2025 JPN Academic Challenge Winners!!

On March 22, 2025, 15 high school students from all across Georgia studying the Japanese language met for the 2025 Annual Japanese Academic Challenge, sponsored by Kennesaw State University, Symposium on Asia-US Partnership Opportunities (SAUPO),  Temple University Japan Campus, YKK Corporation of America, and the Japan Foundation, and co-organized by The Japan-America Society of Georgia.

The Japan Academic Challenge is an annual quiz bowl-style competition that tests students’ knowledge of Japanese culture, grammar, and language.  The Challenge has 4 different levels: Level I being reserved for students who are currently in their first year of Japanese studies, Level II for second year students, Level III for third year students, and Level IV for fourth year students. This year, a total of 6 teams from 2 Georgia high schools, Milton High School and Roswell High School, competed in the Academic Challenge.

The results are as follows:

2025 Academic Challenge Winners

	Level I 1st:     Roswell High School Team A             Soleil Gallenberger, Jamie Cox, Annabelle Breaux 2nd:    Milton High School             Jackson Jenkins, Abigail Courtney 3rd:    Roswell High School Team B              Zara Marraccini, Emory Blanks
	Level II 1st:     Roswell High School Team A             Ethan Evans, James Councill, Annalee Tucker 2nd:    Roswell High School              Harris White, Ken Richey
	Level IV  1st:      Milton High School              Sydney Vidmar, Gavin Girard, Madelyn Shaffer 2nd:     Roswell High School              Dalton Peek, Ryan Dittmore

Special Thank You to our Sponsors & Co-Organizers