Readers Rally

Readers Rally is a reading quiz bowl style competition for students in grades four through twelve. Students read books from a predetermined list and answer questions about those books. Each Gwinnett County school may send one team of ten players or less to the Readers Rally event.  

Elementary school has a 10 book list and middle school has a 10 book list created every year by a Gwinnett committee of media specialists, teachers, and parents. 

High school teams read 10 books from the Georgia Peach Award for Teen Readers list each year. 

Peachtree Ridge High School

The main parking lots at Parsons Elementary and Peachtree Ridge High School.

7:00 am Breakfast begins for adult volunteers

7:15am Adult Volunteers arrive by this time

7:30am Adult Volunteer Training and Student Volunteer Check-in

8:00am High School/Elementary Coaches Check In

8:30am Elementary Opening Ceremony Begins/High School Play Begins

9:00am Elementary Play Begins/Middle School Coaches Check In

9:30am Middle School Play Begins (No Middle School Opening Ceremony)

Do parents need to stay for the entire event? 

Once students are dropped off with their teams, parents may choose to wait in the commons area/gym, or may leave and come back.  Since the time for the closing ceremony is dependent on the length and number of rounds per level, it is difficult to determine when the event will end. Most of the competitions last 2 to 2.5 hours.

Are parents allowed in the competition rooms?

Parents are not allowed in the competition rooms or in the competition hallways. Elementary parents may attend the opening and closing ceremonies. Middle and high school parents may attend the closing ceremonies. 

It is recommended to make other arrangements for younger children or to bring a quiet activity to help keep them occupied. Younger children may stay in the designated waiting areas with their parents.

Yes – the top four elementary and middle school teams, as well as the top 2 high school teams will compete in the Championship Event during a school day during the month of March in the GCPS-TV studio at the Instructional Support Center (ISC). The Championship Competition will be televised on GCPS-TV at a later date. 

Bedford Falls will have a Book Fair in the commons area. Bedford Falls does charge sales tax.