Southeast Bulloch Middle School won the Region 12 Academic Quiz Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 9, at Long County Middle School in Ludowici.
The team, who won all five of its competition rounds to win the region, also won the title in 2022. They will now advance to state which will be held at Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville on January 20. The team is led by faculty coaches Brandon Poole and Missy Beck, and consists of team members Blake Patterson, Caleb Kelly, Charlie Erney, Brantley Smith, Zak Knight, Miles Threatt, Addison Adams, Vivienne Lee, Lucas Pryor, and Evan Mackelprang.
The PAGE Academic Bowl for Middle Grades is a quiz bowl competition for teams of students in sixth through eighth grades, who are enrolled in public and private schools throughout Georgia. The Academic Bowl questions cover topics from middle school curriculum areas such as English/literature, math, science, social studies/history (including Georgia history)/geography, current events, art/music, physical education/health, and computer science.
Begun in 1983, it has been sponsored by the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) since 1985. The competition hosts 12 region-level events from which two teams advance to state. There are six teams in Region 12: Southeast Bulloch Middle School and middle school teams from Appling County, Long County, Waycross, Savannah Country Day, and St. Francis Xavier.