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A total of 65 teams from 14 school districts from Orange, Sullivan, 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 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.
The first place winners include:
Problem No. 1: Pirates and the Treasure
Division I: PRESIDENTIAL PARK ELE SCH
Division II: WARWICK MIDDLE SCHOOL
Division III: MONROE-WOODBURY H S
Problem No. 2: Because iCan
Division I: PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Division II: WARWICK MIDDLE SCHOOL
Division III: MONROE-WOODBURY H S
Problem No. 3: Classics… The Walls of Troy
Division I: GOSHEN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
Division II: WASHINGTONVILLE MID SCH
Division III: GOSHEN HIGH SCHOOL
Problem No. 4: Where’s the Structure
Division I: PINE TREE ELE SCH
Division II: CRISPELL MID SCH
Division III: WASHINGTONVILLE H S
Problem No. 5: The Most Dramatic Problem Ever!!!
Division I: PAKANASINK ELE SCH
Division II: MONROE-WOODBURY MID SCH
Division III: PINE BUSH H S
For complete results visit https://www.nyodyssey.org/regional-results.
School Districts Participating in the 2023 Region 5 Odyssey of the Mind Tournament:
- Chester Union Free School District
- Eldred Central School District
- Goshen Central School District
- Greenwood Lake Union Free School District
- Middletown Enlarged City School District
- Minisink Valley Central School District
- Monroe-Woodbury Central School District
- Pine Bush Central School District
- Port Jervis City School District
- Spackenkill Union Free School District
- Valley Central School District
- Warwick Valley Central School District
- Washingtonville Central School District