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USC wins Hometown High Q

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Jasmine Dietiker

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Chase Neponuceno

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Patrick Nowak

Three Upper St. Clair High School students were recently crowned Hometown High Q champions for the 2021-22 season.

Comprised of seniors Jasmine Dietiker, Patrick Nowak and Chase Neponuceno, the team defeated students from Homer-Center Junior/Senior High School and Mars Area High School in the championship match.

Recently retired gifted coordinator Pat Palazzolo coached the squad.

This marks the first time that Upper St. Clair has won the competition since it began in the 1999-20 school year.

The 2021-22 season of Hometown High Q began in the fall with teams from 81 high schools throughout the region.

By winning the competition, the students earned $4,000 for the school.

“The most exciting part, though, is that this is the first time our high school has ever won,” Palazzolo said. “We have come in second and third, and made the semifinals (top 9) two or three times, but this is our first No. 1 finish, in my final year teaching.”

Hometown High Q is a 30-minute academic quiz show where each week three school teams vie against one another.

Hosted by KDKA-TV meteorologist Ray Petelin, students must correctly answer questions from a variety of general high school curriculum subject areas. The top scoring schools in the competition advance to the playoffs.

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