Congratulations to the Division I Glendaal teams that competed in the state Odyssey of the Mind competition at the Syracuse Fairgrounds. It was a long day with spontaneous problems and long term performances starting as early as 8:30 a.m. and wrapping up with the awards about 12 hours later. They worked hard and we are incredibly proud of our students and grateful for the tremendous support from their families. 

Odyssey of the Mind is a creative problem-solving program that challenges students in grades K-12 to work cooperatively to figure things out. The following three Glendaal teams earned a spot in the state tournament after placing in the regional competition in March.

Team coached by Julie Friot came in 5th place out of 19 teams competing in problem #1: Pirates and the Treasure

• Maizie Friot (5th grade) 
• Reegan Keating (5th grade) 
• Dylan Knaggs (5th grade) 
• Adeline DiCesare (5th grade) 
• Brady LeClair (5th grade) 
• Gavin Troski (4th grade)
• Lydia Zurakowski (5th grade) 

Team coached by Matt Spencer and Audrey Daniels came in 10th out of 14 in problem #2: Because iCan 

• Alice Letterman (3rd grade)
• Finnegan Daniels (3rd grade)
• Sullivan Daniels (4th grade)
• Matthew Spencer (4th grade) 
• Jack Woodfield (3rd grade)
• Lucas Berger (3rd grade) 

Team coached by Adrienne Leon and Ariana Nilsson came in 11th out of 15 in problem #4: Where’s the Structure?

• Evan Leon (5th grade) 
• Jameson Woodfield (5th grade) 
• Ellie Tricozzi (5th grade)  
• Niko Lien (5th grade) 
• Evangeline Nilsson (5th grade) 
• Charlie Zurakowski (5th grade) 

This year Scotia-Glenville had 12 Odyssey of the Mind teams consisting of nearly 80 students from our elementary schools and middle school. The teams start practicing in the fall of every year and things start ramping up with a S-G Spontaneous Overload event in January. You can read about Spontaneous Overload and the regional competition in this link. 

Congratulations to all the S-G Odyssey of the Mind teams this year. The list below shows how the teams performed at the regional competition. Three teams placed and three teams went to states.

OOTM Regional Results

Coaches: Fareed Michelen/Amanda Shults

Division I (Lincoln School)

Third place in problem #2 Because iCAN

• Landon Shults (3rd grade)
• Aurora Michelen (3rd grade)
• James Marino (3rd grade)
• Jordan Plumadore (3rd grade)
• Ben Paone (3rd grade)

Coaches: Adrienne Leon/Ariana Nilsson

Division I (Glendaal School)

First place in problem #4 Where’s the Structure 

• Evan Leon (5th grade)
  
• Jameson Woodfield (5th grade)
  
• Ellie Tricozzi (5th grade)
  
• Niko Lien (5th grade)
  
• Evangeline Nilsson (5th grade)
  
• Charlie Zurakowski (5th grade)

Coach: Julie Friot

Division I (Glendaal School)

First place in problem #1: Pirates and the Treasure 

• Maizie Friot (5th grade)
• Reegan Keating (5th grade)
• Dylan Knaggs (5th grade)
• Adeline DiCesare (5th grade)
• Brady LeClair (5th grade)
• Gavin Troski (4th grade)
• Lydia Zurakowski (5th grade)

Coaches: Matt Spencer/Audrey Daniels

Division I (Glendaal School)

First place in problem #2: Because iCAN

• Alice Letterman (3rd grade)
  
• Finnegan Daniels (3rd grade)
  
• Sullivan Daniels (4th grade)
  
• Matthew Spencer (4th grade)
  
• Jack Woodfield (3rd grade)

Coaches: Jillian Pigliavento/Tara Burczeuski

Division I (Glendaal School)

Second place in problem #5: The most dramatic problem ever

• Ruby Puels (4th grade)
  
• Grainer Caroline (4th grade)
  
• Nora Loiacono (4th grade)
  
• Molly Hine (4th grade)
  
• Gracelyn Schinnerer (4th grade) 

Coaches: Kristine Wanmer/Erika Gidley 

Division I (Glendaal School)

Third place in problem #3: The Classics: The Walls of Troy

• Livia Friot (3rd grade)
• Penny Newfrock (4th grade)
• Henry Gidley (3rd grade)
• Ashlyn Wanmer (2nd grade)
• Mason Lundy (3rd grade)
  

Coaches: Brittany Woodfield/Sarah Benson

Primary Division (Glendaal School)

Noncompetitive: Dinos on Parade

• Parker Benson (1st grade)
  
• Emma Benson (1st grade)
  
• Mason March (1st grade)
  
• Reese Spencer (2nd grade)
  
• Charles Spencer (1st grade)
  
• Macallan Woodfield (Kindergarten)
  

Coaches: Emily McGrath and Sarah Moore

• Ash Benjamin (2nd grade)
• Lawrence Chung (1st grade)
• Logan McGrath (1st grade)
• Matilda Moore (2nd grade)
• Verity Perkins (1st grade)
• Sam Santos-Feezel (1st grade)

Coaches: Jen DeCiero and Sarah Moore

• Samara Ali (Kindergarten)
• Sonny DeCiero (1st grade)
• Ben Eckes (Kindergarten)
• Hutch Eckes (2nd grade)
• Kieran Feehan (1st grade)
• Clark Moore (Kindergarten)