< Back to GAD Home Georgia Academic Decathlon 2024 Medalists Music Varsity Gold Angelica Jones Elite Scholars Academy Clayton County Schools Silver Evyn Laing Elite Scholars Academy Clayton County Schools Melody Echere AR Johnson Magnet School Richmond County Schools Bronze Cooper Holihan North Atlanta High School Atlanta Public Schools Logan Hunton Armuchee High School Floyd County Schools Scholastic Gold Kristina Nguyen Elite Scholars Academy Clayton County Schools Silver Deborah Gadri Elite Scholars Academy Clayton County Schools Bronze Kaili Wheeler Armuchee High School Floyd County Schools Honor Gold Tony Doan Elite Scholars Academy Clayton County Schools Silver Delaney Reese Elite Scholars Academy Clayton County Schools Bronze Walker Gallman Model High School Floyd County Schools Owen Steele Columbus High School Muscogee County Schools Han Tran Elite Scholars Academy Clayton County Schools Mariyo Mayette BEST Academy Atlanta Public Schools RETURN TO GEORGIA ACADEMIC DECATHLON HOME Back to Top CONTACT: Michelle Crawford GAD State Director mcrawford@pageinc.org 404-414-3041

2024 STAR Region Winners STAR Region 1 Grayson Sneed STAR STUDENT Mr. Billy Singletary STAR TEACHER Whitfield County Coahulla Creek High School Kiwanis Club of Dalton STAR Region 3A Pranaya Balaji STAR STUDENT Mr. Joe League STAR TEACHER Cobb County George Walton High School Metro Marietta Kiwanis Club STAR Region 3A Andrew David Fang STAR STUDENT Mr. Doug Wolfe STAR TEACHER Cobb County George Walton High School Metro Marietta Kiwanis Club STAR Region 3A Omer Mustafa Inan STAR STUDENT Mrs. Tamara Hollingsworth STAR TEACHER Cobb County George Walton High School Metro Marietta Kiwanis Club STAR Region 3A Parv Mahajan STAR STUDENT Ms. Julia Rachkovskiy STAR TEACHER Gwinnett County Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology Partnership Gwinnett STAR Region 3A Kinley Michelle Sikes STAR STUDENT Mr. Jason Hardin STAR TEACHER Cherokee County Creekview High School Canton Lions Club STAR Region 3A Jillian Vacha STAR STUDENT Mrs. Andrea Boyce STAR TEACHER Gwinnett County North Gwinnett High School Partnership Gwinnett STAR Region 3A Henry Yu STAR STUDENT Mr. Kent Ames STAR TEACHER Forsyth County South Forsyth High School Cumming Kiwanis Club STAR Region 3B Rush William Maples STAR STUDENT Ms. Christie Leanza STAR TEACHER Fayette County Starr's Mill High School Kiwanis Club of Fayette County STAR Region 5 Raymond Yao STAR STUDENT Mrs. Storie Atkins STAR TEACHER Muscogee County Columbus High School Rotary Club of Columbus STAR Region 6 William Steinfeld STAR STUDENT Mrs. Alisha Rochon STAR TEACHER Baldwin County Georgia Military College High School Milledgeville-Baldwin County Chamber of Commerce STAR Region 8 Emiline Wayde Baxter STAR STUDENT Mr. AJ Goldman STAR TEACHER Chatham County Savannah Country Day School Kiwanis Club of Savannah STAR Region 9 Evan Jacob Ariail STAR STUDENT Mr. Charles Gammel STAR TEACHER Thomasville City Thomasville High School Kiwanis Club of Thomasville STAR Region 11 Cody Bryan Page STAR STUDENT Mr. Jess Coleman STAR TEACHER Ware County Ware County High School Waycross-Ware County Chamber of Commerce STAR Region 2 Yumeng He STAR STUDENT Mrs. Nicole Ager STAR TEACHER Rabun County Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School Rabun County Chamber of Commerce / Forward Rabun, Inc. STAR Region 3A Katherine Taylor Carter STAR STUDENT Ms. Alissa Jean STAR TEACHER Cobb County Wheeler High School Metro Marietta Kiwanis Club STAR Region 3A Sebastian Flores STAR STUDENT Ms. Caitlen Stovall STAR TEACHER Forsyth County Denmark High School Cumming Kiwanis Club STAR Region 3A Gordon Lichtstein STAR STUDENT Mr. Henry Tsay STAR TEACHER Decatur City Decatur High School Decatur Rotary Club STAR Region 3A Kyan Nguyen STAR STUDENT Mr. Paul Chance STAR TEACHER Cobb County Wheeler High School Metro Marietta Kiwanis Club STAR Region 3A Alexander Thomas STAR STUDENT Mr. Brad Davis STAR TEACHER Forsyth County Alliance Academy for Innovation Cumming Kiwanis Club STAR Region 3A Jillian Sara Yoder STAR STUDENT Mr. Elliott Reid STAR TEACHER Atlanta City North Atlanta High School Kiwanis Club of Atlanta, Inc. STAR Region 3A Hudson Zhou STAR STUDENT Ms. Saru Bhardwaj STAR TEACHER Forsyth County Lambert High School Cumming Kiwanis Club STAR Region 4 John Nesbit STAR STUDENT Mr. Jake Forrester STAR TEACHER Oconee County Oconee County High School Oconee County Chamber of Commerce STAR Region 6 Shiva Kevin Soundappan STAR STUDENT Mr. Daryl Leslie STAR TEACHER Houston County Houston County High School Perry Area Chamber of Commerce STAR Region 7 Samuel Joseph Hobbs STAR STUDENT Mr. Steven Hahn STAR TEACHER Columbia County Evans High School Harlem Woman's Club STAR Region 8 Eli Compton STAR STUDENT Mrs. Ashley Thompson STAR TEACHER Bulloch County Statesboro High School Bulloch County Foundation STAR Region 10 James Lanford Scott STAR STUDENT Mr. Jonathan Payne STAR TEACHER Lowndes County Lowndes High School Azalea City Civic Club

Learn More About PAGE STAR. < Back to STAR Home Student Teacher Academic Recognition (STAR) STAR Regions By School System System/Region System/Region System/Region System/Region Appling 11 Atkinson 10 Bacon 11 Baker 9 Baldwin 6 Banks 4 Barrow 4 Bartow 1 Ben Hill 10 Berrien 10 Bibb 6 Bleckley 6 Brantley 11 Brooks 10 Bryan 8 Bulloch 8 Burke 7 Butts 3B Calhoun 9 Camden 11 Candler 8 Carroll 1 Catoosa 1 Charlton 11 Chatham 8 Chattahoochee 5 Chattooga 1 Cherokee 3A Clarke 4 Clay 9 Clayton 3B Clinch 10 Cobb 3A Coffee 10 Colquitt 9 Columbia 7 Cook 10 Coweta 3B Crawford 6 Crisp 6 Dade 1 Dawson 2 Decatur 9 DeKalb 3A Dodge 6 Dooly 6 Dougherty 9 Douglas 3B Early 9 Echols 10 Effingham 8 Elbert 4 Emanuel 8 Evans 8 Fannin 2 Fayette 3B Floyd 1 Forsyth 3A Franklin 4 Fulton 3A Gilmer 2 Glascock 7 Glynn 11 Gordon 1 Grady 9 Greene 4 Griffin-Spalding 3B Gwinnett 3A Habersham 2 Hall 2 Hancock 7 Haralson 1 Harris 5 Hart 4 Heard 1 Henry 3B Houston 6 Irwin 10 Jackson 4 Jasper 6 Jeff Davis 11 Jefferson 7 Jenkins 7 Johnson 7 Jones 6 Lamar 3B Lanier 10 Laurens 6 Lee 9 Liberty 8 Lincoln 7 Long 8 Lowndes 10 Lumpkin 2 Macon 6 Madison 4 Marion 5 McDuffie 7 McIntosh 11 Meriwether 5 Miller 9 Mitchell 9 Monroe 6 Montgomery 8 Morgan 4 Murray 1 Muscogee 5 Newton 4 Oconee 4 Oglethorpe 4 Paulding 1 Peach 6 Pickens 2 Pierce 11 Pike 3B Polk 1 Pulaski 6 Putnam 6 Quitman 9 Rabun 2 Randolph 9 Richmond 7 Rockdale 3B Schley 5 Screven 8 Seminole 9 Stephens 2 Stewart 9 Sumter 9 Talbot 5 Taliaferro 7 Tattnall 8 Taylor 5 Telfair 10 Terrell 9 Thomas 9 Thomaston-Upson 5 Tift 10 Toombs 8 Towns 2 Treutlen 8 Troup 5 Turner 10 Twiggs 6 Union 2 Walker 1 Walton 4 Ware 11 Warren 7 Washington 7 Wayne 11 Webster 5 Wheeler 8 White 2 Whitfield 1 Wilcox 6 Wilkes 7 Wilkinson 6 Worth 9 City Systems/Region Atlanta City 3A Bremen City 1 Buford City 3A Calhoun City 1 Carrollton City 1 Cartersville City 1 Chickamauga City 1 Commerce City 4 Dalton City 1 Decatur City 3A Dublin City 6 Gainesville City 2 Jefferson City 4 Marietta City 3A Pelham City 9 Rome City 1 Social Circle City 4 Thomasville City 9 Trion City 1 Valdosta City 10 Vidalia City 8 Other/Region Virtual School 3A RETURN TO STAR HOME Back to Top

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< RETURN TO GEORGIA ACADEMIC DECATHLON VOLUNTEER INFORMATION Georgia Academic Decathlon GAD Testing Proctor Volunteer Information Date: Friday, February 27, 2026 Time: 2 - 9 p.m. Location: Kennesaw State University The 2026 Testing Proctor Letter and additional details will be available here in February. Thank you for your interest in volunteering as a Testing Proctor for this year's 40th Annual PAGE Georgia Academic Decathlon State Competition! Testing proctor duties are simple, yet very important. Your responsibilities will include: Helping decathletes find their assigned seats Assisting with Wi-Fi and Testing Site login Monitoring decathletes as they test Alerting the Testing Coordinator of any issues There will be a short training session prior to competition. Dinner will be provided in the Commons during the testing event. We thank you for again for considering volunteering as a PAGE GAD Testing Proctor. Serving as a proctor is a simple but very important and fun way to make a difference in the lives of these high school students who have chosen to make academics a priority. Best regards, Kathy Rechsteiner GAD Testing Coordinator Return to the main GAD Volunteer page < RETURN TO GEORGIA ACADEMIC DECATHLON VOLUNTEER INFORMATION Back to Top CONTACT: Michelle Crawford GAD State Director mcrawford@pageinc.org 404-414-3041

Learn More About PAGE STAR. < Back to STAR Home Student Teacher Academic Recognition (STAR) STAR Timeline and Awards September 2, 2025 (immediately following Labor Day) High school counselors/STAR school contacts, principals and superintendents are provided with instructions for processing STAR Student nominations online, the STAR Manual, and the STAR Student Nomination Link. October 14, 2025 - Online STAR Student Nomination website open to receive nominations Please read the STAR Nomination and Declaration Procedures before submitting nominations to avoid problems with qualified nominees. November 8, 2025 - Last SAT TEST DATE for STAR November 21: Online and paper score reports will be available. December 5, 2025 - Nomination DEADLINE for both STAR Student and STAR Teacher It is imperative that the counselor review the STAR Announcement Procedure to ensure that the student is not told of his or her STAR status until the online process is completed and official confirmation is received online (immediately after input). If the school has not heard from the STAR office regarding a questionable nomination by January 1, the student and teacher submitted are the declared STAR Student and Teacher. December 15 – December 20, 2025 - NAMES OF WINNERS provided to the LOCAL SPONSORS ONLY The PAGE STAR office provides the names of the high school winners and system winners to local sponsors only . Certificates and list of Region Recognition Events are also provided to sponsors. Local sponsors contact high schools to set their local recognitions and announce STAR winners to the news media and community. January 1 – January 19, 2026 - Local Sponsors will contact counselors, students, and teachers regarding plans for the local recognitions January 20, 2026 - STAR Announcements (immediately following MLK Day) High school counselors may announce the names of their STAR Student and Teacher to the public if the local sponsor has not contacted them regarding plans to make an official announcement. Should a school need to announce the winner earlier than scheduled (example: Awards Day), the school should contact the local sponsor and arrange details. January 10 – February 20, 2026 - Local Recognitions February 20 is the last possible date to hold local recognitions due to the necessary lead-time needed for Region Chairs to organize region recognitions. February 20 – March 20, 2026 - Regional Recognitions March 20 is the last possible date to allow time for Region Winners to file biographical data required for the state competition. TBA - State PAGE STAR Competition and Banquet All STARs are invited to attend the STAR Banquet held in April. Awards and Scholarships High School Winners Guests of local sponsors at the local recognition events High school PAGE STAR winner certificates Special memento presented only to local winners who attend the State PAGE STAR Banquet School System Winners Guests of local sponsors at recognition events Scholarships/awards – optional for local sponsor (Several local sponsors present scholarships/awards to local STAR winners.) System PAGE STAR winner certificates Region Winners Guests of local sponsors at region recognition Region Winner certificates presented at region recognition Hand blown glass stars presented at State PAGE STAR Banquet Cash awards presented at region recognition State Winners & Runners-up Etched crystal award Cash scholarships and awards RETURN TO STAR HOME Back to Top

< TO GEORGIA ACADEMIC DECATHLON STATE WINNERS Georgia Academic Decathlon 2025 Medalists Speech *Speech Showcase Presenters Varsity Gold Anthony Reyes-Gonzalez * Elite Scholars Academy Clayton County Silver Luke Still Model High School Floyd County Bronze Morgan Herb North Atlanta High School Atlanta Public Schools Scholastic Gold Katie Krump * Columbus High School Muscogee County Silver Patrick Hearn Columbus High School Muscogee County Schools E'Lyies Williams Monroe Comp High School Dougherty County Bronze Tristian Patterson Columbus High School Muscogee County Honor Gold Kate George Holy Innocents' Episcopal School Georgia Independent School Association Silver Isaac Tucker * Armuchee High School Floyd County Bronze Joi Gonzalez North Atlanta High School Atlanta Public Schools Han Tran Elite Scholars Academy Clayton County < TO GEORGIA ACADEMIC DECATHLON STATE WINNERS 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 Info for Superintendents and Principals August 2024 Dear High School Principals and School District Superintendents: The Professional Association of Georgia Educators and members of the PAGE Georgia Academic Decathlon Advisory Board extend this invitation to your high school students, grades 9 through 12, to participate in the 2024-25 Season of the PAGE Georgia Academic Decathlon (GAD) program. This program is unique in that it provides an incentive for the average student as well as the academically talented student to become interested in intellectual activities, thereby, opening the door to academic achievement for all students. Academic Decathlon has been shown to help prepare students for college. Please see usad.org to see how the USAD curriculum correlates to the national common core curriculum and content standards. The curriculum this year, as each year, is exciting and rigorous. The curriculum theme for 2024-25 is “Our Changing Climate.” Linked here is an abbreviated copy of the curriculum outline and some additional information. Once again you have an opportunity to present a very exciting and challenging curriculum as well as the opportunity to develop writing, public speaking, and interview skills to the students of your high school(s) through this incredible program. In addition to the PAGE Georgia Academic Decathlon website (which you are currently viewing), we encourage you to visit the United States Academic Decathlon® (USAD) website ( www.usad.org ) to learn more about the program nationally. While on the PAGE GAD website, the navigation menu will allow you to navigate through all related pages. The “About” section has a link to a GAD promotional video as well as a video created by our parent organization, the United States Academic Decathlon. The decathlon curriculum makes a wonderful academic elective course. Offering the decathlon curriculum through an academic elective course would provide an opportunity for a class of students to be exposed to this challenging curriculum. We hope you will consider making this opportunity available to your students. The United States Academic Decathlon offers the opportunity for 6 schools to represent Georgia at national competition. The state champion and the next two highest scoring teams in different size divisions all earn the opportunity to go to nationals which will be in Des Moines, Iowa, May 1-3, 2025 (GAD registration does not cover this expense). Three other schools, one large, one medium, and one small, compete in an online national competition. Please review the information provided on our website and consider offering the Academic Decathlon program in your high school. The season participation fee is $200 per district. This fee covers the Fall Workshop for coaches and coordinators, mailings, some state competition costs (excluding travel and lodging) including participation in the Awards Banquet for your district’s winning team, awards, etc. The USAD basic curriculum package costs approximately $700 and is ordered directly from the national organization ( usad.org ). New schools may be eligible for a one time curriculum grant from USAD. Please notify us right away if your school wishes to apply for this grant. Additional expenses include a $50 online testing fee per school and a $100 State Competition fee for the teams who advance to State. Both of these fees are pass-through fees to cover additional National expenses. The deadline for your district to register for this season is October 15, but it’s important to begin studying earlier. The PAGE GAD Fall Workshop for coaches, decathletes, and district coordinators is scheduled for September 13th at Kennesaw State University’s KSU Center. There is no fee for coach(es) or other adults to attend. There is a $20 fee per student. Please encourage participation in this informative one-day workshop. If you are trying to learn about Academic Decathlon we encourage you to register for the Fall Workshop. “Bridge the Achievement Gap” Time and time again I hear stories from coaches, parents, and principals about how this program has made a difference in the study habits of students or had a positive affect on the academic performance of students. One such story was told me by the parents of one of the students participating on a decathlon team this school year. The parents told me that two years ago their son had a GPA below 2.4. After getting involved with decathlon their son’s GPA is now above 3.45. In just two years this young man who was turned off with school, had no desire to go to college, and did not think of himself of having any academic ability is now excited about learning and plans to attend college after his graduation this month. They credit this change to his participating in decathlon and the study tips his coach and team members taught him. I encourage you to think about decathlon as a possible way to “bridge the achievement gap” for some of those underachieving students in your school. This program is not just for high performing students. It includes those students who have below average GPAs. If you have any questions, please contact the State Director, Michelle Crawford, at gad@pageinc.org or 404-414-3041. We will be happy to assist you in getting your high school(s) involved with the PAGE Georgia Academic Decathlon program. We look forward to hearing from you. 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< Back to GAD Home Georgia Academic Decathlon 2024 Medalists Interview Varsity Gold Evyn Laing Elite Scholars Academy Clayton County Schools Silver Luke Still Model High School Floyd County Schools Bronze Zion Holmes Therrell High School Atlanta Public Schools Scholastic Gold Jonquez Jones Hephzibah High School Richmond County Schools Silver Kaili Wheeler Armuchee High School Floyd County Schools Bronze Will Pethel Armuchee High School Floyd County Schools Honor Gold Rafael Geraldo AR Johnson Magnet School Richmond County Schools Silver Madison Herrington Therrell High School Atlanta Public Schools Bronze Rin Ford Davidson Fine Arts Richmond 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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