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On April 6th, three teams from Deer Isle, traveled to Bates College to compete in the Maine State Tournement for Odyssey of the Mind. Coached by Enrichment Teacher, Anne Stuart, the 16, seventh and eighth grade students, presented the skits and projects that they had developed as creative solutions to the problems presented for competition. |
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Creativity Reigns at Odyssey of the Mind State Tournament (Press Release) (Lewiston) Hundreds of Maine students showcased their exceptional creativity at this year's Odyssey of the Mind State Tournament, held at Bates College in Lewiston April 6. Students from as far south as York and as far north as Deer Isle came together to celebrate the power of children's minds. Working as a team, they solved problems requiring imagination, risk-taking and great effort. Vehicles changed appearances, devices fixed environmental malfunctions, choreography accompanied classic literature, balsa wood withstood hundreds of pounds, characters appeared to became invisible and shadows appeared and disappeared as teams developed unique solutions that were presented in under eight minutes and cost a very limited amount of money. The team members also had to solve an on-the-spot spontaneous |
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| problem while at the Tournament. Participation
in Odyssey in the Mind increased over 50% over last year, as the Bates College
campus swelled with the sounds of inventive kids enjoying a day devoted
to their accomplishments. Odyssey of the Mind is sponsored by Maine Adventures in Creativity. For more information, contact Fern Brown (akela@maine.rr.com; 646-4268). |
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| http://me.odysseyofthemind.org/ | ||
| http://www.odysseyofthemind.com/ | ||
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Problem 1: The Chameleon The team will create and drive a vehicle that, like a chameleon, changes appearance. The performance will include three team-created Environments, each with a different setting. A team member will drive the vehicle to each Environment, where it will change its appearance and blend in with its surroundings. The team member driving the vehicle will also blend visually into each Environment. |
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Team 1 - Katie S., Galen K. Max B.,
and Dean S.
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Team 2: Nathaniel L.,
Ben H., Calvin L., Tabor J., Parker M., Shane E. and Walter G.
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The team's problem is to create and present an original humorous performance that is based on a selection from a given list of classical literature. A host will set the tone of the performance in a prologue and, at some time during the performance, give a brief explanation of the essence of the story. The team will create a stage set and choreograph a dance that will be performed during the presentation. The performance will conclude with an epilogue that includes a character from a different work on the list. |
![]() Team Members: Donovan B., Daniel R., Travis F., James K., Mike M. |
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