Students Show Off Talent in Academic Bowl

Six Cherokee County middle schools recently competed at the Regional PAGE Academic Bowl for Middle Grades hosted January 10 by Creekland Middle School.

While all Cherokee County School District teams did very well in the competition, which included public and private schools from four counties, Woodstock Middle School posted the best record and made it to the final “crossover” round to determine which of the four top teams would be eligible for the state competition. Woodstock Middle lost in a tough round to Piney Grove Middle School and finished as a runner-up in the tournament.

The PAGE Academic Bowl for Middle Grades is sponsored by PAGE and the PAGE Foundation.

The Academic Bowl features teams of middle school students answering questions on subjects ranging from Georgia history to mathematics, science, literature and the performing arts. Five team members play at a time, and substitutions can be made at the mid-point of each round. The questions are developed using the Georgia Performance Standards and classroom textbooks as a guide.

Cheered on by coaches, parents and fellow students, team members answer toss-up and bonus questions to score points. Statewide, more than 2,000 students compete at the local, regional and state levels of the PAGE Academic Bowl for Middle Grades.

Photo 1: From left, E.T. Booth Middle School students Max Marchetti, Caitlin Leamon and Olivia Laflamme finalize their answers to a question.

Photo 2: From left, Creekland Middle School students Moxon Glosson, Josh Karcher, Claire Holman and Wyatt Brooks confer on an answer in a bonus round.

Photo 3: Creekland Middle team member Josh Karcher congratulates Dean Rusk Middle School competitor McKenna Sporer after a game between the two schools.

Photo 4: Dean Rusk Middle School students from left, Robert Lammens, Max Frye and Thomas Brumbeloe ponder an answer to a question.

Photo 5: From left, Mill Creek Middle School students Austin McIntyre, Kent Johnston, Sathvika Narasimhan, and Zeke Palermo await the judge’s ruling on their response, while behind them Coach Lee Smith, Isac Criman, Divya Velivela and Ragan Martin look on.

Photo 6: From left, Teasley Middle School students Anna Huller, Jake Matheny and Lincoln Johnson confer on a tough question.

Photo 7: Woodstock middle team was runner-up in the tournament. From left, Laney Broussard, Hannah Menard, Ms. Charmaine Spink (coach), Tess Cope, Abi Halls, Greg Carroll, Michael Brown. (not pictured, Camillo Rincon)

Photo 8: Woodstock middle team members from left, Greg Carroll, Michael Brown and Hannah Menard share answers in a bonus round.

Credits: Cherokee County School District