North Gwinnett Wins

Foundation News North Gwinnett Wins 2015 PAGE Academic Bowl for Middle Grades State Championship

In a hard-fought contest that tilted toward one team and then the other until the final moment, North Gwinnett Middle School, coached by Scott Johnson, won the 2015 PAGE Academic Bowl for Middle Grades State Championship by five points, the slimmest of margins. The event took place on Jan. 24 at Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville.

The day began with 24 semifinalist teams competing in a roundrobin format. The final eight teams competed in the afternoon single-elimination session, with North Gwinnett winning top honors.

PAGE Academic Bowl teams field questions on subjects ranging from Georgia history to mathematics, science, literature and performing arts. Opposing teams compete against the clock to answer tossup and bonus questions. The program inspires students to excel academically, enhances self-confidence and develops team and competitive spirit. Statewide, more than 2,000 students compete at the local, regional and state levels of the competition.

This year’s event was sponsored by PAGE, the PAGE Foundation, the Chick-fil-A Foundation and Georgia College & State University. It was hosted by the Collegiate Middle Level Association. View the video report of the 2015 PAGE Academic Bowl Championship at pageinc.org/page/pagetvbuzz. n

State Champion: North Gwinnett Middle School, coached by Scott Johnson 2nd Place: Gwinnett County’s Hull Middle School, coached by Teresa Hawkins 3rd Place: Fulton County’s River Trail Middle School, coached by Cliff Roberts, Scott Fowler and Sarah Roberson 4th Place: Cobb County’s Palmer Middle School, coached by Terra Mahre and Darin Nash 5th Place: DeKalb County’s Chamblee Middle School, coached by John Donegan and Cathy Hirsch 6th Place: Atlanta Public Schools’ Sutton Middle School, coached by Michelle Morgan and Lisa Kepler 7th Place: Catoosa County’s Heritage Middle School, coached by Pam O’Keefe, Denie Pursley and Billie Carlock 8th Place: Gordon County’s Red Bud Middle School, coached by Jane Farist, Kristi Payne and Daniel Bennett 2015 PAGE Academic Bowl for Middle Grades State Champion North Gwinnett Middle School team members were joined by presenters: (front row, l-r) Chase Harrington, Chase Fiveash and Parker Neithercut; (back row, l-r) PAGE Foundation Trustee and The Telegraph Editorial Page Editor Charles Richardson, Chase Chaing, Rucker Robinson, Coach Scott Johnson and PAGE Foundation President John Varner.

Team parents captured the moment!