Middle School Academic Day 

Championship:
November 4, 2024

Location: Northway Church
5915 Zebulon Rd, Macon, GA 31210

Roster Due: 10/7/24

Region Events: 10/15/24 - 10/30/24

• LaGrange: Western Heights Baptist Church: Oct. 22
• Woodstock: The King's Academy: Oct. 17
• Lilburn: Killian Hill Christian School: TBD
• Douglas: First Academy: Oct. 21

Middle School Academic Day has regions all over Georgia. The Middle School Championship will be held on Monday, November 4th at Northway Church in Macon.

General Schedule:

• 8:30- Arrive and check-in
• 9:00- Coaches’ meeting for Essay, History, and Math
• 9:30- Math & Essay begin
• 9:45- History
• 11:30- Lunch Break
• 12:30 (or 1 hour after the last morning event finishes) 
  • Math & History Awards
  • Coaches' Meeting for Geo & Spelling
    
• 12:45- Geo Bee & Spelling Bee begin
  
• 3:00(or earlier) - Awards for Essay, Spelling, & Geo
  

Coaches PLEASE be aware of all rules and train your students. They and you should have gone through a couple of practices to know how each event operates.  

General Information

Math Bowl (Team event for 4 at a time)
GAPPS RULES - MATH BOWL

• Each school may send 1 team of 4 students plus alternates
• Students may be a combination of grades 5-8 or all from 1 grade
• 4 Rounds (check the manual for details)
• Each round should last 30 minutes
• The winning team advances to State

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Middle School Spelling Bee
GAPPS RULES - SPELLING BEE

• Individual event 
• A school may send a total of 3 students from middle school (any combination of grades 6-8)
• (Started in 2021) A written spelling bee using grade-appropriate words and the rules listed in this manual under Spelling Bee. Lists and rules will be up on the GAPPS website no later than Sept. 1 of the current school year. Note: only 10-15% of the provided list will be used in the Region Spelling Bee and another 10-15% will be used in the State Spelling Bee.
• Medals are awarded to the top two placing students 
• The top 2 will go to the state competition

This Bee is currently not under Scripps, but the same rules will apply. If your school plans to advance to Scripps-Howard, you must register with Scripps individually.

2024 MS Practice Spelling List

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History Bowl (Team event for up to 5 students at a time)
GAPPS RULES - HISTORY BOWL

Round Robin (each team plays each team in the region minimum 3 rounds) 

• Each round has 3 periods (check the manual for details)
• Allow 30 minutes per round
• Awards are given after the last round of the History Bowl
• The winning team advances to State

Buzzers: www.andersonbuzzersystems.com/productoverview.html (Sets start at $290)

Middle School History Questions 2017 (Click here)

Other Study Questions

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MS Essay
GAPPS RULES - PERSONAL ESSAY

• Each school may enter one (1) contestant.  The contestant may be either male or female. 
• The GAPPS office will prepare a list of topics for the Region and State Literary competitions. 
• All essays will be written in ink.
• One (1) hour will be given to write the essay.
• No other materials, coaching, or dictionaries will be allowed in the room.
• Students will be given a choice of 3 prompts.
• Scratch paper will be provided as well as the final draft paper. 

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Geography Bee
GAPPS RULES - GEOGRAPHY BEE

• Students in grades 5th-8th
• Geography Bee will be held during the Middle School Academic Days for Region competition.
• Individual event MS students
• A school may send 6 students 
• Students will have 1 preliminary round of 36 questions, then the top 12 will move on to Semis, and top 6 to Finals
• Medals are given to the top 3.
• The top 6 will move on to the state competition
• Questions will be read and answered on Socrative (an online educational app)
• Three rounds of 12 questions each will be played for a total of 36 questions in the preliminary rounds, presented simultaneously.
  • The questions will be broken down as follows:
    • 12 American Geography
    • 12 World Geography
    • 12 Bible Geography