Calhoun High School will enter the state RESA academic bowl finals in Bogart on February 9 after ending its NWGA region slate with a second-place finish at the region playoffs. Sixteen teams met on Monday, January 14, 2008 to decide the priority of placements into the state tourney. Calhoun opened the afternoon with victories over Bremen and Cartersville at the Sara Hightower Regional Library in Rome. The finals saw Ringgold's junior varsity capture the first place trophy and Calhoun ended its run as second place. CHS earned RESA trophies for capturing the regular season championship for the central subregion and for second place in the region tourney. The season record thus far is 11 wins and two losses.

Our varsity was not quite as fortunate. They faced the Bremen senior team and were leading up until the second half and lost by a 150 point margin. CHS' varsity team ends the season with a 6-5 mark and with a seventh place ranking among nineteen schools in the region. Calhoun High received a team trophy for finishing as the #2 team in the central subregion. The top five varsity and junior varsity teams will compete at North Oconee in the state finals; CHS could send its varsity squad if two regional teams ranked above them withdraw from the slate.

Over eighty teams are expected at the state tournament which begins with a written placement test for all entrants at 9:45 a.m. on Saturday, February 9. 2008 marks the first year that GA RESA has sponsored a formal junior varsity state tournament. Several members of the academic team will compete in the state Beta Club quiz team rounds during the state convention this weekend, plus CHS has been invited to the Berry Invitational on 1/26 and the Alpha Lambda Delta tournament at Piedmont  

Calhoun High School’s Junior Varsity RESA Bowl team secured first place for the season in a 610-470 victory over the visiting Darlington School squad on Monday afternoon. Calhoun now must face Armuchee is a double set of games on Thursday afternoon with the Indians serving as hosts. With the victory, CHS is set to become the Central Subregion chamption and will enter the region quarterfinals in Rome in January with a sterling record of yielding only one defeat to Rome High. Only eight teams (two from four subregions) will enter the January finals. The top five members of each flight (JV and Varsity) will earn berths in the state RESA finals at North Oconee High School in Watkinsville on February 9.

The Yellow Jacket Varsity squad supplied great effort but lost in a tight match to Darlington by the final tote of 270-330. The CHS squad also travels to Armuchee on Thursday afternoon and is locked into a tie with Darlington with four losses. Based on tournament rules, Calhoun would not get the nod for the region playoffs since CHS lost both Darlington matches this season. After all region scores and standings are tabulated on December 10, Lynne Reese from the NWGA RESA will announce playoff brackets and seedinds for the quarterfinals.

With three matches to play before Christmas, the Calhoun High School 20067 RESA Bowl team finds itself in very good shape. The junior varsity is leading the six teams in the central division and the varsity squad is holding second place with a slim one-half game lead over Gordon Central and Darlington School. Region coordinator Lynne Reese notified team coach Terry Bennett this week that the Pioneer RESA will host the state junior varsity and varsity finals on Saturday, February 9 at North Oconee High School. Each RESA around the state can send the top five junior varsity and varsity teams to the state finals.

NWGA RESA is divided into four regions for this year’s teams. The top two junior varsity and varsity teams will be invited to the sudden death playoff rounds in Rome in January. Surprisingly, the state RESA committee has reversed policy and will now offer a junior varsity state championship along with the varsity finals. To summarize, CHS would need to win its first match in the January playoffs to qualify for top five status. CHS faces Armuchee at home on November 26 and Darlington School at home on Monday, December 3. Matches will begin near 4:00 p.m.

Calhoun High demonstrated a very strong presence in the first annual Shorter College Academic Bowl in Rome on Tuesday, March 16. Team coach Terry Bennett and chaperone/driver Coach Ruben Maldonado were very impressed with the range of the students' knowledge in various academic and pop culture fields. The older team (Calhoun Team A) placed second in the field of ten with an impressive 8-1 record. The sole loss was to eventual champion Pepperell B. The sophomore team (CHS B) placed fourth in the field and was in a deadlock for first place after six of the nine rounds were completed. The third CHS contingent (Team C) won three matches in its slate of nine; this fete is quite remarkable since this program has traveled to several out of town matches an returned with zero wins. Clifford Lance was recognized as the top JV player in the entire field and the #5 scorer for both JV and Varsity teams. Graves Ethridge was recognized as the #4 individual scorer while senior captain Anthony Molla, sophomore Gail Smith and junior Michael Butler all placed in the top ten. In a field of 48 total competitors, CHS placed five students in the top nine spots.

Calhoun High will hit the road on Monday, October 22 to face RESA competitor Darlington School in the fourth week of the NWGA 2007 RESA Bowl. CHS currently holds first place in its region for the JV ranks and is in a tie for second place in the Varsity level.

Calhoun High's JV RESA squad is undefeated and tied for first place in its region after Monday's match with Model High by a final score of 590-230. In similar fashion, the Varsity Jackets are 2-1 and in a dead heat for second place after the meet with the Blue Devils. Calhoun senior division defeated MHS by a tally of 310-120. CHS will enjoy a bye date on 10/15 and travel to league-leading Darlington School on Monday, October 22. The academic team will also send four separate squads to the inaugural Shorter College tournament on Tuesday, October 16.

Yellow Jacket Junior Varsity captain is Clifford Lance and his crew includes: Gail Smith, Brett Walraven, LeAnne Reagin, Will Carter, and Walter DeGuire. CHS Varsity captain is Anthony Molla and his roster includes Richard Huie, Graves Ethridge, Joey Garcia, Michael Butler, and Richard Faulkner. The Calhoun High program is coached by Terry Bennett.

Calhoun High made several valiant efforts to succeed in round one of the WSB-TV High Q competition last night but eventually lost to 4A competitor Alexander High from Douglas County. The final score was 570-405. Studio officials at WSB congratulated both teams, coaches and families in attendance for such a high-scoring first round game. The game is structured around four quarter with various point levels for different questions. At the conclusion of the first quarter CHS was only trailing by 20 points. The episode will air on WSB on Sunday morning, October 21 at 7 p.m.

Calhoun was well-represented with a delegation of fifteen family members and faculty in attendance. The team, coach and parents enjoyed dinner at the Atlantic Station franchise of Copeland's Cheesecake Factory and a quick visit to the Georgia Tech Barnes and Nobles location. Yellow Jacket team members included: Captain Anthony Molla, Michael Butler, Graves Ethridge and Richard Huie. Alternates were Clifford Lance and Gail Smith. Team coach is Terry Bennett.

Calhoun High will host round three of the NWGA RESA Bowl on Monday afternoon, October 8 by hosting Model High School. The varsity will meet in Mr. Bennett's biology classroom and the junior varsity Blue Devils will challenge the undefeated Yellow Jackets in the administrative conference room. CHS will travel to Shorter College for its inaugural brain bowl event on Tuesday, October 16. CHS plans to enter three teams into this field.

Shorter College first Academic Bowl.

CHS will have the opportunity to compete against several schools from the Northwest Georgia region at this all-day event on Tuesday, October 16. Students attending:  Michael Butler, Will Carter, Walter DeGuire, Graves Ethridge, Richard Faulkner, Joey Garcia, Richard Huie, Clifford Lance, Becca Layson, Anthony Molla, LeAnne Reagin, Gail Smith, and Brett Walraven.

On Monday, September 24, Calhoun High's junior varsity and varsity squads in the NWGA RESA Bowl secured victories over cross-town rival Gordon Central High School. The JV beat the Warriors by a score of 700-150 while the Varsity secured its first win of the season by a sudden death final question shootout by the final tally of 420-410.

The junior varsity captain is Clifford Lance and he was assisted by Gail Smith, Leanne Reagin, Brett Walraven, Will Carter and Walter DeGuire. Anthony Molla leads the senior squad and his players include Joey Garcia, Richard Huie, Richard Faulkner, Michael Butler and Graves Ethridge. After the first two weeks of a ten-week fall season, the CHS JV is in a tie for first place and the Varsity is in a tie for second.

All teams in the region will have a bye date on October 1 and CHS returns to action hosting Model High while Gordon Central hosts Darlington on Monday, October 8. Renee Hughes is the coach at GCHS and Terry Bennett is the CHS coach.