GSC CHAMP PLYMOUTH REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL COMPETES AGAINST MA TEAM

(DURHAM, May 28, 2013) - After a long season of intense competition with other NH high school teams, Plymouth Regional High School traveled to Boston to face the winners of the WGBH (MA) High School Quiz Show. Plymouth, the winner of NHPTV's Granite State SuperChallenge, played against North Quincy High School in the first-ever NH-MA Governor's Cup Challenge Sunday night. The New Hampshire team played a strong match, but North Quincy won the game 460-300.Plymouth faced the Massachusetts state champs in four rounds of fast-paced brain teasers, including a unique face-off round. Jordan Brownstein went head-to-head with North Quincy's Timothy Bill in a lightning-paced individual round.The Plymouth Regional Bobcats were represented by captain Kate Brownstein, Jordan Brownstein, Jade McLaughlin, and Aaron Scheinman, and led by coach Jay Fogarty.Coach Fogarty, in describing his team's efforts this season, summed it up by saying, "Teaching, at its best, is working with talented students who are motivated and really interested in the task at hand. That defines this experience for me. It was truly amazing for me to see what these students were capable of."Watch the NH-MA Governor's Cup Challenge online here.The North Quincy Raiders were represented by Timothy Bill, Kasey Shen, Cindy Nelson, and Celeste Dang, and led by coaches Mera Kriz and Danielle Fernandez.The 29th season of the popular quiz contest began with 16 Granite State high school teams battling for brainy bragging rights. All GSC matches are available online to watch anytime.It takes a winning combination of knowledge, teamwork, grace under pressure, and a quick buzzer reflex to play Granite State Challenge. The show brings New Hampshire's top high school academic teams head-to-head in lively competition. The game emphasizes quick recall of factual material in all major disciplines - math, science, social studies, language and fine arts - along with a mix of questions about current events, entertainment, sports, and regional topics. Host Jim Jeannotte posed the Challenge questions to the teams; Lori Warriner interviewed team members.Each of the four team members and the alternates of the winning Granite State SuperChallenge team receive a $1,000 award from the NHHEAF Network/ I Am College Bound.org program. The winning school also received $1,000 and a trophy, and the runner-up school received $500.Watch all Granite State Challenge matches online anytime.Granite State Challenge is generously funded by lead sponsor Unitil Corporation, a provider of natural gas and electricity to customers in New England. Additional funding is provided by the NHHEAF Network Organizations, DF Richard, Markem-Imaje, Pax World Funds, Heinemann and Measured Progress.

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