Creativity Reigns at 2025 Odyssey of the Mind Region 5 Tournament

Mar 1 2025 6:00 PM

A total of 70 teams from 12 school districts from Orange, Ulster, and Dutchess counties came together to compete in the Mid-Hudson Regional Odyssey of the Mind Competition (New York State Region 5) on Saturday, March 1, 2025. 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.

The first place winners include:

Problem No. 1: OM-Mazing Race
Division I: Goshen Intermediate School
Division II: Warwick Valley Middle School
Division III: Warwick Valley High School

Problem No. 2: Mech-Animal Sidekick
Division I: Warwick Valley Middle School
Division II: Monroe-Woodbury Middle School
Division III: Washingtonville High School

Problem No. 3: Classics… Cooking with Books
Division I: Park Avenue Elementary School (Warwick Valley CSD)
Division II: Goshen Middle School and Warwick Valley Middle School (Tie)
Division III: Goshen High School

Problem No. 4: Save Me Structure
Division I: Round Hill Elementary School (Washingtonville CSD)
Division II: Orville A Todd Middle School (Poughkeepsie CSD)
Division III: Pine Bush High School

Problem No. 5: AstronOMical Odyssey!
Division I: Circleville Elementary School (Pine Bush CSD)
Division II: Washingtonville Middle School
Division III: Warwick Valley High School