May 24-27, 2023 at Michigan State University
Problem 1 – Pirates and the Treasure
Div I
ROCK L. BUTLER MIDDLE SCHOOL – 7th place
HOWE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL – 17th place
SHOHOLA ELE SCH – 28th place
Div II
POCONO MT EAST JHS – 5th place!
KEYSTONE OAKS MID SCH A – 14th place
OWEN J. ROBERTS MIDDLE SCHOOL – 18th place
Div III
OWEN J. ROBERTS HIGH SCHOOL – 3rd place!
MASTERMAN SCH – 7th place
MONTGOMERY AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY – 10th place and Ranatra Fusca Creativity Award
Problem 2 – Because iCan
Div I
QUARRY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL – 10th place
WYLAND ELE SCH – 24th place
Div II
OWEN J. ROBERTS MIDDLE SCHOOL – 3rd place!
SPRING GROVE AREA INTERMEDIATE – 22nd place
Div III
DELAWARE VALLEY H S – 3rd place!
SOLANCO HIGH SCHOOL – 10th place
OWEN J. ROBERTS HIGH SCHOOL – 12th place
Problem 3 – Classics… The Walls of Troy
Div I
UPPER DAUPHIN AREA ELE SCH – 8th place
BOYCE MIDDLE SCHOOL A – 17th place
Div II
SPRING GROVE AREA MIDDLE SCH – 3rd place!
Team member Bryan Myers also received an OMER’s Award and Ranatra Fusca Creativity Award
COLONIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL – 27th place
Div III
STEAM STUDIO – 2nd place! and OMER’s Award
OWEN J. ROBERTS HIGH SCHOOL – 13th place
Problem 4 – Where’s the Structure?
Div I
EAST VINCENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL – 6th place!
DELAWARE VALLEY ELE SCH – 10th place
Div II
CEDAR CREST MIDDLE SCHOOL – 5th place!
OWEN J. ROBERTS MIDDLE SCHOOL – 7th place
Div III
DELAWARE VALLEY H S – 5th place!
OWEN J. ROBERTS HIGH SCHOOL – 6th place!
Problem 5 – The Most Dramatic Problem Ever!!!
Div I
MONTESSORI ACADEMY LANCASTER – 6th place!
CURTIN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL – 22nd place
Div II
MANHEIM TOWNSHIP MIDDLE SCHOOL – 3rd place! (tie)
POCONO MT EAST JHS – 3rd place! (tie)
Div III
DELAWARE VALLEY H S – 7th place
POCONO MOUNTAIN EAST H S – 9th place
Ranatra Fusca Creativity Awards
Problem 1 – Pirates and the Treasure, Div III – Montgomery Area Public Library
Welding together two giant industrial-sized rotors from bucket trucks this team created a mighty flywheel that, when spun up with furious pedaling by hand, stored a vast amount of kinetic energy to help power their vehicle. To utilize the power another team member then employed a team created belt tension device to allow the vehicle to move. This was a unique and effective solution to creating and storing energy, self-contained on the vehicle. The judges were wowed by the scale and power of this propulsion system.
Problem 3 – Classics… The Walls of Troy, Div II – Bryan Myers from Spring Grove Area Middle School
Apollo would approve of the creativity of this youthful composer. As a young teenager, this OMer composed an entire piano sonata in a harmonic minor, expertly enhancing his team’s solution as it navigated from solemnity to hope. From the accompaniment for the Greek chorus to the interludes between scenes, the judges sat in awe as they listened to his impressive musicianship. Upon learning it was self-composed, we simply could not speak! A composition of this magnitude takes quite exceptional creativity… we’re talking Mozart here!
In a first for Odyssey of the Mind, this young received both an OMER’s Award AND a Ranatra Fusca Award for his extraordinary creativity and its impact on his team’s solution.
OMER’s Award
Problem 3 – Classics… The Walls of Troy, Div III – Helen Mao from STEAM Studio
Beauty is in the eyeliner of the beholder. This team used eyeliner to create elaborate, detailed, and beautiful tattoos on the skin of its team members, depicting the Greek gods. Using fine art skills and deliberate smudging, the tattoos look like they took hours or even weeks to create but were done just minutes before the team’s performance. The fine lines carried over into the team’s threaded theme, as the main character pulled on the thread of time, changing his fate. In fact, characters were “tied” to the wall, which continued the exceptional artwork that exemplified this team member’s exceptional aesthetic talent.
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