Barlow Advances in 'The Challenge'

Joel Barlow High School has advanced to the second round of MSG Varsity’s, “The Challenge”, and will take on Amity Regional High School on Friday, March 29, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. on Cablevision’s Optimum, Channel 14.

Joel Barlow High School is joined by 15 other schools from Connecticut 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 TalentShow” 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 Joel Barlow High School team is represented by: Julia Wargo, Cooper D’Agostino, Ben Lewson (Captain), Stephen Tschudi, (Alternates) Nicolò Marzaro and Lia Cirelli. The academic advisor is Mike Ecsedy.

“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. A new match-up can been seen every Sunday through Friday at 6:30 p.m. on MSG Varsity.

Participating schools advance through a series of elimination rounds, with one school in each regionbeing 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.

For more information on “The Challenge,” log onto www.msgvarsity.com.