County high schools will once again participate in the long-standing high school trivia show “It’s Academic”.
Featured on WETA, four local high schools will compete head-to-head, answering fast paced trivial questions every week. The competition is recognized by the Guinness Book as the world’s longest-running high school TV quiz show. Emmy-Award winning journalist Hillary Howard has hosted the show since 2011.
Starting in November, the program airs at 10 a.m. on Saturdays on WETA. Here is the rundown for county high schools:
- Gaithersburg High School students will appear on the Nov. 7 episode
- Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School students will compete on Nov. 14,
- Montgomery Blair High school’s students will be broadcast on Nov. 21
- Walter Johnson High School’s competition will appear on Nov. 28
All episodes will be available to watch at other times or streaming on WETA Metro and WETA +.
