Georgia Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl Continues to Spread
By
Barbara Hallstrom
TAt the recent state steering committee meeting of the Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl at Macon, the North Division was reorganized to reflect the growth of the bowl.
Esther Brenneman of Cherokee County and Karen Gurty of Pickens County volunteered to be co-chairs of the North Division The regional bowl will be hosted at Pickens Middle School (Karen's school)
Over 7,000 students statewide were involved in reading for the Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl.
94 regional teams competed throughout Georgia during the school term of 2006-2007.
Be sure to register for the 2008 regional bowls.
Online registration for the 2008 regional bowls will open October 1, 2007.
Regional Helen Ruffin Reading Bowls will be held on February 9, 2008.
North Region- Pickens Middle School
West Region- University of west Georgia
East Region Augusta State University
South Region- Valdosta State University
The state finals will be held on March 1, 2008 at the University of Georgia.
The revised list of regions is listed below.
The North HRRB Division:
Bartow, Calhoun City, Cartersville City, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Chickamauga City, Dade, Dalton City, Fannin, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Marietta City Schools, Murray, Pickens, Polk, and Trion City, Walker, White, Whitfield
The West HRRB Division:
Bibb, Bremen City, Butts, Carroll City Schools, Carrol County Schools, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Crawford, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Floyd, Fulton, Harris, Heard, Henry, Houston, Jones, Lamar, Meriweather, Muscogee, Monroe, Newton, Paulding, Peach, Pike, Rockdale, Rome City, Spalding, Thomaston-Upson, Troup,Twiggs.
The East HRRB Division:
Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Burke, Clarke Columbia, Commerce City, Dawson, Elbert, Emanuel, Forsyth, Franklin, Gainesville City, Glascock, Greene, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Hancock, Hart, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson City, Jenkins, Johnson, Lincoln, Lumpkin, Madison, McDuffie, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Putnam, Rabun, Richmond, Social Circle City, Stephens, Taliaferro, Towns, Union, Walton, Warren, Washington, Wilkes, Wilkinson
South HRRB Division:
Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Bleckley, Brantley, Brooks, Bryan, Bulloch, Calhoun, Camden, Candler, Charlton, Chatham, Chattahoochee, Clay, Clinch, Coffee, Colquitt, Cook, Crisp, Decatur, Dodge, Dooly, Dougherty, Dublin City, Early, Echols, Effingham, Evans, Glynn, Grady, Irwin Lanier, Jeff Davis, Laurens, Lee, Liberty, Long, Lowndes, Macon, Marion, McIntosh, Miller, Mitchell, Montgomery, Pelham City, Pierce, Pulaski, Quitman, Randolph, Schley, Screven, Seminole, Stewart, Sumter, Tattnall, Telfair, Terrell, Thomas, Thomasville City,Tift, Toombs, Truetlen, Turner, Valdosta City, Vidalia City, Ware, Wayne, Wheeler, Wilcox, Worth.
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