2020 ODYSSEY OF THE MIND TEAMS EXCEL AT SKYLANDS REGIONAL TOURNAMENT

Seven teams from St. A's competed in the Odyssey of the Mind Skylands Regional Tournament at Branchburg Central Middle School on Saturday, February 29th. All of the teams had a successful outing, with three teams qualifying for the New Jersey State Finals at Princeton High School on April 4th.

Leading the way was the 8th grade team coached by Mrs. Tarbotton and Mrs. Wolski, who won First Place on the problem "Gibberish or Not" in Division II with a perfect style score.

The 8th grade team coached by Mrs. Lyttle and Ms. Tauk is also heading to States thanks to their 2nd Place finish on the problem "Classics...The Effective Detective" in Division II. They achieved a perfect style score as well.

Not to be outdone by their older schoolmates, the combined 3rd-5th-6th grade team coached by Mr. and Mrs. Kumar placed Second on the problem "Balsa Limbo" in Division II and completed a trifecta of perfect style scores by St. A's teams. With that result, they also earned a berth in the State Finals.

The 6th grade team coached by Mrs. Abbott placed 3rd on the problem "Longshot Solution" in Division II, just missing a trip to States. The 7th grade team coached by Mrs. Domingo earned a 6th Place finish on the problem "Net Working" in Division II in their first outing as a team. The 4th grade team coached by Mrs. Sparagna and Mrs. Modzelewski placed 5th on the problem "Classics...The Effective Detective" in Division I. While these teams won't be moving on to the next round, they can be proud of their achievements and build on their successes for next year. And finally, the primary team coached by Mr. and Mrs. Lee received awesome comments on their performance: creative, perfect costumes; super creative song; great props and presentation. Thank you to the assistant parents. We look forward to seeing them compete as 3rd graders at the 2021 regional tournament! Congratulations to all!