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Osborne Elementary Team Places in State OM Competition
The group of students have advanced to the Odyssey of the Mind 2013 World Finals next month.
A team of Osborne Elementary third graders recently placed second in the Pennsylvania Odyssey of the Mind competition.
The group of students, coached by Jeff Christensen, have advanced to the Odyssey of the Mind 2013 World Finals from May 22 to May 25.
The team includes Isabella Bock, Lilly Capezzuto, Stella Christensen, Ilijana Hasak, Jhon Freddy Krebs, Owen Petronick and Taylor Retzlaff.
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The Osborne students completed a problem called, “Pet Project,” which required the team to build three vehicles, each of which had to use a different method of propulsion. Each vehicle had to successfully run their course three times, bringing with it a piece of a pet to an assembly area. Once all nine parts arrived, the pet was assembled, and the completed pet had to perform a trick.
The Osborne team's vehicles used concentrated air, spring tension, and a slingshot as its propulsion mechanisms.
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The international educational program provides creative problem-solving opportunities for students to apply their creativity to solve problems.
The Pennsylvania Odyssey of the Mind tournament was April 13 at Pocono Mountain East High School in Swiftwater, PA. The Osborne team advanced to the state finals after finishing first in the Western Pennsylvania Regional Odyssey of the Mind competition in March.
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