Sixteen New Hampshire high school academic teams will vie for brainy bragging rights in the 29th season of GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE. The teams include:

Bedford High School, Bedford
Bishop Brady High School, Concord
Bow High School, Bow
Coe-Brown Northwood Academy, Northwood
Hanover High School, Hanover
John Stark Regional High School, Weare
Keene High School, Keene
Kingswood Regional High School, Wolfeboro
Manchester High School Central, Manchester
Mascoma Valley Regional High School, Canaan
Nashua High School, North Nashua
Oyster River High School, Durham
Pinkerton Academy, Derry
Plymouth Regional High School, Plymouth
Portsmouth Christian Academy, Dover
Winnacunnet High School, Hampton

Alternate Schools
Concord High School, Concord
Dover High School, Dover

Look for exciting new angles to the games this season, including a Granite State vs. Bay State match between the winners of the GRANITE STATE SUPERCHALLENGE and the WGBH Boston High School Quiz Show.

Each of the six students (4 team members and the alternates) of the winning GRANITE STATE SUPERCHALLENGE team will receive a $1,000 award from the NHHEAF Network/ I Am College Bound.org program. The winning school also receives $1,000 and a trophy, and the runner-up school receives $500.

It takes a winning combination of knowledge, teamwork, grace under pressure, and a quick buzzer reflex to play GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE. The program brings New Hampshire’s top high school academic teams head-to-head in lively competition. The game emphasizes quick recall of factual material in all major disciplines – math, science, social studies, language arts and fine arts – along with a mix of questions about current events, entertainment, sports, and regional topics. Host Jim Jeannotte asks the Challenge questions to the teams; co-host Lori Warriner goes behind-the-scenes to interview team members. Online GSC quizzes help keep students and audiences involved in the game.

GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE is generously funded by lead sponsor Unitil Corporation, a provider of natural gas and electricity to customers in New England. Additional funding is provided by the NHHEAF Network Organizations, DF Richard, Markem-Imaje, Pax World Funds, Heinemann and Measured Progress. New Hampshire’s top high school academic team sport went on hiatus in 2011 after NHPTV lost all its state funding, which helped support the popular, long-running program.