Chester and Goshen excel in Odyssey of the Mind competition
Goshen. Creativity reigns at the Region 5 Tournament. Teams from C.J. Hooker Middle School and Chester Academy each won a first place award and will advance to the state tournament on April 4 at SUNY Binghamton.
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| 11 Mar 2020 | 02:51
Chester Academy's "Classics...The Effective Detective" Division 3 team wins first place. Left to right: Coach Cynthia Acevedo, Carolyn Harvey, Isabella Acevedo, Alexandria Cox, Autumn Tyler, and Aurora Meinsen (
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C.J. Hooker Middle School's "Classics...The Effective Detective" Division 2 team wins first place. Left to right: Ethan Tetzlaff, Nathan Hulse, Cole Florio, Carly Seligman, Roxanne Aclin, Isabel Barnhorst, Jordan Seligman, Julia McKenna, Coach Heidi Seligman. The team also won a Ranatra Fusca Creativity Award for demonstrating outstanding creativity. (
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Sam Sherlock, a Goshen High School senior, is recognized with a Graduating Senior Pin. He is pictured with Kathy Sherlock, his mother and Odyssey of the Mind Region 5 Director. (
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Jordan and Carly Seligman from Goshen CSD, are recognized with OMER’s Awards for their 2020 New York State Odyssey of the Mind candy problem pin designs. (
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Teams from Goshen and Chester excelled at the Odyssey of the Mind Region 5 Tournament, which was held Saturday, March 7, at the OU BOCES Emanuel Axelrod Education Center in Goshen.
C.J. Hooker Middle School's "Classics...The Effective Detective" Division 2 team won first place and is advancing to the State Tournament on April 4 at SUNY Binghamton.
Chester Academy's "Classics...The Effective Detective" Division 3 team won first place and is also advancing to the State Tournament.
Seventy-two teams from 12 local school districts in Orange, Dutchess, and Sullivan Counties came together to compete in the Mid-Hudson Regional Odyssey of the Mind Competition (Region 5).
Odyssey of the Mind is an intellectual contest of creativity, resourcefulness, mental acuity and expression. The purpose of the competition is to focus 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.
The students solve a long-term problem chosen from one of five categories. This year’s problems included:
● Longshot Solution
● Net Working
● Classics...The Effective Detective
● Balsa Limbo
● Gibberish or Not
Teams were scored on a combination of points earned from long-term solutions, spontaneous solutions and style. The first place winners include:
Problem #1: Longshot Solution
Division I: Hamilton Bicentennial Elementary School (Port Jervis)
Division II: Warwick Valley Middle School
Division III: Pine Bush High School
Problem #2: Net Working
Division I: Park Avenue Elementary School (Warwick)
Division II: Crispell Middle School (Pine Bush)
Division III: Monroe-Woodbury High School
Problem #3: Classics...The Effective Detective
Division I: Circleville Elementary School (Pine Bush)
Division II: Goshen Middle School
Division III: Chester Academy
Problem # 4: Balsa Limbo
Division I: E. J. Russell Elementary School (Pine Bush)
Division II: Crispell Middle School (Pine Bush)
Division III: Washingtonville High School
Problem #5: Gibberish or Not
Division I: Park Avenue Elementary School (Warwick)
Division II: Circleville Middle School (Pine Bush)
Division III: Pine Bush High School