Quiz Show: PCHS Kids Take On 'The Challenge'

If you're a Cablevision subscriber, you've probably landed on MSG Varsity's "The Challenge" while flipping through the channels.

And if you're like most adults, you've watched the popular quiz show with a mix of pride and embarrassment -- the former for watching local kids show off their knowledge of all things academic, and the latter for realizing those kids know more than you do.

Later this month, "The Challenge" features two teams competing for prize money and local bragging rights, with Port Chester High School squaring off against White Plains High School.

Port Chester's squad is comprised of Christian Mora, Anika Krause, Astrid Vargas and Juan Guerra, who serves as captain of Port Chester'st eam. Olivia Nadler is Port Chester's alternate, while PCHS teachers Alex Lepes and Barry Backelman are advisors to the Port Chester kids.

Almost 200 teams from throughout the tri-state area appear on the popular quiz show. Teams who advance to the regional and championship tiers win cash prizes, as well as money for their schools.

New episodes air on weekends and can be streamed on the show's website. Other local schools competing this season include Rye Brook, Harrison, Rye Country Day, Iona Prep and Salesian.

The Port Chester vs. White Plains show is scheduled for Wednesday, January 18, at 6:30 p.m. on MSG Varsity, Cablevision's iO TV, Channel 14.

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