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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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< RETURN TO GEORGIA ACADEMIC DECATHLON HOME Georgia Academic Decathlon GAD Forms GAD Season Registration Order GAD Honor Cords Order USAD Curriculum State Competition registration information can be found on the State Competition page after Wild Card teams are invited in mid-January. National Competition registration information will be emailed directly to the coaches of the qualified teams. < 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 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 https://vimeo.com/868738435 Alexandra Williams – 2017 Scholastic Speech Showcase https://vimeo.com/868738398 Angad Joshi – 2017 Honor Speech Showcase https://vimeo.com/868738361 2015 Showcase Speeches Angel Cruz – 2015 Varsity Speech Showcase https://vimeo.com/868738176 Kayla McKenzie – 2015 Scholastic Speech Showcase https://vimeo.com/868738136 Samuel Won – 2015 Honor Speech Showcase https://vimeo.com/868738093 2014 Showcase Speeches Tiana De La Rosa – 2014 Varsity Speech Showcase https://vimeo.com/868738052 Michael Amaya – 2014 Scholastic Speech Showcase https://vimeo.com/868738015 Quang Tran – 2014 Honor Speech Showcase https://vimeo.com/868737985 2013 Showcase Speeches Paul Abulu – 2013 Varsity Prepared Speech Showcase https://vimeo.com/868737922 Miller May – 2013 Scholastic Prepared Speech Showcase https://vimeo.com/868737868 Vinisha Kalra – 2013 Honor Prepared Speech Showcase https://vimeo.com/868737833 2011 USAD Nationals Speech Showcase Destin Sisemore – 2011 USAD Nationals Speech Showcase https://vimeo.com/868737773 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 PAGE GAD T-Shirt Order Form T-shirts are $10 each and orders will be filled at State Competition. You can pay with a credit card on this form OR send in a check after submitting your order. Invoices will be emailed to the person filling out the form and payment instructions will be provided on the invoice. Be sure to go all the way through the checkout process or your order won’t be submitted. Click on the “Download Confirmation” button after you’ve checked out. THIS IS YOUR INVOICE/RECEIPT. The order will be placed with our vendor on February 5, so order your shirts now! Email Michelle at mcrawford@pageinc.org with any questions before submitting your order. CLICK HERE TO ORDER. 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

< RETURN TO GEORGIA ACADEMIC DECATHLON HOME Georgia Academic Decathlon GAD Dates and Registration 2025-2026 Calendar September 12 – GAD Fall Workshop @ KSU Center October 3 – GAD Staff Competition Coordinators’ Planning Session October 15 – Season Registration Deadline Oct 31 - Nov 8 – Scrimmage Test (Round 1) January 8-20 – District-level Competition (Round 2) January 9 – GAD Staff Competition Coordinators’ Planning Session January 20 – Deadline to submit Wild Card score sheets January 21 – Notification to teams: Wild Card Invitational January 28 – All teams competing at state must have Roster submitted February 2 – State Competition Registration Deadline February 5-6 – Mandatory login practice with online system February 9-10 – Online Essay & 1 - 3 Tests Event for State Competition February 27-28 – State Competition (Round 3) - Students BYOD for in-person online testing. March 13 – GAD Staff Competition Coordinators Debriefing Meeting April 23-25 – USAD National Competition in Garden Grove CA (Round 4) May 5 – GAD Honor Cord orders due (links to online store) 2025-26 Season Registration Memo ( click here for a printable copy of the memo ) Click here for additional Information for Superintendents and Principals. The 2025-26 season of PAGE Georgia Academic Decathlon is here, and we want your school/district to participate! ABOUT: Academic Decathlon® isn’t about mastering a single event, but ten different skills and disciplines. Every level of competition (local – national) follows the same multidisciplinary format. Students will deliver speeches, one on a self-selected topic, one on a topic they’ve never seen before. They’ll write an essay demonstrating not just what they’ve learned, but how powerfully they can argue an idea. They’ll be interviewed by a panel of judges asking thoughtful questions about past experiences and goals for the future. They’ll take challenging exams in Art, Economics, Literature, Math, Music, Science, and Social Science. During the final event of competition, Super Quiz™, students participate in a collaborative event comprised of all the topics covered in the year’s curriculum while being cheered on by a live audience. The official team is comprised of 6-9 students. They are separated into the following categories by specially calculated GPAs: Honor (3.8 – 4.0), Scholastic (3.20 – 3.799), Varsity (0.00 – 3.199). All students participate in all events, but they are only competing against others in their same GPA category. More about calculating GPAs can be found on the How Does It Work? page of the website. Even though the official competition-day team has a limited number of students, many more students can participate in studying the curriculum, vying for a spot on the team, and supporting their teammates – especially if your school offers Academic Decathlon as a class . CURRICULUM: Each year, the Academic Decathlon selects a new theme for teams all over the country to explore. The theme is developed with special attention to the national content standards . Because the theme shapes the entire course of study, you’ll find that decathletes become stronger all-around students. The theme for the 2025-26 school year is The Roaring Twenties . Curriculum can be purchased directly from the national organization at www.usad.org . Each school participating in any level of competition must have purchased the curriculum. Click here to see a topical outline of the 2025-26 curriculum. Be sure to check the USAD website often for any curriculum updates . SEASON REGISTRATION : To participate in the Academic Decathlon season, your district must register with the officially chartered state organization. In Georgia, that’s the PAGE Georgia Academic Decathlon. The cost to register your district is $200 plus a $65 per school testing fee. Please submit the online Season REGISTRATION FORM before October 15. No refund can be given to a school/district withdrawing after October 31. If you are registering more than one school you will be asked to upload a spreadsheet/document listing your participating schools. You will also be asked to provide your testing dates for Rounds 1 and 2. GAD FALL WORKSHOP: This year our fall workshop is scheduled for Friday, September 12 and is hosted by our collegiate partner, Kennesaw State University, at the KSU Center. The workshop is designed as a kick-off event for coaches, coordinators, and decathletes. Various sessions are offered on event topics and aspects of competition. The workshop is free for adults and $20 for each decathlete but you must register in advance. The registration deadline is August 29th. Please visit the Fall Workshop web page for more details and to register. (Registration for the Fall Workshop is separate from Season registration.) PROMOTIONAL VIDEO: About 10 years ago, we produced a promotional video that can be used to recruit coaches, and explain decathlon to administration, parents and prospective decathletes. The video is a little dated, but the main information is still relevant today: https://vimeo.com/868745801 < 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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