Congratulations to Pine Tree's Odyssey teams who competed this past weekend in the regional competition in Goshen. Team Mandarino & Piren placed fourth for Problem #3: Division 1 and Team Peterson placed third for Problem #1, Division 1.
Way to represent, Crusaders!
Members of Team Mandarino & Piren include: Michael Alappat, Harper Burns, Andrew D’Ambroso, Sophia Diaz, Melanie Koeva, James Oehme, and Cameron Stein.
Problem Description:
Historic figures get an encore as OMers re-tell their stories in musical form. In this problem, teams will create and perform an original biographical musical about a selected historic figure who, for most people, time has forgotten. There will be three songs: (1) an opening number, (2) one whose music conveys an emotion, and (3) one determined by the team. The performance will also include a theatrical special effect, a creative scene change achieved by movement of scenery, a membership sign that will appear as a marquee for the team’s musical, and a storyteller character.
Members of Team Peterson include: Noah Austin, Naomi Cao, Mena Hunter, Ian Katzman, Liam Klausner, Samir Malik, and Dylan Singh
Problem Description:
Odyssey teams take their problem-solving skills inside a box as they create a performance that includes one or more team-created vehicles that will help a group of characters escape an unusual room. The vehicle will travel to areas within the room and complete tasks. Each time it completes a task it will release a “clue” that the group will use in the next area to release the next clue, and so on. When the vehicle performs the final task, it will reveal a final clue that allows the group to escape the room and they discover the mystery behind the room!
