Back row are Heather Parker, Ava Croft, Karson Smith, Carter Newman, Morgaine Leroux and Noel Giles; front row are Eugenia Guevara-Rodriguez, Ada Craft, Zachary Staller and Savannah Tyson; and not pictured is Ben Jones.

Students from R.B. Wright Elementary, Odom Elementary, and GEAR Gifted Center participated in the third annual Colquitt County Schools’ Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl. GEAR, the winning team, shown above, will go on to represent Colquitt County in the regional competition at VSU, along with teams from C.A. Gray Junior High and CCHS on Feb. 11.

Back row are Heather Parker, Ava Croft, Karson Smith, Carter Newman, Morgaine Leroux and Noel Giles; front row are Eugenia Guevara-Rodriguez, Ada Craft, Zachary Staller and Savannah Tyson; and not pictured is Ben Jones.