FRANKLIN COUNTY, VA – Nine teams from Martinsville City Public Schools earned first-place wins at the regional Odyssey of the Mind competition.
On Saturday, eleven elementary and middle school teams from Martinsville traveled to Franklin County High School to compete in the regional tournament.
“We are so excited to have nine teams from our district earn first place,” said MCPS Coordinator of STEM, Math and Science Tammy Allen. “I am enormously proud of the students and coaches for all the hard work they put into the program.”
At the end of a full day of creative problem-solving challenges, four teams from Martinsville Middle School, three from Patrick Henry Elementary, and two from Albert Harris Elementary were awarded first place medals for their categories.
The wins qualified the teams for the statewide competition in Leesburg in April.
The Martinsville Middle School team of Michelle Yanes, Maya Williams, D’Anna Fitzgerald, and Carson Cole also took home the event’s highest honors—the Ranatra Fusca Creativity Award, according to a news release.
The Odyssey of the Mind website says “the Ranatra Fusca Creativity Award is given to a team or individual for demonstrating outstanding creativity. This award embodies all that the Odyssey of the Mind program represents.”
Teams are challenged to work together to find original solutions to open-ended problems with specific requirements, the release said.
Students then create original performances featuring props, costumes, and scripts to showcase their unique solution.
Teams must also solve spontaneous problems on competition day to test
their ability to think quickly and creatively.
“Odyssey fosters incredible teamwork, creativity, and innovation through problem-solving,” Allen added. “It is such a wonderful opportunity for students to display their creativity and talents!”
Teams from MCPS have competed in the state competition since 2016, and have competed in the world finals for the past two years.
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