Schools participate in Odyssey of the Mind competition

Teams from Armstrong School for the Arts, Kilgore Gifted Center, Kraft Elementary School, Langley Elementary School, Phenix PreK-8 and Smith Elementary School participated in the Odyssey of the Mind (OM) regional tournament on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at Menchville High School.

Teams participated and placed as follows:

Armstrong School for the Arts – Creative Thinker Award

Kilgore Gifted Center – Elementary team placed third and the middle school team placed second.

Kraft Elementary School – Mrs. Johnson’s team placed third and Mrs. Foy’s team placed first. Mrs. Foy’s team advanced to the state competition.

Langley Elementary School – Creative Thinker Award

Phenix PreK-8 School – second place

Smith Elementary School – sixth place

The state competition will be held on April 15 in Leesburg, VA.

Odyssey of the Mind is an international creative problem-solving program that engages students in their learning by allowing their knowledge and ideas to come to life in an exciting, productive environment. Each team of seven students is given a problem they must solve themselves. The team-created performance lasts for eight minutes and presents the team’s solution to a problem in the form of a student-created skit. The team creates all parts of the problem’s solution such as props, costumes, and techinical components. The team also participates in a spontaneous thinking portion at the competition.

Participants build self-confidence, develop life skills, create new friendships, and are able to recognize and explore their true potential. OM proves that students can have fun while they learn.