Georgia

Georgia is home to the one of the largest Science Olympiad program in the USA, with 268 teams. The state is also home to the National champions J.C. Booth Middle School (1996-2001, 2003-2004, 2006) and Rising Starr Middle School (2002). In total Georgia as a state has earned 10 National Titles.

History
In the very early years, Georgia had some turnover in national representatives, but quickly certain teams took hold of the top spot. J.C. Booth Middle School started winning titles as early as 1992 and won almost every year from then until 2014. During their time as state champion, many other teams competed for second place. In the late 1990s, when Georgia became large enough to send a second team to nationals, Chamblee Middle School was the regular runner-up, often placing in the top 10 at nationals at around the same time that J.C. Booth began their string of six consecutive national tournament wins. In 1998 a new school, Rising Starr Middle School, was created out of the former J.C. Booth district, and by the next year they had qualified for nationals. They continued to qualify every year from then through 2006, and in 2002 defeated J.C. Booth at state and went on to win the national tournament.

From then on, Rising Starr's national tournament placements went on a steady decline. In 2007, Fulton Science Academy, who had placed third for the last two years, finished second at the state tournament, while Rising Starr dropped to fourth. Although Rising Starr qualified again in 2008, they never reached their former heights, and FSA edged closer to J.C. Booth over the next few years. In 2010 Dodgen Middle School began their rise to prominence with a third place finish at the state tournament, and next year placed third again behind Holy Innocents Episcopal School, dropping Fulton Science Academy to fourth. However, the next year they returned stronger than ever, finishing just 7 points behind J.C. Booth. In 2013 Dodgen won their first trip to nationals, where they finished in 12th, just behind J.C. Booth (who placed outside of the top 6 for the first time in over 20 years). J.C. Booth continued their decline the following year, when both Dodgen and FSA came very close to beating them, at 7 and 16 points away, respectively. In 2015, J.C. Booth disbanded their team, and Dodgen took the state title for the next two years, with FSA close behind.

There has been less stability in C. Stone Mountain High School first won the state tournament in 1989, and qualified for nationals for the next 5 years. Their 3rd place finish at the 1990 National Tournament remains the highest national tournament placing of any Division C Georgia team.During the late 1990s and early 2000s, Chamblee Charter High School and McIntosh High School (both of whom had strong feeder schools in national powerhouses Chamblee Middle School and J.C. Booth Middle School) became the teams to beat. Chamblee Charter won state from 1997 to 1999, placing as high as 9th at nationals, while McIntosh was the runner-up. Then McIntosh won state from 2000 to 2002, placing as high as 6th at nationals while Chamblee Charter declined.

Parkview High School, the state runner-up in 2002, finished first in 2003 and continued winning through 2007, peaking with a 9th place finish at nationals in 2005. In 2008, the current dynasty of Brookwood High School was established as Parkview faded to the background. Gwinnett School of Math, Science and Technology (GSMST) was the runner-up from 2011 to 2014, although other schools tried to bring them down. In 2013 Chattahoochee High School began a rise, finishing third two years in a row just a few points behind GSMST. In 2015 and 2016 they qualified for nationals over Northview High School and GSMST, finishing 15th at the 2016 National Tournament.

Past State Champions
1 A scoring error in Disease Detectives B was discovered after the conclusion of the 2013 National Tournament awards ceremony. After the error had been corrected and scores amended appropriately, J.C. Booth Middle School and Dodgen Middle School were both awarded 12th place, and no school was awarded 15th place. J.C. Booth Middle School had been the 15th place school prior to the correction of the error.

2 Write It, Do It was canceled due to insufficient materials, and Entomology was canceled because the event supervisor and proctor was in Australia.

Invitationals
Georgia has several Invitationals.

Division C
 * Johns Creek Invitational - October 14th, 2017
 * University of Georgia Invitational - Date TBD
 * Forsyth Central Invitational - November 12th, 2017 (tentative)
 * Brookwood Invitational - January 13th, 2018

Division B
 * Fulton Science Academy Invitational - Date TBD
 * Chattahoochee Invitational - December 9th, 2017 or December 16th, 2017 (tentative)
 * Dodgen Invitational - January 20th, 2018 or January 27th, 2018 (tentative)

Other States
 * Some Division B teams from Georgia compete at the Friendship Christian Invitational in Tennessee, and, before its discontinuation, sometimes competed at the Shades Valley Invitational in Alabama. As of 2017 Fulton Science Academy competed at the Wright State Invitational in both divisions, and Chattahoochee High School, Brookwood High School and Johns Creek High School all competed at the MIT Invitational.

Regional Competitions
There are generally 7-8 Regional Tournaments per Division, held in February and early March, with the State Tournament usually held in mid March to early April.

Division C
 * University of North Georgia-Dahlonega
 * Georgia Tech
 * Gordon State College
 * Middle Georgia State University
 * East Georgia State College
 * Kennesaw State University-SPSU
 * University of Georgia
 * Georgia Perimeter College

Division B
 * Georgia Southern University
 * University of North Georgia-Gainesville
 * South Georgia State College
 * Columbus State University
 * Northeast Georgia (North Oconee High School)
 * Coweta County (Northgate High School)
 * Forsyth County (Forsyth Central High School)
 * Georgia State University

State Qualifying Teams

 * XX - Denotes that fewer state bids were allotted to that regional tournament.


 * XX - Denotes that fewer state bids were allotted to that regional tournament.

Division B

 * Amana Academy
 * Arnold Magnet Academy Middle School
 * Atlanta International School
 * Augusta Area Homeschoolers
 * Augusta Preperatory Day Middle School
 * Baker Middle School
 * Bennett's Mill Middle School
 * Blackmon Road Middle School
 * Campbell Middle School
 * Central Middle School
 * Chamblee Middle School
 * Cherokee Charter Academy
 * Columbia Middle School
 * Cooper Middle School
 * Crabapple Middle School
 * Crews Middle School
 * Davidson Fine Arts Academy
 * Dickerson Middle School
 * Dodgen Middle School
 * Dooly County Middle School
 * Double Churches Middle School
 * Durham Middle School
 * Eagles Home Educators
 * Eagle's Landing Middle School
 * East Cobb Middle School
 * East Columbus Magnet Academy Middle School
 * East Coweta Middle School
 * Elkins Pointe Middle School
 * Ellis G. Arnall Middle School
 * E.T. Booth Middle School
 * Evans Middle School
 * Fayette Middle School
 * Five Forks Middle School
 * Flat Rock Middle School
 * Flint River Academy
 * Fort Middle School
 * Fulton Science Academy
 * Gatewood School
 * Greenbrier Middle School
 * Griffin Middle School
 * Harris County Carver Middle School
 * Haynes Bridge Middle School
 * Henderson Middle School
 * Holy Innocents' Episcopal School
 * Hightower Trail Middle School
 * Impact Academy
 * J.C. Booth Middle School
 * John S. Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School
 * Kittredge Magnet School
 * Lakeside Middle School
 * Lee Middle School
 * Liberty Middle School
 * Lyndon Academy
 * Madras Middle School
 * Marist School
 * M.D. Roberts Middle School
 * Metter Middle School
 * Midland Middle School
 * Oconee County Middle School
 * Our Lady of Victory Catholic School
 * Piney Grove Middle School
 * Rothschild Leadership Academy
 * Richards Middle School
 * Richmond Hill Middle School
 * Rising Starr Middle School
 * River Trail Middle School
 * Riverside Middle School
 * Riverwatch Middle School
 * Sandy Springs Middle School
 * Smokey Road Middle School
 * South Effingham Middle School
 * South Forsyth Middle School
 * St. Catherine of Sienna Catholic School
 * Stephens County Middle School
 * St. John the Evangelist School
 * St. Martin's Episcopal School
 * St. Peter Claver Regional Catholic School
 * Summerour Middle School
 * Sutton Middle School
 * Sweetwater Middle School
 * Taylor Road Middle School
 * Temple Middle School
 * The Blackstone Academy
 * The Galloway School
 * Thomasville High Scholars' Academy
 * Thomas County Middle School
 * Trickum Middle School
 * Veterans Memorial Middle School
 * Valwood School
 * Vickery Creek Middle School
 * Webb Bridge Middle School
 * Whitewater Middle School
 * W.R. Coile Middle School
 * Youth Middle School

Division C

 * Adairsville High School
 * Alexander High School
 * Alpharetta High School
 * Appling County High School
 * Archer High School
 * A.R. Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet High School
 * Atlanta International School
 * Augusta Area Homeschoolers
 * Blessed Trinity Catholic High School
 * Brookwood High School
 * Cambridge High School
 * Camden County High School
 * Central High School
 * Chamblee Charter High School
 * Chattahoochee High School
 * Cherookee High School
 * Collins Hill High School
 * Columbus High School
 * Creekview High School
 * Cross Creek High School
 * Dooly County High School
 * Duluth High School
 * Eagles Home Educators
 * Eagle's Landing Christian Academy
 * Eagle's Landing High School
 * East Coweta High School
 * Etowah High School
 * Excel Christian Academy High School
 * Fayette County High School
 * Flint River Academy
 * Forsyth Central High School
 * Fulton Science Academy High School
 * Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology
 * Harrison High School
 * Hephzibah High School
 * Herschel V. Jenkins High School
 * Hillgrove High School
 * Homeschoolers of Woodstock
 * Johns Creek High School
 * John S. Davidson Fine Arts Magnet High School
 * Kennesaw Mountain High School
 * Lakeside High School (Evans)
 * Lambert High School
 * Laney High School
 * Lanier High School
 * Lassiter High School
 * Lithia Springs High School
 * Lumpkin County High School
 * Marist School
 * McIntosh High School
 * Metter High School
 * Mill Creek High School
 * Milton High School
 * Mountain View High School
 * North Cobb High School
 * Northgate High School
 * North Forsyth High School
 * North Gwinnett High School
 * North Oconee High School
 * Northside High School
 * North Springs Charter High School
 * Northview High School
 * Ola High School
 * Our Lady of Mercy Catholic High School
 * Paideia High School
 * Parkview High School
 * Peachtree Ridge High School
 * Richmond Hill High School
 * River Ridge High School
 * Riverwood International Charter School
 * Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology
 * Rome High School
 * Roswell High School
 * Rutland High School
 * Sandy Creek High School
 * Sequoyah High School
 * Southeast Bulloch High School
 * South Effingham High School
 * South Forsyth High School
 * South Gwinnett High School
 * Starr’s Mill High School
 * Statesboro High School
 * Stephens County High School
 * St. Pius X Catholic High School
 * Taylor County High School
 * The Paideia School
 * The Walker School
 * Thomas County Central High School
 * Thomasville High Scholars Academy
 * Tift County High School
 * Towns County High School
 * Valdosta High School
 * Valwood School
 * Walker High School
 * Walton High School
 * West Forsyth High School
 * Westminster High School
 * Westminster Upper School of Augusta
 * Wheeler High School
 * White County High School
 * Whitewater High School
 * Woodland High School
 * Woodville-Tompkins High School
 * Woodward Academy

Team Lists by Regionals
2015 Competing Teams

Division B

112 teams total

Georgia State University
 * February 14, 2015
 * 24 teams total
 * 5 teams qualify for State
 * Amana Academy (2)
 * Atlanta International School
 * Campbell Middle School
 * Crabapple Middle School
 * Crews Middle School
 * Duluth Middle School (2)
 * East Cobb Middle School (2)
 * Elkins Pointe Middle School (3)
 * Griffin Middle School (2)
 * Hightower Trail Middle School
 * Lyndon Academy
 * Marist School
 * River Trail Middle School (3)
 * St. Martin’s Episcopal School
 * Sutton Middle School
 * Trickum Middle School

'''University of North Georgia–Gainesville
 * February 14, 2015
 * 18 teams total
 * 5 teams qualify for State
 * Dodgen Middle School (2)
 * Eagles Home Educators
 * Fulton Science Academy (3)
 * Haynes Bridge Middle School
 * Lakeside Middle School (3)
 * Riverwatch Middle School (2)
 * South Forsyth Middle School (2)
 * Stephens County Middle School
 * Sweetwater Middle School
 * Webb Bridge Middle School (2)

Georgia Southern University
 * February 21, 2015
 * 7 teams total
 * 2 teams qualify for State
 * Columbia Middle School (2)
 * John S. Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School
 * Metter Middle School
 * Richmond Hill Middle School
 * Riverside Middle School
 * South Effingham Middle School

Columbus State University
 * February 28, 2015
 * 14 teams total
 * 2 teams qualify for State
 * Arnold Magnet Academy Middle School (2)
 * Baker Middle School
 * Blackmon Road Middle School
 * Flint River Academy (2)
 * Henderson Middle School
 * Our Lady of Victory Catholic School
 * Rothschild Leadership Academy
 * Sandy Springs Middle School (2)
 * St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School
 * Fort Middle School
 * Veterans Memorial Middle School

Oconee River GYSTC
 * February 28, 2015
 * 13 teams total
 * 2 teams qualify for State
 * Chamblee Middle School
 * Dickerson Middle School (3)
 * Greenbrier Middle School
 * Liberty Middle School (2)
 * Oconee County Middle School
 * Piney Grove Middle School
 * Vickery Creek Middle School (2)
 * W.R. Coile Middle School
 * Youth Middle School

West GA RESA/Coweta County
 * February 28, 2015
 * 15 teams total
 * 3 teams qualify for State
 * Arnall Middle School
 * Central Middle School
 * Durham Middle School
 * East Coweta Middle School
 * E.T. Booth Middle School
 * Evans Middle School
 * Five Forks Middle School
 * Lee Middle School
 * Madras Middle School
 * Smokey Road Middle School
 * St. John the Evangelist School
 * Summerour Middle School
 * Temple Middle School
 * The Blackstone Academy
 * The Galloway School

South Georgia State College
 * March 7, 2015
 * 7 teams total
 * 1 team qualifies for State
 * Dooly County Middle School (2)
 * Gatewood School
 * Thomasville Scholars Academy
 * Thomas County Middle School
 * Valwood School (2)

Gordon State College
 * March 14, 2015
 * 14 teams total
 * 3 teams qualify for State
 * Bennett’s Mill Middle School
 * Cherokee Charter Academy
 * Cooper Middle School (2)
 * Eagle’s Landing Middle School
 * Flat Rock Middle School (2)
 * Impact Academy
 * Kittredge Magnet School
 * M.D. Roberts Middle School (2)
 * Rising Starr Middle School (2)
 * Whitewater Middle School

Division C

139 teams total

University of North Georgia–Dahlonega
 * February 7, 2015
 * 26 teams total
 * 5 teams qualify for State
 * Brookwood High School (3)
 * Cambridge High School
 * Collins Hill High School
 * Creekview High School
 * Lumpkin County High School (2)
 * Mill Creek High School
 * Northview High School (3)
 * Parkview High School (3)
 * Peachtree Ridge High School
 * River Ridge High School (3)
 * South Forsyth High School
 * Stephens County High School (2)
 * Towns County High School
 * Walton High School (2)
 * White County High School

University of West Georgia
 * February 14, 2015
 * 10 teams total
 * 1 team qualifies for State
 * Adairsville High School
 * Archer High School
 * East Coweta High School (3)
 * Flint River Academy
 * Fulton Science Academy High School
 * Sandy Creek High School
 * Valdosta High School
 * Westminster Upper School

East Georgia State College
 * February 21, 2015
 * 18 teams total
 * 3 teams qualify for State
 * Appling County High School
 * A.R. Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet High School
 * Augusta Area Homeschoolers
 * Cross Creek High School
 * John S. Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School
 * Hepzibah High School
 * Herschel V. Jenkins High School
 * Lakeside High School (Evans)
 * Laney High School
 * Metter High School
 * North Oconee High School (2)
 * South Effingham High School
 * Southeast Bulloch High School
 * Valwood School (2)
 * Woodville-Tompkins High School

Middle Georgia State College
 * February 21, 2015
 * 24 teams total
 * 5 teams qualify for State
 * Dooly County High School
 * Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology (3)
 * North Springs Charter High School (2)
 * Northgate High School (2)
 * Northside High School
 * Richmond Hill High School (3)
 * Riverwood International Charter School (2)
 * Rutland High School
 * St. Pius X Catholic High School
 * Starr’s Mill High School
 * Statesboro High School
 * Taylor County High School
 * The Paideia School
 * Thomasville High Scholars Academy
 * Whitewater High School (2)
 * Woodland High School

Georgia Institute of Technology
 * February 21, 2015
 * 12 teams total
 * 2 teams qualify for State
 * Atlanta International School
 * Eagles’ Landing High School
 * Etowah High School
 * Lambert High School (3)
 * Marist School
 * Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology (2)
 * Wheeler High School (2)
 * Woodward Academy

Georgia Perimeter College
 * February 28, 2015
 * 24 teams total
 * 4 teams qualify for State
 * Alpharetta High School (3)
 * Chamblee Charter High School
 * Columbus High School (3)
 * Duluth High School (2)
 * Eagles Home Educators
 * Eagle’s Landing Christian Academy
 * Forsyth Central High School (2)
 * Johns Creek High School (2)
 * Lanier High School
 * Lassiter High School
 * North Gwinnett High School (2)
 * Ola High School
 * Our Lady of Mercy Catholic High School
 * Roswell High School
 * South Gwinnett High School
 * Thomas County Central High School

Southern Polytechnic State University
 * February 28, 2015
 * 25 teams total
 * 4 teams qualify for State
 * Alexander High School
 * Blessed Trinity Catholic High School
 * Central High School
 * Chattahoochee High School (3)
 * Cherokee High School
 * Fayette County High School
 * Harrison High School
 * Hillgrove High School
 * Kennesaw Mountain High School
 * Lithia Springs High School
 * McIntosh High School (2)
 * Milton High School (2)
 * Mountain View High School
 * North Cobb High School
 * North Forsyth High School (2)
 * Rome High School
 * Sequoyah High School
 * The Walker School
 * West Forsyth High School (2)

2013 Competing Teams

Division B

100 teams total

Coweta County
 * March 3, 2013
 * 13 teams total
 * 3 teams qualify for State
 * Arlington Christian Academy
 * Campbell Middle School
 * Columbia Middle School
 * Daniell Middle School
 * Dooly County Middle School
 * Durham Middle School (2)
 * Fulton Leadership Academy
 * Mt. Zion Middle School
 * River Trail Middle School (3)
 * Riverdale Middle School

Columbus State University
 * February 23, 2013
 * 14 teams total
 * 4 teams qualify for State
 * Arnold Magnet Academy Middle School
 * Blackmon Road Middle School
 * Brookstone School
 * Double Churches Middle School
 * East Columbus Magnet Academy
 * Flint River Academy (2)
 * Kendrick Middle School
 * Midland Middle School
 * Our Lady of Victory Catholic School
 * Richards Middle School
 * St. John the Evangelist School (2)
 * Veterans Memorial Middle School

University of North Georgia–Gainesville
 * February 9, 2013
 * 24 teams total
 * 5 teams qualify for State
 * Amana Academy
 * Atlanta International School
 * Augusta Area Homeschoolers
 * Chamblee Middle School (2)
 * Dickerson Middle School (3)
 * Dodgen Middle School (2)
 * Eagles Home Educators (2)
 * Fulton Science Academy (2)
 * Lakeside Middle School (3)
 * South Forsyth Middle School
 * STEM Pump
 * Stephens County Middle School (2)
 * Sweetwater Middle School
 * Trickum Middle School (2)

Georgia State University
 * February 19, 2013
 * 22 teams total
 * 5 teams qualify for State
 * John S. Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School
 * East Cobb Middle School
 * Elkins Pointe Middle School (2)
 * Flat Rock Middle School
 * Garrett Middle School
 * General Ray Davis Middle School
 * Griffin Middle School (2)
 * J.C. Booth Middle School (2)
 * Morrow Middle School (2)
 * Peachtree Charter Middle School (2)
 * Piney Grove Middle School
 * Simpson Middle School
 * St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School (2)
 * Summerour Middle School
 * The Galloway School
 * Tucker Middle School

Gordon College
 * February 16, 2013
 * 16 teams total
 * 4 teams qualify for State
 * Babb Middle School
 * Central Middle School (2)
 * E.T. Booth Middle School (2)
 * Fayette Middle School
 * Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School (2)
 * Kittredge Magnet School
 * Rex Mill Middle School (2)
 * Rising Starr Middle School (2)
 * Sequoyah Middle School
 * St. George’s Episcopal School
 * Temple Middle School

South Georgia College
 * February 9, 2013
 * 11 teams total
 * 3 teams qualify for State
 * Gatewood School (2)
 * Glynn Middle School
 * Lake Oconee Academy (2)
 * Savannah Country Day School
 * Scholars Academy (2)
 * South Effingham Middle School
 * Thomas County Middle School (2)

Division C

138 teams total

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
 * February 23, 2013
 * 18 teams total
 * -unknown- teams qualify for State
 * Appling County High School (2)
 * Bleckley County High School
 * Cambridge High School
 * Camden County High School
 * Campbell High School
 * Columbus High School (2)
 * Eagle’s Landing High School
 * Flint River Academy (2)
 * Schley County High School
 * Statesboro High School
 * Thomas County Central High School
 * Thomasville High Scholars Academy
 * Valdosta High School
 * Valwood School
 * Westover High School

East Georgia College
 * February 16, 2013
 * 15 teams total
 * -unknown- teams qualify for State
 * A.R. Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet High School
 * Academy of Richmond High School
 * John S. Davidson Fine Arts Magnet High School
 * Glenn Hills High School
 * Herschel V. Jenkins High School
 * Hepzibah High School
 * John Milledge Academy
 * Lakeside High School (3)
 * North Oconee High School
 * Richmond Hill High School
 * Sandy Creek High School
 * South Effingham High School
 * T. W. Josey High School

Georgia Perimeter College
 * February 23, 2013
 * 24 teams total
 * -unknown- teams qualify for State
 * Apalachee High School
 * Archer High School
 * Blessed Trinity Catholic High School
 * Chamblee Charter High School
 * Chattahoochee High School (3)
 * Cherokee High School
 * Duluth High School (3)
 * Lakeside High School
 * Meadowcreek High School (2)
 * Newton High School
 * North Gwinnett High School (2)
 * Northview High School (3)
 * Our Lady of Mercy Catholic High School
 * Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology (2)
 * Shiloh High School

Macon State University
 * February 16, 2013
 * 26 teams total
 * -unknown- teams qualify for State
 * Augusta Preparatory Day School
 * Collins Hill High School (2)
 * Dooly County High School
 * Eagles Home Educators
 * East Coweta High School (3)
 * Fayette County High School
 * Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology (3)
 * Harris County High School
 * Hillgrove High School
 * Jackson County Comprehensive High School
 * Jackson High School
 * Kendrick High School
 * Kennesaw Mountain High School
 * Marist High School
 * Northgate High School
 * Paideia High School
 * Parkview High School (3)
 * Woodland High School (2)

University of North Georgia–Dahlonega
 * February 2, 2013
 * 28 teams total
 * -unknown- teams qualify for State
 * Brookwood High School (4)
 * East Jackson County High School
 * Excel Christian Academy
 * Forsyth Central High School
 * Lambert High School (3)
 * McIntosh High School (2)
 * Milton High School
 * North Springs Charter High School
 * River Ridge High School (2)
 * Rome High School
 * South Forsyth High School (3)
 * Starr’s Mill High School (2)
 * Stephens County High School
 * Walton High School (2)
 * Wheeler High School
 * Whitewater High School (2)

Emory University
 * February 23, 2013
 * 27 teams total
 * -unknown- teams qualify for State
 * Adairsville High School
 * Alexander High School
 * Alpharetta High School
 * Atlanta International School
 * Berkmar High School
 * Creekview High School
 * Etowah High School
 * Harrison High School
 * Jasper County High School
 * Johns Creek High School
 * Mill Creek High School
 * Mountain View High School
 * North Cobb High School
 * Northside High School
 * Peachtree High School
 * Roswell High School
 * Sequoyah High School
 * The Walker School
 * Westminster School (Atlanta)
 * Westminster School (Augusta)
 * White County High School