June 12, 2008
www.northfulton.com
The Academic Bowl team from Webb Bridge Middle School was crowned state champions, after defeating three other schools in the state finals of the 2008 PAGE Academic Bowl for Middle Grades, held Feb. 9 at Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville.
The Webb Bridge team advanced to the state finals after emerging as one of the top four teams out of 23 competitors in the state semi-finals held last month.
Members of the Webb Bridge Academic Team include Nathan Corbin, Alex Edquist, Murphy Green, Kunal Naik, Vaughan Nickerson, Nisha Poruthoor, Marc Shaffer and Katie Zheng. Coaches are Bob Swanson, Brenda Youngblood and Stephanie Immel.
During the state finals, the Webb Bridge team came out on top in the final match of four single elimination rounds. Gwinnett County's Trickum Middle School came in second place, followed by Duluth Middle School and Cherokee County's E. T. Booth Middle School.
The PAGE Academic Bowl features teams of middle school students fielding questions on subjects ranging from Georgia history to mathematics, science, literature and the performing arts. Opposing teams compete against the clock to answer toss-up and bonus questions in order 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.
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