A team of Mars Area High School students took second place in the Hometown High Q academic competition, held earlier this school year.

Juniors Christopher Dvorak and Luke Weiland and sophomore Cole Winstead competed against teams from Beaver Area and Trinity. The competition will air at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10, on KDKA-TV.

The program, sponsored by Westfield Insurance and KDKA-TV, offers students an opportunity to compete for academic grants and recognition by answering questions from a variety of curriculum areas.

For more information, visit https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/video/program/874/.