The vast majority of kids in school today are doing a good job. The problem is, you rarely hear about them. Only about five percent of kids in school are real troublemakers, yet they receive 95 percent of the media's attention. All students on both teams are profiled during the show, highlighting some of their many accomplishments, both in and away from school. Many of the kids are active in their church, they volunteer in the community, they're active in school. HIGH FIVE is their "15-minutes of fame. "

High-Five Challenge Prizes

In the past nine years nearly half a million dollars in scholarships and prizes have been awarded to students throughout the Northwest.

High-Five Challenge The Show

All shows are taped at the studios of OPB in Portland before a live audience. Each show features 50 questions and answers in 10 different categories. Some categories are academic in nature, such as Geography, Science or History. But some are also non-academic, such as Trivia, Sports or Arts & Entertainment. The public is invited to join the audience during any of the tapings. It's a great opportunity to watch an actual television production unfold as well as a chance to cheer on the teams.

High-Five Challenge Game Rules

High school teams compete from Seattle to Southern Oregon and all points in between. All schools appear once during the regular season, with the top eight scoring teams and two random picks qualifying for post season play. Both teams have five to seven players. During play, four regular players and one wild card from each team compete in ten categories. Players may be substituted after the fifth category. The wildcard "MUST" be changed at this time. The five additional categories are then played. Each wildcard player has three steals for each half of the game. Unused steals cannot be carried over to the second half. Incorrect steals lose double point values. The final category has point values that are doubled.