Statewide - Nine New Jersey high schools will compete in the Regional Championships of the Rutgers Academic Challenge, which will be broadcast on NJN Public Television in June. The competition, now in its fifth year, is an outreach program of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and consists of a series of interscholastic tournaments promoting academic excellence and teamwork among high school students.
The Northern, Central and Southern New Jersey Regional Championships will be broadcast on NJN on Tuesday, June 3; Wednesday, June 4; and Thursday, June 5, respectively at 1:30 pm with a rebroadcast at 6:30 pm. The statewide championship airs on NJN on Sunday, June 8, at 6:30 pm., with a rebroadcast on Monday, June 9 at 1:30 pm.

Teams in the Northern Regional Championship are: Morristown High School, Livingston High School and Tenafly High School. Teams in the Central Regional Championship are: Bernards High School of Bernardsville, Hunterdon Central Regional High School of Flemington and Montgomery High School of Skillman. The Southern Regional Championship competitors are: Monsignor Donovan High School of Toms River, Steinert High School of Hamilton and West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North.
Each half-hour broadcast highlights the teams engaged in collaborative problem-solving activities and "3-Way Quiz" segments taped in NJN's Trenton studios, where students respond to rapid-fire questions and demonstrate their knowledge in a wide range of areas. The top team in each of the three regions goes on to compete in the statewide championship.

The Rutgers Academic Challenge is developed through partnerships with the New Jersey Department of Education, K-12 educators from across the state, and Rutgers University faculty and staff. Rutgers partners with NJN Public Television to produce and broadcast the regional finals and the statewide championship. Funding for the Rutgers Academic Challenge is provided by PSE&G and NJEA, with additional support from BD. To be part of the LIVE studio audience, please call (732) 445-3710, ext. 6305.