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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 13, 2015


Contact:
Monica Stadalski
315-782-3142 x 247
mstadalski@wpbstv.org
WPBS-DT HOSTS WHIZ QUIZ AWARDS CEREMONY


Watertown, NY - WPBS-DT was pleased
to host the Whiz Quiz Awards
Ceremony with Glenn Gough on
Thursday, April 9, 2015.
The 2014 International Whiz Quiz
Champions from South Jefferson
Central High School were awarded a
scholarship check in the amount of
$1500 and gold cup trophy, while the
second place Watertown High School
team was awarded a $1000 scholarship
check and silver trophy. The teams
were presented with scholarship
money made possible in part by the
United States Air Force and presented
South Jefferson High School Champions from left to right: Sam Fairchild,
by US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel
Parker Leikam, Advisor Alyssa Freeland, Daniel Wetterhahn, Drew Safford,
Fernandez. This year WPBS-DT added
and US Air Force LTC Fernandez
three special team awards that each
included a $250 scholarship. The winners of the Best Dressed award went to the Alexandria Central team,
Most Likely to Succeed was awarded to Canton High, and the WPBS Pick was awarded to Sackets Harbor High
School. Jefferson Community College President, Dr. Carol McCoy, presented these special team awards.
WPBS-DT was also pleased to congratulate the 2014 Canadian Whiz Quiz Champions, Bayridge Secondary School
from Kingston, Ontario. Bayridge Secondary School, with their Advisor Cindy Eccles, captured the winning title
over the two Canadian teams that competed.
Whiz Quiz is produced locally by WPBS-DT and filming takes place annually in October and November. It airs on
WPBS-DT October through December. WPBS-DT thanks all of our sponsors for making Whiz Quiz the longest
running, local academic quiz production in the North Country. Corporate support for Whiz Quiz is provided by
United States Air Force, Associated Colleges of the St. Lawrence Valley, Community Bank, Jefferson Community
College, Jefferson-Lewis BOCES, St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES, SUNY North Country Consortium, Watertown Noon
Rotary Club, Malone Rotary Club and the Theresa Rotary Club.

WPBS-TV is a non-profit public television station serving approximately 650,000 households throughout Northern
New York and Eastern Ontario. WPBS-TVs mission is to educate, entertain and inform our two-nation audience
through superior local and national content and media engagement in order to enhance the lives of those it serves.
More information about PBS is available at www.wpbstv.org, or by following WPBS on Twitter and Facebook.
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