Academy for Science and Design and Merrimack High Meet

(DURHAM, April 1, 2020) –Tune in to NHPBS Saturday, April 4, at 6:00 pm as the Phoenix of the Academy for Science and Design take on the Tomahawks of Merrimack High in the first quarterfinal game of Granite State Challenge.

The Academy for Science and Design is represented by Captain Jonah Rivers, Ella Blanchard, Derek Lechner, Shikhar Gupta and alternates Isobel Walton and Joshua Rivers. The team is coached by Douglass Belley. The Academy for Science and Design is a charter school located in Nashua. It has an enrollment of around 429 students.

Playing for the Merrimack High Tomahawks are captain Captain Scott Peyton, Alex Jobin, Troy Church, Nick Gacharna and alternates Andrew Peyton and Aidan Remick. The team is coached by Sara Campbell and Linda Mandra. Merrimack High enrolls around 1,174 students.

The winner of the match will face either Nashua South or Souhegan High in the semifinals.

Granite State Challenge games were pre-recorded in January.

Granite State Challenge is funded by lead sponsor Unitil; with additional funding from NEA New Hampshire, Safety Insurance, New Hampshire Lottery, Heinemann Publishing, Cognia, HRCU, and Manchester Community College.

Granite State Challenge features New Hampshire's top high school academic quiz teams as they demonstrate remarkable teamwork, quick thinking, and smarts to beat the clock and buzz in first on this iconic New Hampshire game show. The game emphasizes quick recall of math, science, social studies, language arts, and fine arts facts—along with questions about current events, entertainment, sports, and New Hampshire.

You can follow your favorite team, test your own knowledge with GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE online quizzes, and more at the GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE web page or try your hand at daily brainteasers on the GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE Facebook page.

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