WOBURN - Fifth grade students will face-off later this spring in a quiz show that's being sponsored as part of a collaborative public relations effort between the school district and the city's public media center.

During the most recent School Committee meeting, former Altavesta Principal Fran Mooney and William Bishop, the Executive Director at the Woburn Public Media Center, unveiled their plans to launch the city-wide competition.

According to Asst. Supt. Mark Donovan, who immediately endorsed the idea upon being approached by Mooney, the quiz show is not intended to be an intense contest that could cause divisiveness, but rather as a friendly and educational experience for the fifth graders.

"I want to ensure people that this is not a heavy duty competition," said Donovan. "It's a way to have fun."

"We came up with [the] idea to get the community aware of the community media center and to also give a boost to the schools," explained Mooney. "We thought we'd get these kids on TV and give them an idea of what it's like to be on television."

According to Bishop, principals and teachers from each educational facility — including at St. Charles — will select a team of fifth grade pupils to represent their school community in the challenge.

Those teams would then face-off against each other in the media center during separate nights, with the top four scoring squads moving onto a second round.

A final contest would then likely occur in a larger public forum, likely an auditorium, so that parents and interested citizens could attend. The winning team will earn a pizza party for their class.

Although planning is still in the preliminary stages, the two event organizers are hoping to begin the first round on April 28, with semifinals occurring on May 6. The championship bracket would be hosted on May 7.

"No show will air until all of them are done," Bishop said. "The principals will come-up with the questions for the first two rounds. And the principals will not know what question their schools are going to get."

Because the shows will be filmed in the midst of MCAS season, each round will consist of 10 speed questions from the state exam, and then five more comprehensive MCAS questions that require team collaboration.

A third bonus question, related to the city's history, will then be asked.