Bat Torah - Alisa M. Flatow Yeshiva knocks off Bergenfield High School

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From NJ.COM

A team of students from Bergenfield High School lost a "Challenge" mounted by students from the Alisa M. Flatow Yeshiva High School in Paramus.

The Bergenfield team was defeated in the first round of the MSG Varsity television quiz show "The Challenge."

The show aired on Cablevision's iO TV Channel 14 on Tuesday, Dec. 7. It had been taped before a live studio audience.

Representing Bergenfield High School were Christopher Daniel, Matt Galang, Abigail Paz, Andrew Trinidad, and Charlene You, the team's captain.

The academic advisers for the team were George Alvarez and Jennifer Brunet.

The Alisa M. Flatow team consisted of Leora Zomick, Atara Sherman, Chivie Pahmer, Tzippi Berman and Nicki Kornbluth, the team's captain.

That team's adviser was Nicki Kornbluth's mother, Ora, a Bergenfield councilwoman-elect, who said the Bergenfield team competed very well.

"They put up a good fight," she said.

Kornbluth said there were a variety of subjects covered during the competition including math, western states, vice presidents, foreign words, mythology — and even the names of rock bands.

The Paramus team will now go on to the next part of "The Challenge," which is expected to take place sometime in February.

"As of now, we do not know what school we will be facing," Kornbluth said.

Theresa Chillianis, general manager of MSG Varsity, said, "We are thrilled to provide these students from Bergenfield High School and the Alisa M. Flatow Yeshiva High School the opportunity to show their talent with their community."

" 'The Challenge' features some of the brightest students from across the tri-state area," she said, "and we hope everyone will tune-in to see them compete for the Tri-State Championship."

The Challenge began 14 years ago on Long Island and has now grown to include 184 schools throughout New York City, Westchester, the lower Hudson Valley, New Jersey and Connecticut.

Schools advance in the tournament through a series of elimination rounds. After months of competition, one school in each region is crowned regional champion, winning $2,500 for their school.

The final winning teams from each region then go on to "The Challenge" Championship where they square off against each other in a tri-state showdown. The school that wins that championship will receive $10,000 in prize money; each participating student will get $500 as well.