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VOLUME 28, NUMBER 3
Late June, 2023
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Pocono Mountain Odyssey of the Mind teams earn high marks on World stage
Two teams from Pocono Mountain East Junior High School competed at the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals at Michigan State University over Memorial Day weekend. The teams earned 3rd and 5th place in the competition that included teams from across the United States and around the World.
The results are in, and Pocono Mountain School District’s teams earned worldwide recognition in the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals at Michigan State University over Memorial Day Weekend. Pocono Mountain’s teams, two from PM East Junior High School and one from PM East High School, earned recognition among their peers from across the United States and around the world by placing 3rd in Problem 5, The Most Dramatic Problem Ever!!! Division II, 5th in Problem 1 Pirates and the Treasure Division II, and 9th in Problem 5 The Most Dramatic Problem Ever!!! Division III. “We are very proud of all of our teams who competed in Odyssey of the Mind this year, and exceptionally proud of our three teams who went to the World Finals and showcased their amazing
talents on the world stage,” said Dr. Catherine Sweeney, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction. The theatrical problem team from PM East Junior High made it all the way onto the winners’ podium by placing 3rd out of 65 teams for Problem 5, The Most Dramatic Problem Ever!!! Division II. The team, consisting of 8th graders Jenna Pyke, Alorah Badman, Camille Hubbs, Declan Angulo and 7th graders Hayden Christman and Sophia Hernandez and coached by Teacher Advisors, Jennifer Fiore and Galen Smith, earned the highest score of any team in the Problem 5 competition in the long-term problem and style portions of their team scores. The team was also the top finishing team See ODYSSEY, page 2
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