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S.S. Seward Institute advances to second round of MSG Varsity’s “The Challenge”

| 26 Mar 2013 | 04:26
    The S.S. Seward High School team photo (L-R) is as follows: Academic Advisors, Ronald Wynn and Edward Holst, Donald Wilson, Beau Ressa, MSG Varsity "The Challenge" Host, Jared Cotter, Ben Grawi (Captain), Dan Collins (Alternates) Sara Cannillio and Andrew Fraser.
    The S.S. Seward High School team photo (L-R) is as follows: Academic Advisors, Ronald Wynn and Edward Holst, Donald Wilson, Beau Ressa, MSG Varsity "The Challenge" Host, Jared Cotter, Ben Grawi (Captain), Dan Collins (Alternates) Sara Cannillio and Andrew Fraser.

FLORIDA — S.S. Seward Institute has advanced to the second round of MSG Varsity’s, “The Challenge”, and will take on Archbishop Stepinac High School on Wednesday, April 10, at 6:30 p.m. on Cablevision’s Optimum, Channel 14.

S.S. Steward Institute is joined by 31 other schools from Westchester-Hudson Valley, including Warwick Valley, as they progress through the regional rounds in trying to qualify for the Tri-State Championship Playoffs.

The team
The S.S. Seward team is represented by Beau Ressa, Ben Grawi (captain), Donald Wilson, Dan Collins and alternates Sara Cannillo and Andrew Fraser. The academic advisors are Edward Holst and Ronald Wynn.

How it works
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.

Participating schools advance through a series of elimination rounds, with one school in each region being crowned regional champion and winning $2,500 for the 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.