Westford Academy To Compete In GBH’s High School Quiz Show

WESTFORD, MA — Westford Academy is one of 17 Massachusetts high schools that will compete virtually on Season 13 of GBH's High School Quiz Show, hosted by Emmy award-winning radio personality Billy Costa and premiering Saturday, Feb. 5 at 6 p.m. on GBH 2 and YouTube.

The chosen teams received the highest scores out of 72 teams from across the state that participated in the program’s second virtual Super Sunday qualifying event. Among the schools are three first-time competitors, Canton High School, Notre Dame Academy, and Buckingham Browne & Nichols, and defending champion Belmont High School.

The 15 teams with the highest scores from Super Sunday qualified immediately for a spot in the competition bracket. The final spot in the bracket will be determined through a Wild Card showdown between the two teams with the next-highest scores.

“We’re so pleased to be able to join together with communities and schools across the Commonwealth to celebrate the hard work and perseverance of our high school students,” said Executive Producer Hillary Wells in a statement. “High School Quiz Show serves as a dedicated space for sharing the joy in learning and the pride of sportsmanship. We invite viewers from Massachusetts and across the country to follow the journey and support their favorite teams starting with the premiere in February.”

High School Quiz Show is a fast-paced, bracketed academic competition for teams of Massachusetts high school students. Aside from Jeopardy!, it is the most popular academic quiz show on American television, with more than 700 students from over 70 schools across the Commonwealth competing on the program over the last 12 seasons.

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