Newton North Heads to State Championships on the High School Quiz Show

NEWTON, MA — For those following along at home, Newton North has elbowed past more than 100 high schools and advanced to compete against Lexington High School in the state championship and season finale of WGBH's High School Quiz Show.

Who will win the state championships? Does Newton North have it in them? Check it out this weekend: The episode will air this Saturday, May 13 at 6 p.m. on WGBH 2.

Want to keep up to date on the latest news? Of course you do: Follow the Newton Patch on Facebook.High School Quiz Show is a seeded, single-elimination tournament is produced and broadcast by WGBH and hosted by Billy Costa.

Sixteen teams of Massachusetts high school students advanced from a pool of over 110 schools to compete in the televised academic tournament. The sixteen schools competing on High School Quiz Show earned the highest scores on an identical oral quiz at WGBH’s “Super Sunday” qualifying event at WGBH studios in Brighton, MA. The season eight field includes four past champions and two schools making their first appearance in the tournament.

More information about the show, including this season's bracket, can be found at highschoolquizshow.org

Photo Courtesy: ©2017 WGBH/Elizabeth Friar.