Odyssey of the Mind teammates are, from left, Jake Faubel, Tim McQuade, George Danison, Grace O’Connor, Emilee Meadors, Gabriel Baskin and Nate Zink. The team is coached by BSHS Alumna Justina Danison.
The Ballston Spa High School Odyssey of the Mind performance team placed second at the New York State Odyssey of the Mind tournament at Binghamton University, which advances the team to the World Finals from May 23 to 26 at Iowa State University.
The OM performance problem this year is for teams to perform an eight minute skit of a “Stellar Hangout” where there are alien creatures, food, a puppet, entertainment, a map that transforms from 2D-3D and a quest for a treasure. Everything in the skit needs to be created by the team, from writing the skit to the creation of costumes and building of props.
The team now needs to raise funds for accommodations, travel and shipment of props to the competition in Iowa. Those interested in supporting the team can donate at gofundme.com/bshs-odyssey-2018.
More information on this year’s challenge and tournament is available at http://www.nysoma.org/.