The school sent two seven-member teams into the regional Odyssey of the Mind competition in March. The Division I team, which competed against other elementary schools, took first place out of 14 teams and received the coveted Ranatra Fusca Award, the highest honor for creativity that can be given to teams or individuals. Odyssey of the Mind is competition for the brain. Those scores combine to determine the winners. The skit was the long-term challenge.
Coaches can advise, but that's it.
The students have to come up with the ideas, design and make the sets, sew the costumes, and write the scripts. The kids have to sign a 'no outside assistance' form. They had only eight minutes to set up and then perform the piece. The final results showed just how much variety can be packed into a piece when imagination is applied. One group had the genie appear from an art book, another from a refrigerator.