Odyssey of the Mind

Oak Park Odyssey of the Minds Teams that participated in the Illinois State Competition Saturday advanced to the next level. Winning teams will go to World Finals at University of Maryland. Mann and Longfellow competed in level 1; Julian in level 2. There is also a high school level.

All long-term problems are solved by teams of students without adult help. Solutions must be presented to judges in an eight minute presentation with STYLE! Students also solve spontaneous problems. For more information visit the Odyssey of the Mind's website.

Problem 1 - Road Rally; Problem 2 - Dinosaur Extinction; Problem 3 - Muses; Problem 4 - Tee Structure ; Problem 5 - Eccentrics

Below: short video of Julian's team | Gallery - Longfellow's team | Gallery - Mann's team

Mann's Teams

1. Road Rally
Elizabeth Perkins
Franklin Taylor
Esther Ramsay
Ruby Grillier
Emma Bergey
Coaches Mr. and Mrs. Perkins

2. Dino Stories
Annie Schurr
Danny O'Sullivan
Helen Susman
Victoria Pancewicz
Sam Ginn
Chelsie Kowalski
Coaches Mr. Schurr and Mrs. Kowalski

4. Tee Structure
Will Dunne
Ethan Mertz
Ellora Jaggi
Hannah Sklar
Oliver Soto
Coaches Mrs. Harris and Mrs. Dodd

5. The Eccentrics
John Stankovich
Katie McGrath
Claire Rolfes
Abby Pont
Miles Blim
Bria McNeal
Coaches Mrs. Stankovich and Mrs. McGrath

Longfellow's Teams

Problem 1: Odyssey Road Rally
Alex Kenoian
James MacFadyen
Griffin McDermott
Katie Seitelman
Leah Silver
Kirk Svensson
Coaches: Eric Svensson, Karen Colley, Penny Wallingford

Problem 2: DinoStories
Henry Harper
Jacob Meister
Jeremy Pesigan
Annalore Salemi
Rory Schrobilgen
Emma Sullivan
Alex Todorovic
Coaches: Tom Sullivan, Greg Schrobilgen, Kathleen Shehan, Kathy Sullivan, Dianna Thomas

Problem 3: Wonderful Muses
Aida Garcia
Zaynah Habibi
Sarah Hudson
Caroline Orlin
Cristin Reyes
Halie Schuster
William Skudlarek
Coach: Alice Skudlarek

Problem 4: Tee Structure
Willy Gilmore
Madison Lisle
Mylee Rolock
Reiny Rolock
Fiona Ryan
Charity Strong

Julian's Team

Problem 1: Odyssey Road Rally
Victoria Citko
Emily Grzeda
Nathanael Koetke
Clayton Miller
Sarabeth Weszely

Coach Steve Citko
Asst Coach Ed Grzeda