Belmont High School Advances to Round Two on Granite State Challenge

(DURHAM, September 30, 2010) – Aided by knowledge of Robert Frost, anatomy and Persia, Belmont High School defeated Berlin High School by a score of 230 to 80 last night on Granite State Challenge. The Belmont team advances to round two. Catch Granite State Challenge Wednesdays at 6 p.m. and again Saturdays at 8:30 a.m. on New Hampshire Public Television, and always online.The prevailing Belmont Red Raiders included seniors Peter Chynoweth, Courtney Clary and juniors Adlai Gordon, Holly Julian and Kathy Lipshultz. They were coached by Kevin Charleston. Their opponents, the Berlin Mountaineers, included seniors Zack Donaldson, Kyle St. Hillaire, Hunter Payuer and Samantha Kilbride, junior Shamus Wheeler and sophomore Kathryn Record. They were coached by Alan Woodward and Kieran Finnigan-Allen. TUNE IN WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6 @ 6 p.m. CON-VAL REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL vs. PHILLIPS EXETER ACADEMY Tune in each Wednesday night @ 6 p.m. and follow your favorite teams' progress. The popular quiz contest begins with 32 Granite State high school teams battling toward the coveted SuperChallenge title. There are four single-elimination rounds leading to the final contest in April. If you missed a match and want to see how your favorite team fared, watch Granite State Challenge online at www.nhptv.org/gsc and on YouTube, or download it from the Granite State Challenge website or iTunes Music Store as a video podcast.Granite State Challenge brings New Hampshire's top high school academic teams head-to-head in spirited competition. The contest emphasizes quick recall of factual material in all major disciplines – math, science, social studies, language arts, and fine arts - along with a smattering of pop culture trivia and New Hampshire topics. Long-time host Jim Jeannotte asks the Challenge questions to the teams; co-host Lori Warriner interviews team members prior to the game.Funding for Granite State Challenge is provided Public Service of New Hampshire, the Community College System of New Hampshire, Irving Oil, Markem-Imaje and the NHHEAF Network Organizations.

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