MANDATA - Five teams from the Line Mountain School District participated in the North Central Regional Odyssey of the Mind competition held March 14 at Berwick Area High School. Two of the teams will advance to the state tournament in April.
At the elementary level, a primary team and a Division 1 team participated. The primary team participated in the "Wacky Weather Warning" in which members had to create a humorous performance where a meteorologist makes three predictions of "wacky weather." The team placed first, as do all teams competing at this level. Team members are Jasmine Schaffner, Ava Stiely, Owen Miller, Logan Williard and Cole Billman. The team's coach is Marcy Walshaw-Miller.
The Division 1 team competed in Problem 1, "Runaway Train," placing third. The team had to design, build and operate one or more vehicles that will travel on tracks and make stops at different stations without touching the floor. Team members are Clara Michetti, Carter Rissinger, Lane Schadel, Dustin Baumert and Lois (omission of last name requested by parents). The team's coach is Antonio Michetti.
The Division 2 team competed in Problem 5, "The Silent Movie," placing sixth. Team members are Sage Hoover, Kayla Bohner, Collin Deppen, Alexis Yost, Maddie Hoy and Steven Spiels. The team's coach is Christine Shearn.
At the Division 3 level, there were two teams. Both placed first and will advance to the Odyssey of the Mind State tournament April 11th at Berwick High School.
One of the Division 3 teams competed in Problem 5, "The Silent Movie". The team had to create a performance that presents a silent movie featuring a villain that commits three silly acts of "villainy." Because the characters that were in the movie could not speak, the team created an original instrument, a musical score and had creative subtitles. Team members are Skyler Hoover, Ashley Lambert, Andrew Rissinger, Gabby Eby, Phil Phillips and Shelly Lerch. The team's coach is Theresa York.
The other Division 3 team competed in Problem 3, "Pandora's Box." he team had to put a video game spin on the original story. The team created a character that took on a multi-level game. There had to be three characters that represented different evils that escaped the box and a team created power meter that represented the gamer's health. Team members are Meadow Walshaw-Wertz, Mia Kissinger, Autumn Bohner, Tori Duffy, Bri Shervinskie, Ashley Wilga and Sadie Walshaw. The team's coach is Meadow Walshaw-Wertz.