Brookline Students To Compete On GBH’s High School Quiz Show

BROOKLINE, MA — Brookline High School is one of 17 Massachusetts high schools 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 High School Quiz Show’s Super Sunday qualifying event on Nov. 6, during which 65 schools from across the state took a written quiz at GBH’s studios in Brighton. The qualifying schools will now advance to the televised and streamed academic competition, premiering February 4 on GBH 2 and YouTube.

Following two seasons of remote production, High School Quiz Show’s fourteenth season brings its battle of the brains back to in-person competition. Emmy award-winning television and radio personality Billy Costa will host the tapings at GBH studios in Brighton in January 2023. Teams of four students will go head-to-head in the fast-paced bracketed tournament, with winners advancing round by round until the final championship showdown.

This is Brookline’s 7th appearance on the show, last participating during Season 11. The team will face off against Needham High School in the qualifying round on February 25, 2023.

“After a successful Super Sunday, we are eager to welcome these 17 schools from across Massachusetts back to GBH for an annual academic showdown,” GBH Executive Producer Hillary Wells said in a statement. . “High School Quiz Show remains a cherished showcase for the academic rigor, integrity and perseverance embodied by high school students from all corners of the state. We look forward to welcoming fans, families, friends and community members back to our audience as we challenge the Season 14 cohort to show off their smarts.”

The 15 teams with the highest scores from Super Sunday automatically qualified for a dedicated spot on the competition bracket. The 16th and final spot on the High School Quiz Show bracket will be determined during the season premiere Wild Card match. Two teams representing high-scoring schools that have not previously been on the show or haven’t competed in five or more years will compete for the final spot. This year, those teams are Concord-Carlisle High School and Melrose High School, both of whom are first-time competitors.

North Quincy High School will return to defend its title of Season 13 State Champion. Joining them are 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.

The full list of teams competing for the title of Season 14 High School Quiz Show State Champion is as follows:

• 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)

High School Quiz Show is endorsed by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education and the Massachusetts PTA. Funding is provided by Safety Insurance, the Museum of Science, the Massachusetts Teachers Association, Xfinity, UMass Amherst, Eastern Bank and Subaru of New England.

For more information, visit highschoolquizshow.org and follow the show on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.