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Welcome to Region
7's Odyssey Website
Pictures Posted Below!!
2 Region 7 teams are invited to
go on to Worlds, May 31st - June 3rd, 2008 at the University of
Maryland!
The New
York State Odyssey of the Mind Association invites 1st and 2nd place
teams at States to the World Finals. In addition, recipients of the
special Ranatra Fusca Award are also invited to participate. On the
basis of their performances, the following teams are going on.....
Problem 3, Wonderful Muses, division 1 -
Voorheesville Elementary, Team A
Coach Jean Mackay and team members Matt Feller, Wolfie Gehring, Ben
Mackay, Braeden Morrison, Sarah Murray, Lydia Parker and Alex Relyea
took second place at States
and
Problem 5, Eccentrics, division 3 - Cobleskill-Richmondville High
School
Coach Scott Barton and team members Jared Barton, Maria Brown,
Lauran Mule, Eugena O'Donnell, Michelle Polizzi, Jordan Ray and
Caigla Zoda tied for first place at States as well as earning the Ranatra Fusca "extreme
creativity" Award*. Either accomplishment would have taken
them on to Worlds - they did both!
Click below for video of
Cobleskill-Richmondville High School's winning performance at
States:
http://media.ws.binghamton.edu:8080/om2008/TheEccentricsCobleRichD3.wmv
Congratulations to all of you and a healthy and
safe journey to Maryland!
*Ranatra Fusca Award
Winners
The
Ranatra Fusca Award, named for the water strider insect, promotes
and recognizes exceptional creativity. This award represents the
essence of the Odyssey of the Mind program. The Ranatra Fusca Award
is given to teams or individuals who display tremendous creativity
at competition. This award serves as an incentive for risk-taking
and out-of-the-box thinking for Odyssey participants.
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The Region 7 2008
Odyssey of the Mind Tournament took place on Saturday, March 1st,
2008 on the Mohonasen High School/Middle School Campus.
Our appreciation
goes to Dr. Kathleen Spring, Superintendent, Mohonasen School District
as well as to the Mohonasen School District Board of Education and the
Mohonasen High and Draper Middle School monitors and custodial staff,
all of whom made this tournament possible.
We also thank Lori Ranze, the Mohonasen coordinator, who worked
hard to collaborate with our staff to ensure that every detail was
covered in the smooth running of the tournament!
There are a lot of other
people to thank as well;
Odyssey head judges and judges - all one hundred of you. Thanks
again for your commitment to the teams and the tournament. You gave
up time to be trained as well as devoting a full day to judging. You
are terrific!
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Odyssey volunteers - you
registered teams, gave building directions, guarded the doors, sold
merchandise, picked up the scores. You are vital to the running of
the tournament.
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Team coaches, parents and
school districts - you support your kids and make their
participation possible.
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Region 7 Photos
Busy in the Score Room!
Voorheesville Primary Team
Primary Judges Hard at Work
Judge Wayne Otte with Sharon Springs Primary
Those pins are going fast!
Academy of the Holy Names is going on to States!
Middleburgh on Parade
Mohonasen too!
More Mohonasen
Scotia-Glenville
Central Park Middle School
goes on to States!
More Scotia-Glenville
Eccentrics Team in Draper
More Eccentrics in Draper
Cohoes Middle School
More Eccentrics
Having fun in Draper
Burnt Hills - Ballston Lake High School
Head Judge Paula talks to Paige Elementary
Paige Elementary going on to States!
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LOST AND FOUND: NINTENDO GAMES FROM AUDIENCE MEMBER
IN PROBLEM 3 - PLEASE EMAIL TO IDENTIFY!
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Region 7 pins are available at our office for anyone going on to
States - they're great to have for pin trading, or for anyone who
didn't get a chance to buy them at the tournament. Please email
sviola@gw.neric.org
or call 464-3910 to arrange for purchase!
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The Scores Are In!
Please Click
Here (pdf)
for Results! Whether you came in first, second , third or elsewhere,
you are all winners for competing!
Special recognition has to go to the Sharon Springs DinoStories
division 1 team - Coach Dyana Kutinsky and team members
Dana Bates, Brianna Roncal, Ryan Schneewiess, Joanna Sydow, Hallie
Trigg and Drew VanArsdale for winning the Ranatra Fusca Award - this
happens rarely - great job!
Please Click
Here (pdf)for
teams advancing to the State Tournament - all winning teams were
given a packet to register for States in Binghamton and there's on
line information below as well -
Regional
Winners: register now!
March 29, 2008
Binghamton University
Binghamton, NY
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Thanks to the following
Odyssey Volunteers!
Bethlehem - Charlotte Stearns
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake - Cindy Harkins
Cohoes - Mary Atchinson, Kay and Joe Clement
Duanesburg - Sally D'Alessandro, Pam Chrysler, Ellen McHale, Kay
Bonney
Scotia Glenville - Jan Duane, Shari Yerman, Danielle Sawyer,
Linda Pleminik, Melissa Jerreld, Jesse Roylance, Steve Coonradt
Ursula LeGere, Kristin Trippani, Greg Phillips, Valerie Bloomer
Schalmont - Tara Bush
Schenectady - Barb Kosiur, Ashley Sforza, Josh Hearne
Schoharie - Debbie Castle
Sharon Springs - Patsy Nicosia, Caroline Bade, Lauren Cummings
Capital Region BOCES - Macy Hicks and Roni Kearns
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We are pleased to
announce the winner of the Region 7 2nd Annual Pin
Design Contest!
And the winner is ...
Andrew Butryn, a 5th grade student at Paige
Elementary School, Schenectady School District.
Andrew's winning pin design is shown below, and he
wrote:
"To me, Odyssey of the Mind means to think and be
creative. I used light bulbs that mean thinking. I
used a gold star to mean you did a good job. I used
lots of colors because I wanted to make a creative
decoration. That is my pin."
Andrew, his teammates
and coaches received a complimentary pin at the
awards ceremony after the Tournament. The pin was
also available for purchase at the Sales
Table in the High School, and is still available -
see pin posting above. Congratulations Andrew!
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Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me
About Spontaneous!
This vital information was written by Dave West, Region 7
Spontaneous Problem Captain, to help teams prepare for this
important segment of the Odyssey Tournament. Please click to
download in
word or as a
pdf. (Get
free ACROBAT
READER
to download and open pdf forms)
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