Update on New York State competition
March 31, 2012
The Glen-Worden 'weird
science' Odyssey of the Mind team, the only S-G Odyssey of
the Mind team to win in regional competition and compete at the
state level, finished with a cumulative score of 327.71, placing
them third out of 18 elementary teams in the state.
They were one notch away from competing in
the Odyssey of the Mind world competition at Iowa State University
May 23-27. The top two teams in each category compete in the
world's competition.
The state competition was held on the State
University of New York at Binghamton campus.
Congratulations to the team!
The Glen-Worden team is coached by
Gregg Zeman and Irene Berry. The student
members are Victoria Darling, Lily Cremo,
Allie Jerreld, Ciara Molumby,
Jen Perry and Mary Zeman.
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Update on regional competition
March 4, 2012
The "Weird Science" team from Glen-Worden
placed first out of nine teams to win Saturday's regional Odyssey
of the Mind competition in that category with a cumulative score
of 338.76. The team moves on to the state Odyssey of the Mind
competition in Binghamton on March 31.
Here is the
complete list of final performances from Saturday's regional
competition at Shenendehowa HS. [MORE]
The Glen-Worden team is coached by
Gregg Zeman and Irene Berry. The student
members are Victoria Darling, Lily Cremo,
Allie Jerreld, Ciara Molumby,
Jen Perry and Mary Zeman.
All of the Scotia-Glenville teams did an
excellent job during Saturday's competition.
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February 29, 2012
After months of interpretation, work and
building, more than 100 Scotia-Glenville students will use their
creative mental juices to compete against other area school teams
at the regional
Odyssey of the Mind competition this Saturday, March 3, at
Shenendehowa High School East, Route 146, Clifton Park.
There
are 12 Scotia-Glenville teams in grades 3-8 and five teams of
primary students in kindergarten to grade 2 competing during the
day. In all, 112 S-G students at all four elementary schools and
the middle school will participate. Students "solve" one of five
problems in three divisions - elementary (Division I - grades 3 to
5), middle school (Division II ) and high school (Division III) -
and in the primary category (kindergarten to grade 2) for younger
participants. There is not a high school team at S-G.
S-G Odyssey of the Mind District Coordinator
Amanda Shults (email:
scotiaootm@yahoo.com) said the teams thrive by having fellow
students, family members, teachers and staff attend and watch the
teams perform. "We look forward to seeing some of our community,
family and friends on competition day," she said.
Odyssey is in its fifth year at
Scotia-Glenville, having begun at the Sacandaga Elementary School
in the 2006-07 school year. Here's a glimpse of the history of the
program over the past five years. [MORE]
PDF
▪ Click on the image above for more
information about Saturday's event, including descriptions of the
problems, locations of the competitions and the team schedules
(PDF).
▪ Here are the specific times for all of the school teams,
including the Scotia-Glenville teams, which are highlighted in
yellow. [MORE]
PDF
▪ Here is the
list of student and volunteer coach members who are competing on
Saturday. [MORE]
PDF
The area program is sponsored through the
Arts and Enrichment Program at the Capital Region BOCES. [MORE]
The top regional teams on Saturday will
advance to the New York State Finals Tournament at SUNY Binghamton
on Saturday, March 31. State winners advance to the Odyssey of the
Mind World Finals, May 23-27, at Iowa State University.
Two Scotia-Glenville teams went to the state
competition in 2011
Last year, Odyssey of the Mind teams from
Glen-Worden and the Middle School placed first in regional
competitions and competed at the state Odyssey tournament at SUNY
Binghamton. Read more about that competition. [MORE]
▪ Glen-Worden's
team placed 16th out of 17 school teams at the state competition.
▪ The Middle
School team placed 9th out of 16 school teams at the state
competition.
What does Odyssey of the Mind teach students?
For the past 25 years, Odyssey of the Mind
has become 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 about
25 other countries participate in the program.
Odyssey of the Mind runs from October
through March and teaches students how to think divergently by
providing open-ended problems in a team setting. Embedded in the
process are 21st century skills such as creativity, innovation and
problem solving, critical thinking, global awareness,
interpersonal and collaborative skills, self-direction and
adaptability.
Check out this link that further details the
benefits of the program for children. [MORE]
Thank you for your support of the
Scotia-Glenville Odyssey of the Mind program
The school district not provide sufficient
funding for the costs of the Odyssey program. Area businesses and
organizations as well as
the S-G
school PTAs provided donations to the program this year:
Mohawk Honda, $50;
BA Construction, $100;
Scotia Rotary, $100;
Richard Hoskinson, DDS, $50;
Scotia Lions Club, $50 and
1st National Bank of Scotia,
$100.
Each school PTA
contributed $90 each.
