St. Johns Students to Appear on The Challenge

St. John the Baptist High School was recently chosen to participate in MSG Varsity's The Challenge against Half Hollow Hills East.  The episode will air on Monday, November 22 at 5:30 p.m. on Cablevision's channel 14. 

The popular high school quiz show, which will kick off it's 14th season, tests students' knowledge of history, arts, current events, science, math and literature.  It's hosted by Jared Cotter, formerly of FUSE TV and semi-finalist of American Idol.  It's Cotter's second year as host and moderator. 

Leading the St. Johns team will be Peter Calves (team captain),  Alyssa Acompora,  Amanda Colon, Amanda Cox and Kirsten Wenzel.  Joseph Grasso and Susan Green will serve as the academic advisors and Amanda Color will be the team alternate.  

"We're thrilled to provide these students from St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School and Half Hollow Hills High School East the opportunity to showcase their talent with their community," General Manager of MSG Varsity, Theresa Chillianis said in a release. "The Challenge features some of the brightest students from across the tri-state area and we hope everyone will tune-in to see them compete for Tri-State Championship."

Schools throughout the tri-state area advance in the tournament through a series of elimination rounds.  After a few months of competition, one school in each region is crowned regional champ, and will collect $2,500 for their school.  The final winning teams from each region will advance to The Challenge Championship against another school from the tri-state area.  The school crowned Tri-State Champion will receive $10,000 and each student participating in the finals will receive $500.