Rice Elementary and Crestwood Secondary School’s Odyssey of the Mind teams competed in the NEPA regionals tournament and placed third and first place, respectively.
First- and second-place teams advance to the state tournament. The Rice Elementary team competed in the Division 3 classics problem, while Crestwood competed in the Division 3 vehicle problem. These teams receive support from the Kiwanis Club of Mountain Top.
Odyssey of the Mind is a creative problem-solving competition.
Students from kindergarten through college participate in this international program. The teams work on the longterm problem throughout the school year and present the longterm problem solution in competition.
The problem involves interpreting a problem specification, designing and building a solution to the requirements, developing a creative skit, creating a theatrical set and costumes.
Additionally, during competition, the teams are challenged with a new spontaneous problem that must be solved within several minutes. The teams are ultimately scored on the creativity, engineering, style elements and functionality of the long-term problem solution, spontaneous problem teamwork and creativity of the solutions and responses.
