Seven Pine Bush teams among winners at Odyssey of the Mind Region 5 Tournament

Posted 4/1/20

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Seven Pine Bush teams among winners at Odyssey of the Mind Region 5 Tournament

Pine Bush High School’s “Longshot Solution” Division 3 team wins first place and is pictured with Jeff Carter of NYSOMA (second from left). Left to right: Bobbi Walter, Jeff Carter of NYSOMA, Connor Hanington, Rebecca Magnetico, Adam Blumrath, Abigail Cassese, Deanna Lindau, Dylan Cline-Larsen, Ellen Schoenberg, and Gary Manheim.

Crispell Middle School’s “Net Working” Division 2 team wins first place. Left to right: Coach Matt Schomber, Alyssa Magsamen, McKayla Hundley, Logan Babcock, Emily Magnetico, Sienna Forbes, Tyler Sheeley, and Leah Germano.

Circleville Elementary School’s “Classics...The Effective Detective” Division 1 team wins first place. Left to right: Dawn Wright, Nicole Porter, Olivia-Ziva Jones-Torres, Yuvraj Mundi, Philip Hanington, Jeremiah Tanner, Nicole Twardon, Celia Thomas, and Thea Valdez.

EJ Russell Elementary School’s “Balsa Limbo” Division 1 team wins first place. Left to right: Coach Naomi Bush, Anthony Giannini, Angus Russell, Marie Curran, Kiera Wargas, Lillian Gerspach, Kara Wittenberg, and Norah Germano.

Crispell Middle School’s “Balsa Limbo” Division 2 team wins first place. The team was also recognized with an OMER’s Award for their team members’ exemplary behavior during the tournament. Left to right: Matthew Schomber, Stacey Mark, Dominic Licardi, Taylor Vero, Madelyn Carpenter, Maya Oakes, Jessica Sheeley, Jenna Hopmayer, and Alannah Giannini.

Circleville Middle School’s “Gibberish or Not” Division 2 team wins first place. Left to right: Garrett Randall, Alannah Poindexter, Rylee Hoornbeck, Molly Bakleh, Daniel Tamakloe, and Omar Islam.

Pine Bush High School’s “Gibberish or Not” Division 3 team wins first place. Left to right: Ashley Michelitch, Daniel Aktas, Matthew Cirniglia, Caleb Scherdin, James Sheeley, Victoria Knight, Meryl Palinkas, Georgia Camacho, and Korrina Poindexter.

Posted Thursday, April 2, 2020

On Saturday, March 7, 72 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). Among the winners were seven teams from the Pine Bush Central School District.
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

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