Worcester, Shrewsbury Students To Compete On GBH High School Quiz Show

WORCESTER, MA — Two local high schools are among the 17 that have been chosen to compete on Season 14 of GBH’s "High School Quiz Show."

These teams were chosen after receiving the highest scores at the show's qualifying event on Nov. 6 when students from 65 schools from across the state took a written quiz at GBH’s studios in Brighton. The qualifying schools will compete when season 14 debuts on Feb. 4 on GBH and the station's YouTube channel.

There will be 15 schools from across the state competing in this season, including Shrewsbury High School and South Community High School in Worcester. There are also two wild card teams — Concord-Carlisle High School and Melrose High School — that will compete for the 16th slot in this season's bracket.

The season 13 winning team North Quincy High School will be back in the competition this year, as well as season 5 champion Acton-Boxborough Regional High School, seasons 7 and 8 champions Lexington High School, season 9 champion Andover High School, and seasons 10 and 11 champions Boston Latin School.

Season 14 is the first time in two years that the quiz show will be held in-person. Here's the full lineup of competitors:

• Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
• Andover High School
• Boston Latin School
• Brookline High School
• Buckingham Browne & Nichols School (Cambridge)
• Commonwealth School (Boston)
• Concord-Carlisle High School
• Hingham High School
• Lexington High School
• Mansfield High School
• Melrose High School
• Needham High School
• North Quincy High School
• Phillips Academy (Andover)
• Saint Joseph Prep Boston
• Shrewsbury High School
• South High Community School (Worcester)