Tune in to KDKA-TV at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 26, 2021, and again at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 3, to watch Quaker Valley High School students compete in a semifinal episode of KDKA's Hometown High Q, an academic challenge hosted by KDKA chief meteorologist Ray Petlin.
The Quaker Valley team is comprised of recent QV graduates, Gabe Musial, Emma Parker, and Christian Inacio, and is coached by high school math teacher Matt Welch. The team will compete in the Hometown High Q Semifinals against teams from Hempfield and Mt. Lebanon High Schools. This is the 16th year in a row that Quaker Valley High School has competed in KDKA's Hometown High Q, along with the team’s 5thappearance in the semifinals in the past seven years!
The half-hour show pits three school teams, which are comprised of three students each, against one another. Students must answer questions from a variety of general high school curriculum subject areas. 81 schools from across the Pittsburgh region compete on the show every year. The top 9 schools in the competition are awarded educational grants courtesy of Williams. By virtue of Quaker Valley’s 2 earlier wins this season, they have already secured a $1,500 grant from Williams.