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Intellect shines at the Odyssey of the Mind tournament

Goshen. Two teams took first place in various problem/division combinations and are advancing to the state tournament in Syracuse.

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| 08 Mar 2023 | 03:01
    (L-R) Heidi Seligman, Katie Thornell, Carly Seligman, Madison Hunter, Nathan Hulse, Hannah Barhorst, Allen Yi, and Sion Siljokovic. The Goshen High School team won first place in their division at the Odyssey at the Mind Tournament on March 4, 2023.
    (L-R) Heidi Seligman, Katie Thornell, Carly Seligman, Madison Hunter, Nathan Hulse, Hannah Barhorst, Allen Yi, and Sion Siljokovic. The Goshen High School team won first place in their division at the Odyssey at the Mind Tournament on March 4, 2023. ( Tom Bushey)
    (L-R) Rachel Losee, Jackson Thurtle, Ayooluwapo Folami, William Arteaga, Gabe Beyers, Celia Arteaga, Penny Losee, Betty Collado. They won first place for Classics...The Walls of Troy.
    (L-R) Rachel Losee, Jackson Thurtle, Ayooluwapo Folami, William Arteaga, Gabe Beyers, Celia Arteaga, Penny Losee, Betty Collado. They won first place for Classics...The Walls of Troy.

A Goshen High School and a Goshen Intermediate School team each won first place at 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.

A total of 65 teams from 14 school districts in the region came together to compete in the Orange-Ulster BOCES hosted event at the Emanuel Axelrod Education Center on the Amy Bull Crist Campus in Goshen.

The first place winners include:

Problem No. 1: Pirates and the Treasure

Division I: Presidential Park Elementary School (Middletown)

Division II: Warwick Middle School

Division III: Monroe-Woodbury High School

Problem No. 2: Because iCan

Division I: Park Avenue Elementary School (Warwick)

Division II: Warwick Middle School

Division III: Monroe-Woodbury High School

Problem No. 3: Classics... The Walls of Troy

Division I: Goshen Intermediate School

Division II: Washingtonville Middle School

Division III: Goshen High School

Problem No. 4: Where’s the Structure

Division I: Pine Tree Elementary School (Monroe-Woodbury)

Division II: Crispell Middle School (Pine Bush)

Division III: Washingtonville High School

Problem No. 5: The Most Dramatic Problem Ever!!!

Division I: Pakanasink Elementary School (Pine Bush)

Division II: Monroe-Woodbury Middle School

Division III: Pine Bush High School

Other area school Districts participating in the tournament included Chester Union Free School District, Greenwood Lake Union Free School District, Middletown Enlarged City School District, Monroe-Woodbury Central School District, Port Jervis City School District, Valley Central School District and Warwick Valley Central School District.

For complete results visit https://www.nyodyssey.org/regional-results.