Southwest PA Odyssey of the Mind

Creative Competitions - The national headquarters of Odyssey of the Mind.

Pennsylvania Odyssey of the Mind - The state organization.

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2008 State Tournament Results

2008 Southwest Tournament Results

Countdowns to Events

What is Odyssey of the Mind?

Odyssey of the Mind is an international creative problem solving competition focusing on challenging youth to develop divergent independent thinking skills, while working within the cooperative spirit of a team. Participants present creative solutions to problems within specified parameters, ranging from designing and building vehicles and constructions of balsa wood structures to presentations of team composed plays and music. Through Odyssey of the Mind Programs, students, kindergarten through college, discover how to evaluate ideas, cultivate calculated risk taking and develop vital life skills such as effective communication, salesmanship, brainstorming, and problem solving. These skills provide participants with the ability to meet and greet the challenges of life with confidence and self esteem.

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NAME CHANGE!
Beginning with the 2008-2009 academic year, we will be known as the
Western Pennsylvania Region.

Have you noticed that we now have a link to the archival list of the Southwest Region Ranatra Fusca winners.

Congratulations:

Noah Simmons of Upper St. Clair H.S. Tee Structure team for earning a Ranatra at World Finals. He created an electromagnetic system for lowering the 45 lb weights.

SW PA finishes:
Shenandoah Ele, Penn Hills 16th place out of 51 in Muses, Div 1

Upper St. Clair H.S., Upper St. Clair 15th place out of 52 in T Structure, Div 3

Trinity HS, Washington, PA 9th place out of 46 in DinoStories, Div 3

Pine-Richland H. S., Gibsonia, PA 19th out of 57 in Eccentrics, Div 3

The Southwest Pennsylvania Region included the following counties:
Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler (Southern Half), Fayette, Greene,
Indiana, Washington, Westmoreland

With the creation of the Western Pennsylvania Region, we will now include:
The rest of Bulter county, Erie, Warren, Crawford, Mercer, Venango, Forest,
Lawrence, Clarion, Jefferson, Somerset, and Cambria counties. Teams from
Blair, and Bedford counties may also elect to join our region.

We wish to welcome all the teams from these counties and look forward
to their involvement in the Odyssey experience, our regional competition,
and perhaps our board of directors.

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