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Creativity reigns at Odyssey of the Mind tournament

Goshen. Three Monroe-Woodbury teams took first place in various problem/division combinations and are advancing to the State Tournament in April.

| 08 Mar 2023 | 02:03
    (L-R) Coach Johnson, Bisma Malik, Sophie Baer, Nicole Ottavio, Amara Leitner, Connor Williamson, Lauren Mueller and Dylan Escobar won first place for Pirates and the Treasure.
    (L-R) Coach Johnson, Bisma Malik, Sophie Baer, Nicole Ottavio, Amara Leitner, Connor Williamson, Lauren Mueller and Dylan Escobar won first place for Pirates and the Treasure. ( Photos provided)
    (L-R) Coach Imhof, Estar Kline, Justice Worthington, Kyle Imhof and Gio Laurent won their division for Because iCan.
    (L-R) Coach Imhof, Estar Kline, Justice Worthington, Kyle Imhof and Gio Laurent won their division for Because iCan.
    (L-R) Coach Peterson, Maeve Adler, Naomi Cao, Noah Austin, Aleksey Elisseenko, Laithuallah Haredy, Giulia Lepine, and Samir Malik won for Where’s the Structure.
    (L-R) Coach Peterson, Maeve Adler, Naomi Cao, Noah Austin, Aleksey Elisseenko, Laithuallah Haredy, Giulia Lepine, and Samir Malik won for Where’s the Structure.

A total of 65 teams from 14 school districts from across the region came together to compete in the Mid-Hudson Regional Odyssey of the Mind Competition (New York State Region 5) on March 4, 2023. Orange-Ulster BOCES hosted the event at the Emanuel Axelrod Education Center on the Amy Bull Crist Campus in Goshen.

Odyssey of the Mind is an intellectual contest of creativity, resourcefulness, mental acuity and expression. The focus of the competition is on creative problem solving using a team approach. It is based on the concept that “mind games” can be played with as much enthusiasm and competitive spirit as athletic games.

The problems are divided into five categories that include both long-term and spontaneous problem solving. Teams are scored on a combination of points earned from long-term solutions, spontaneous solutions and style. First place winners in each problem and division will advance to the New York State Odyssey of the Mind Tournament at the New York State Fairgrounds.

Other area participating school districts included Chester Union Free School District, Goshen Central School District, Greenwood Lake Union Free School District, Port Jervis City School District and Warwick Valley Central School District.

The first place winners include:

Problem No. 1: Pirates and the Treasure

Division I: Presidential Park Elementary School (Middletown)

Division II: Warwick Middle School

Division III: Monroe-Woodbury High School

Problem No. 2: Because iCan

Division I: Park Avenue Elementary School (Warwick)

Division II: Warwick Middle School

Division III: Monroe-Woodbury High School

Problem No. 3: Classics...The Walls of Troy

Division I: Goshen Intermediate School

Division II: Washingtonville Middle School

Division III: Goshen High School

Problem No. 4: Where’s the Structure

Division I: Pine Tree Elementary School (Monroe-Woodbury)

Division II: Crispell Middle School (Pine Bush)

Division III: Washingtonville High School

Problem No. 5: The Most Dramatic Problem Ever!!!

Division I: Pakanasink Elementary School (Pine Bush)

Division II: Monroe-Woodbury Middle School

Division III: Pine Bush High School

For complete results visit https://www.nyodyssey.org/regional-results.