Division II Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl

On Saturday, February 22 our girls participated in the Division II Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl held at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro. Our team performed admirably earning the first place finish required to move to the state competition! Scores are normally very close at this event but MMS was able to beat the second place finishers, St. Mary’s Middle of Camden County, by fifty points! The team looks forward to competing at the state Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl which will be held at the Georgia Center at the University of Georgia in Athens on Saturday, March 8. Only two teams from each level (District I and District II) progress to state. MMS will compete against Chamblee Middle School of DeKalb County.

Southern Regional Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl

Eleven middle school teams came together to compete in the Southern Regional Bowl at Valdosta State University on Saturday, February 1. MMS was able to win first place after some VERY tough competition. Because of the large amount of teams participating, MMS was only able to compete against 5 other teams which included Coastal Middle (Chatham Co.), Camden Middle (Camden Co.), Thomas County Middle, Valdosta Middle, and LFMS (Liberty Co.). Only one question separated first, second (St. Mary’s Middle-Camden Co.), and third places (LFMS). Wish our girls luck as we move on to the Division II Bowl at Georgia Southern University on January 22.