NewsLeader - 2005 Fall/Winter

The Georgia Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl
by Barbara Hallstrom

The Georgia Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl 2006 competition is underway. The north regional bowl will be held at Carrollton High School on March11, 2006 while the south regional bowl will be held at Valdosta state University on the same day. Both bowls will be held from 10:00AM-12:00PM.

There are more than 47 teams from more than 30 school systems registered for the regional bowls. Each school system that participates in the Georgia Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl may send two teams at each level.

The winning teams at each regional bowl will then face each other at the state finals in Athens, Georgia during the Georgia Children’s Literature Conference on April 22, 2006. To register for the regional bowls just go to:

http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/hrrb/georgia.html

Scroll down to the Georgia Registration Form

Then follow onscreen directions. Registration is open through January 20, 2006 See you at either Carrollton High School or Valdosta State University on March 11, 2006