Catoosa County's Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School (medium school) Floyd County's Armuchee High School (small school) The individual medalists from Georgia were: Varsity Gabby Bankston Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School BRONZE - Mathematics Angelica Jones Elite Scholars Academy BRONZE – Art GOLD – Music Kayla Sheriffe Elite Scholars Academy SILVER – Music SILVER – Interview Grayson White Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School BRONZE - Mathematics Kaili Wheeler Armuchee High School SILVER - Essay Scholastic Tate Burnham Armuchee High School (Floyd County) BRONZE - Literature Adrainne Moore Columbus High School SILVER – Interview Honor Reyli Olivo Elite Scholars Academy BRONZE – Essay Delaney Reese Elite Scholars Academy BRONZE – Interview BRONZE – Music GOLD – Art Charlotte Young Columbus High School (Muscogee County) SILVER – Speech Click here for complete 2023 USAD National Results. Click here for results from the 2023 GAD state competition. RETURN TO GEORGIA ACADEMIC DECATHLON HOME Back to Top CONTACT: Michelle Crawford GAD State Director mcrawford@pageinc.org 404-414-3041

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< Back to GAD Home Georgia Academic Decathlon Round 2 Scores 2023-24 Round 2 Scores The below teams participated in this year’s Round 2 Competition. These scores only include the 7 objective tests. + State Competition Participant * Missing one student’s scores. ** Missing multiple students or tests. No score to report. +Clayton Elite Scholars Academy 26,197 +Muscogee A Columbus 18,985 +Richmond A AR Johnson 16,243 +Dougherty A Westover 15,758 +Floyd A Armuchee 15,698 +Atlanta A North Atlanta 15,300 +Floyd B Model 15,277 +Muscogee B Shaw 14,949 +Richmond B Davidson 14,874 +Richmond C Hephzibah 14,114 +Dougherty B Dougherty 13,890 +Richmond D Academy of Richmond 13,875 +Atlanta B Therrell 13,386 +Atlanta C BEST Academy 13,113 Dougherty Monroe 13,074 Atlanta Jackson 13,071 Muscogee Northside *12,881 Floyd Coosa 12,660 Muscogee Spencer 12,491 Richmond Glenn Hills 12,346 Richmond Richmond Co Tech 12,171 Richmond Laney 11,800 Floyd Pepperell 11,762 Muscogee Hardaway *11,266 +GISA Holy Innocents' *11,260 Muscogee Carver * 9,810 Muscogee Kendrick * 8,140 Atlanta Washington **5,600 +Colquitt Colquitt ** +Catoosa Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe ** RETURN TO GEORGIA ACADEMIC DECATHLON HOME Back to Top CONTACT: Michelle Crawford GAD State Director mcrawford@pageinc.org 404-414-3041

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< Back to GAD Home Georgia Academic Decathlon GAD Volunteer Information Volunteer for the 39th Annual GAD State Competition! February 21-22, 2025 Kennesaw State University Two hundred volunteers are needed to serve as proctors for Testing and Super Quiz, and as judges for Speech and Interview. Testing proctors monitor students during the event on Friday evening. Judges serve in groups of two or three for Speech and Interview presentations on Saturday morning. Super Quiz proctors monitor students during the course of the collaborative Super Quiz on Saturday afternoon. Training sessions are conducted on site prior to the competition. All events are located at Kennesaw State University. Maps to the competition site will be provided to all judges and proctors who sign up. Additional information about the events can be found by clicking the button for each event below. Schedule Friday, Feb 21, 2025 Testing Proctor Description - Testing Proctors monitor decathletes during the course of the testing event on Friday afternoon/evening. 2:30 - 8 p.m. Testing Proctor training and testing event. Dinner will be provided. Saturday morning, Feb 22, 2025 Judge & Timer Descriptions Interview judges should have strong interpersonal skills and relate well to high school students. A background or interest in interviewing would also be a desirable skill for this volunteer position. Speech judges should have good listening skills, be able to effectively assess communication, and relate well to high school students. Speech timers work in conjunction with the Speech Judges to time and record competitors’ speeches. 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. Speech and Interview judges and Timers training and Speech and Interview events ( concurrent ) Saturday afternoon, Feb 22, 2025 Super Quiz Proctor Description - Super Quiz proctors monitor decathletes during the course of the Super Quiz event. 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Super Quiz proctor training, and Super Quiz event. NOTE: HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS CANNOT BE JUDGES, TIMERS, AND/OR PROCTORS Volunteer Now! Volunteer to assist with one or more of these opportunities now! Your help is appreciated! Please contact the PAGE GAD Volunteer Coordinator, Dee Rule at 678-938-9593 or drule2@kennesaw.edu if you have questions. Save the date for this year’s state competition – February 21-22, 2025! Special thanks to our partner, Kennesaw State University , for hosting the PAGE GAD Fall Workshop and the PAGE GAD State Competition! Click here to fill out the Volunteer form. RETURN TO GEORGIA ACADEMIC DECATHLON HOME Back to Top CONTACT: Michelle Crawford GAD State Director mcrawford@pageinc.org 404-414-3041

Serving members in Burke, Clarke, Columbia, Elbert, Glascock, Greene, Hancock, Jefferson, Lincoln, McDuffie, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Richmond, Taliaferro, Warren, and Wilkes < Back Kathy Arena Membership Services Representative karena@pageinc.org Kathy has served PAGE members since 2014, dedicating her time and talents to members within 16 school systems and the College of Education at Augusta University. She is a graduate of Evans High School and Augusta College where she earned her Education Specialist degree in Early Childhood Education. Kathy is married and has two children. She is a resident of Evans, Georgia in the Central Savannah River Area. She is an avid reader and animal lover. Kathy and her husband John enjoy traveling and being grandparents.

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