Congratulations go to the Caroline G. Atkinson School fifth grade Odyssey of the Mind team for their outstanding performance. Members of the team include fifth graders Hannah Robinson, Monika Cepeda, Angel Flores, Elijah Hollingsworth, Kerry Stuparich, Nicolina Secchi, and Kelcey Woodward. Carrie Frederick and Thesla Bongiorno coached the team. This team worked for many months on their Odyssey of the Mind solution, and is to be commended for their hard work.
Odyssey of the Mind is an international educational program that provides creative problem-solving opportunities for students from kindergarten through college. Team members apply their creativity to solve problems that range from building mechanical devices to presenting their own interpretation of literary classics. They then bring their solutions to competition on the local, state, and world level. Thousands of teams from throughout the U.S. and from 25 countries participate in the program
Atkinson school sponsored two Odyssey of the Mind teams this year, fifth and sixth grade. Both competed at the Regionals Championship at Rosemary Kennedy Center on March 2, with the fifth grade team winning first place. This team then went on to compete at the State Finals on March 23 at Binghamton University. They team placed ninth out of twenty. Congratulations to both teams on their outstanding performance.