Students from Germantown Elementary School advanced to the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals. The Division I winning team for the “Pandora’s Box” problem tied for second place at the State Finals Saturday at Binghamton University.
The Div. I team from Germantown CSD tied for second place at the State Finals and will advance to the World Finals in May at Michigan State University.
Germantown was one of 18 teams from Region 4 (Rensselaer, Columbia, and Greene Counties) to advance to the state finals after the regional competition March 7 at Algonquin Middle School in Averill Park, sponsored by Questar III. The world finals will be held May 20-23 at Michigan State University.
Odyssey of the Mind is an international problem solving competition for students in grades K-12. Students are judged on their ability to use creativity and teamwork to solve a pre-selected problem. Teams from Ichabod Crane, Wynantskill, Brunswick, Troy, Hoosic Valley, Coxsackie-Athens, and Rensselaer School Districts also advanced to the state finals.
At least one team from Rensselaer, Columbia, or Greene County has advanced to the World Finals every year since 2007, including 13 in the past five years alone, with four advancing in 2013, and three in 2014.
For a full list of results from the state finals, head to scores.nysoma.org
