Students Match Wits in Game Show

St. Anthony’s High School has advanced to the second round of MSG Varsity’s, “The Challenge”, and will take on Northport High School on Monday, April 1, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. on Cablevision Chanel 14.

The St. Anthony’s High School team is represented by: Ryan Kramer, Michael Cox (Captain), Sean McShane, Karl Palmquist, (Alternates) Sarah Rauchenberger and Gavin McGuire. The academic advisors are Denise Creighton and William Kiernan.

St. Anthony’s High School is joined by 15 other schools from Suffolk County on Long Island as they progress through the Regional Rounds in trying to qualify for the Tri-State Championship Playoffs.

Back for his fourth season as host of “The Challenge” is Jared Cotter, host of “MSG Varsity’s Talent Show” and a popular semi-finalist from American Idol. Cotter will serve as moderator, testing competing teams on their knowledge of history, arts and literature, current events, math, and science in front of a live
studio audience.

The St. Anthony’s High School team is represented by: Ryan Kramer, Michael Cox (Captain), Sean McShane, Karl Palmquist, (Alternates) Sarah Rauchenberger and Gavin McGuire. The academic advisors are Denise Creighton and William Kiernan.

“The Challenge” includes 192 high schools from the entire tri-state area — Long Island (with Nassau and Suffolk as two distinct regions), the Bronx, Brooklyn, Westchester/Lower Hudson Valley, New Jersey and Connecticut. Long Island will be represented by 32 high schools from Nassau County and 32 high schools from Suffolk County.

Participating schools advance through a series of elimination rounds, with one school in each region being crowned regional champion and winning $2,500 for their school. The winning teams from each region go on to “The Challenge” Championship where they square off in a Tri-State Showdown. The school awarded the title of Tri-State Champion will receive $10,000 in prize money and each student participating in the final “Challenge” Championship game will receive $500.