On Saturday, April 13, 250 teams from New York State showcased their creativity during the Odyssey of the Mind New York State Competition.
The buildings at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse and Solvay High School was full of creative kids who “showed off” their intelligence and their creativity in this competition. For those teams who placed first place or, and for a few teams who held advancing positions in second place at their own Regional Tournaments, Saturday was the day to compete within the whole state. Those who placed 1st place at New York State competition will earn the opportunity to advance to World’s Competition in Ames, Iowa on May 21-24, 2024.
Students have spent months of their free time solving problems as well as developing teamwork skills, independent study, friendships, confidence, and most importantly – thinking outside-of-the-box! They learned new things and utilized their strengths to solve the problem. Teams also learned how to budget money since there is a cost limit to each problem.
Teams had to compete within their chosen problem and division, but competed as well in a “spontaneous problem,” where they solve a new problem on the spot. They must be creative and quick thinking.
Results from Saturday’s New York State Tournament are posted on the nysoma website and you can view the total scores there. The link is https://www.nyodyssey.org/results-states.
Region 9 had 14 teams attend New York State Competition and below are the results of their competition:
Problem 1 Division I
Lowville Central School A 14th
Lura Sharpe Elementary 18th
Problem 2 Division I
Beaver River Central 12th
Problem 2 Division II
Beaver River Mid/High 6th
Problem 3 Division I
Lowville Central School A 10th
Lowville Central School B 12th
Lowville Central School C 13th
Problem 3 Division II
Beaver River Mid/High 11th
Problem 4 Division III
Park United Methodist 5th
Problem 5 Division I
Lowville Central School D 16th
Lowville Central School A 17th
Mannsville Elementary 9th
Problem 5 Division II
Beaver River Mid/High 5th
Problem 5 Division III
Beaver River Mid/High 4th
Congratulations to all teams who attended on Saturday!
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