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GSN'S First-Ever National Vocabulary Championship Takes Place March 5 in New York
Competition Will Be Held at the New York Public Library
50 High School Students From Across the U.S. Compete in Vocabulary Game for
$40,000 Toward College Tuition
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 26 -- Fifty high school
students, ranging in age from 14-to-18 years of age, will be traveling to
New York City to compete in GSN's first-ever National Vocabulary
Championship (NVC) on Monday, March 5. The winner of the NVC will receive
$40,000 toward college tuition, a trophy, and bragging rights as the
first-ever National Vocabulary Champion.
The National Vocabulary Championship is a new event on the scholastic
landscape for high school-aged students. In that regard, it is
complementary to Scripps National Spelling Bee and the Reader's Digest
National Word Power Challenge, in which contestants are limited to
competitors aged 15 years and younger.
The 50 NVC finalists represent 26 states and hail from diverse cultural
and educational backgrounds. Nearly 20% of the finalists are home-schooled
and 62% have participated previously in state or national level academic
competitions.
Launched in 2006, the NVC is an educational initiative conceived by
GSN, in partnership with The Princeton Review, to emphasize the importance
of language arts skills and encourage high school students to enhance their
vocabularies.
The students will be competing in three rounds that test word
comprehension ability. Eight of the finalists secured their place to
compete in the NVC through citywide vocabulary competitions and the other
42 finalists qualified through online exams that were offered at the
program's website, http://www.winwithwords.com, and regional exams administered at
The Princeton Review testing sites around the country.
The finals will be held in Manhattan at the New York Public Library
from 1:00 to 4:00 PM ET with several dignitaries making opening remarks,
including US Deputy Secretary of Education, Ray Simon, and New York City
School Chancellor, Joel Klein.
GSN will broadcast all the action as a one-hour special premiering at 8
PM ET/PT Sunday, April 15. Dylan Lane, host of GSN's original game show
"Chain Reaction" will moderate the competition and host the televised
special.
Profiles and photos of the 50 National Vocabulary Championship
finalists, along with more information about the NVC, can be found at
http://www.winwithwords.com. To request press credentials for the live event,
visit GSN's corporate website at http://corp.GSN.com or
http://www.winwithwords.com.
About the "National Vocabulary Championship"
The National Vocabulary Championship (NVC) is a GSN initiative that
uses competition and wordplay to engage and reward high school students,
educators and parents, teaching them the value of a strong vocabulary.
Created with educational partner The Princeton Review, the NVC is open to
eligible high school students in the 50 states and the District of Columbia
and is promoted in schools and through a national "Win With Words" public
service announcement campaign. In addition, a robust, interactive website
(http://www.winwithwords.com) offers a variety of free vocabulary-enhancing tools,
word games and study materials.
About GSN
GSN is the entertainment industry leader in multi-platform interactive
game programs. As the premier television network for games, GSN features
challenging word games, high intensity casino programs, live participation
shows, reality series and documentaries. Complementing the network, GSN.com
features all types of game play: innovative Flash games for fun,
skill-based cash game tournaments and downloadable games. The website also
features GSN's two-screen interactive play-along games for prime time
shows. Now reaching more than 62 million homes, GSN is distributed in the
U.S. through all major cable systems and satellite providers. The network
is jointly owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment and Liberty Media
Corporation. For further media information, visit GSN's press website at
corp.gsn.com.
About The Princeton Review
The Princeton Review is a pioneer in the world of education. Founded in
1981 and headquartered in New York City, the Company offers private
tutoring and classroom and online test preparation to help students improve
their scores in college and graduate school admissions tests. The Company's
free website, http://www.PrincetonReview.com, helps over half of university-bound
students research, apply to, prepare for, and learn how to pay for their
higher education, and helps hundreds of colleges and universities
streamline their admissions and recruiting activities. In addition, The
Princeton Review works with school districts around the U.S. to measurably
strengthen students' academic skills by connecting ongoing assessment with
professional development and instruction and by providing districts with
college and career resources for both students and guidance counselors. The
Company also authors more than 200 print and software titles on test
preparation, college and graduate school selection and admissions, and
related topics
-GSN-
SOURCE GSN
http://www.winwithwords.com
http://corp.gsn.com
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