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AwArds Ceremony Brings exCiting Close

to AmAzing 2010 world FinAlsby Brendan Dwyer

After months of practice and many milesof travel, the 2010 Odyssey of the MindWorld Finals came to a dramatic nish at the

Awards Ceremony held at the Breslin Stu-

dent Events Center Saturday night.

Despite a week of steamy temperatures,

the crowd had plenty of energy and excite-

ment the place was literally buzzing and

alive with lights. Program Director Sammy

Micklus took the stage in order to begin the

evenings events. This was not just the bestWorld Finals ever, it was the best event ever,

declared Micklus to the capacity crowd that

roared its approval. Id like to thank every-

one here for an amazing time, especially the

over 430 volunteer ofcials we couldnt do

all this without you.

The rst award of the evening was the Odys-

sey of the Mind Spirit Award, which went to

OotM 30-year veteran, Todd Hoss McNutt.

In his time with OotM, McNutt has coached

over 60 teams to achieve their goals through

creative thinking. McNutt took the opportu-

nity to unveil a new program called OdysseyAngels. In this program, Odyssey teams nd

a person or group in their neighborhood that

needs help. Once they identify the problem,

they will be using their team work and cre-

ativity skills to try to make everyday life better

for that individual.

Another award for the evening was the

Creativity Festivals Most Creative Booths,

awarded to New York state and California.

The entire crowd simply boomed with ap-

proval as, in true OotM form, each group is

as happy for their fellow participants victo-

ries as they would be for their own.

OMER's Awards were then presented to

teams and individuals who demonstrate out-

standing sportsmanship, exemplary behav-

ior, and exceptional talent throughout World

Finals. One of the nights winners was a

compassionate team from Savannah Geor-

gia who found a part for another teams prop

and hustled across campus to return it just in

time for its presentation.

The sentiment for the entire nights events

was best summed up by Odyssey of the

Mind founder Dr. Sam Micklus. All of youhere tonight have brought tremendous pride

to your homelands. What a fantastic event,

said Dr. Sam, At the close of these World

Finals I have one more question for you all

who thinks this was the best World Finals

ever? At this question the noise inside the

Breslin Center was deafening. Everyone in

attendance truly enjoyed their time in East

Lansing and while the 2010 World Finals

came to a close the memories made here

will last a lifetime.

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A friendly team from Georgia stopped for a picture and

to share their smiles with the readers of OMER's WorldNews.

OMER hugs an award winner as they cross the stage at

the World Finals Awards Ceremony held Saturday night.

OMER ushered in another high-energy Awards Ceremony

at Breslin Center.

photo by Carol Ann DeSimine

in tHis issUeAwards Ceremony Brings Exciting

Close to World Finals.................1

Todays Schedule............................1Thanks From CCI.............................3

OMER's Award................................2World Finals Team Awards...........2-3Ranatra Fusca Award......................2

Photo Highlights...............................4Airport Transportation......................4

Weather Forecast............................4OMER's World News Staff..............4

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Creative Competions, Inc. would

like to congratulate all the teams

that have traveled to Michigan to

compete in World Finals. Youve

worked extremely hard all year

all for just eight minutes. We hope

that you feel proud of yourselves

no matter what place your team

nished. As you know every teamthat solves an OotM problem is a

winner.

We hope youve had fun over the

past few days by making new

friends from all around the world.

The Odyssey of the Mind family

continues to grow with each new

team. Of course none of this would

be possible without our dedicated

volunteers and parents. All of your

hard work over the past year did

not go without notice. You are

preparing generations of creativeproblem-solvers to be the best

that they can be!

Another member of the Odyssey

extended family is NASA and

it did not disappoint this year

with its fantastic Earth Tent

and ever-fascinating E-Theater

presentations. We also hope

to continue to work with micro-

sculptor Willard Wigan so he can

inspire more students with his

ideas and his art.

Its been another successful WorldFinals, with thanks to Michigan

State University. East Lansing is a

great place for this huge event.

Best wishes to everyone and

heres hoping you have another

year lled with creativity!


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Odyssey of the Mind 2010 World Finals | Michigan State University

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1st Rea View Elementary School, Team AWaxhaw, North Carolina

2nd Horizon Elementary SchoolJohnston, Iowa

3rd Poinciana Elementary SchoolBoynton Beach, Florida

4th Roguewood Elementary SchoolRockford, Michigan

5th Puckett's Mill Elementary SchoolDacula, Georgia

6th Antheil Elementary School, Team AEwing, New Jersey

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1st Foshan Jiujiang Town Middle School

Shanghai, China2nd North Rockford Middle School, Team B

Rockford, Michigan3rd Highland School

Highland, Wisconsin4th Gimnazjum Imnazjum NR

Warszawa, Poland5th Mill River Union High School

North Clarendon, Vermont5th Johnston Middle School

Johnston, Iowa6th McKinley Elementary School

Abington, Pennsylvania

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1st Pine Bush High SchoolPine Bush, New York

2nd Charlotte Latin School, Team ACharlotte, North Carolina

3rd Bear River High SchoolGrass Valley, California

4th Charlotte Latin School, Team BCharlotte, North Carolina

4th Mission San Jose High School, Team AFremont, California

5th Corunna High SchoolCorunna, Michigan

5th J P Stevens High School, Team CEdison, New Jersey

6th Sherburne Earlville High SchoolSherburne, New York

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1st Davenport UniversityChesaning, Michigan

2nd Penn State UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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1st Ekologiczna Szkola SpolecznaRumia, Poland

2nd Glenwood SchoolShort Hills, New Jersey

3rd Poinciana Elementary SchoolBoynton Beach, Florida

3rd Boyce Middle SchoolPittsburgh, Pennsylvania

4th Elsa Meyer Elementary SchoolCorunna, Michigan

5th Jingan Dist. No. 1 CTR Primary SchoolShanghai, China

6th Ada Elementary SchoolGrand Rapids, Michigan

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1st Penndale Middle School

Lansdale, Pennsylvania2nd St. John Vianney School

Wyoming, Michigan3rd Crispell Middle School

Pine Bush, New York4th Mercer Middle School, Team A

Aldie, Virginia5th Magee Middle School

Tucson, Arizona6th King Ling College

Hong Kong

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1st Osrodek Psychoedukacji Damb

Gdansk, Poland2nd Southlake Carroll Schools

Southlake, Texas3rd Corunna High School

Corunna, Michigan3rd St. John Neumann High School

Williamsport, Pennsylvania4th Quest Homeschoolers

Durham, North Carolina5th Rafes Girls Secondary School

Singapore5th Lake Norman Charter School

Huntersville, North Carolina6th New Canaan High School

New Canaan, Connecticut

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1st Cato-Meridian Middle School, Team A

Cato, New York2nd Anglo-Chinese Junior School

Singapore3rd Villa Heights Academic Center

Charlotte, North Carolina4th Seoul Deokui Elementary School

Gimhae, Korea4th Methodist Girls' School

Eastech, Singapore5th De Nova Homeschool

Alexandria, Virginia6th Stillwater Richmond Elementary School

Stillwater, Oklahoma

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1st Pok Oi Hosp Chan Kai Mem Coll

Hong Kong2nd Gaya Middle School

Gimhae, Korea3rd Anglo Chinese School (Independent)

Singapore4th Bonita Springs Middle School

Bonita Springs, Florida5th Magee Middle School

Tucson, Arizona6th Carmel Middle School

Charlotte, North Carolina

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1st Upper St. Clair High School

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania2nd Anglo Chinese School (Independent)

Singapore

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omer's AwArds

The OMER's Award is given to

teams that demonstrate outstanding

performance in areas other than

creativity. Teams and team members

who are honored show great artistic

ability and demonstrate goodsportsmanship and teamwork.

The award also acknowledges

individuals, coaches, team members,

parents, ofcials and othersinvolved in competition who serve

as outstanding examples or role

models through their words and

actions.

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suha, taThis team competed in two long-

term problems, two spontaneous

problems, and volunteered to

work in the Spontaneous HoldingRoom. Its exceptional enthusiasm

entertained its peers and

encouraged other teams to perform

well. Team members engaged

everyone making sure to include

the younger and international

teams. In addition, team membershelped the Spontaneous Judges

keep up the ow of the competition

and lifted everyones spirits.

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While rushing to catch a shuttle to

weigh-in, a team dropped part of

its structure. This team saw it fall

and rushed to catch the shuttle, but

just missed it. Knowing the pieces

importance, they ran to ColumnStructures site and returned it in

time even though it was for a

competing team. This showed true

Odyssey of the Mind spirit by goingthe extra mile and helping fellow

competitors.

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When its buddy teams props and

costumes were stranded in Paris,

France this team and its parentsassisted above and beyond the

call of duty. It took its buddy team

shopping for supplies, founddonations, and requested tools

from others to help the buddy team

that was also a competitor. Thisteam and its parents donated time,

money, and resources to assist

a fellow team in true Odyssey

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The Ranatra Fusca Award, named

for the water strider insect, promotes

and recognizes creativity. This award

represents the essence of the Odyssey

of the Mind program. The Ranatra Fusca

Award is given to teams or individuals

who display tremendous creativity atcompetitions. This award serves as an

incentive for risk takers and creative

thinkers among Odyssey of the Mind

participants.

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This teams performance was highlyinnovative with an undersea adventureand a live broadcast. The uniqueidea of presenting a shadow puppetbroadcast simultaneously with the liveperformance truly enhanced the totaleffect. Hand shadows and articulatedpuppets appeared in stunning variety

all performed expertly. This is ultimatecreativity in Odyssey performance.

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This teams highly creative and risk-taking vehicle utilized compressed airto set an arm and claw in motion. Itpicked up and removed the obstacles.The operator controls moved things up,down, and grabbed things from its set ofair controls.

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The teams inventive musical deviceshowed great creativity. It was anoversized pencil that created musicaldevices and amplied the soundsproduced by its creations. These musicalmaestros also built an electromagneticTheremin that made music based on themovement of the teams bodies. Theseinnovative musical instruments were truly

discovered treasures.

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The amazing 3-D pop-up scenery andprops complete with a live mermaidswimming under the sea and a theater-sized spinning chime made foran outstandingly creative and riskyperformance. The mermaid was ateam member suspended by a harnessheld by two team members it gave amagical appearance of swimming thatwas strikingly realistic. The combinationof technical and theatrical devices wentabove and beyond the required elementsof the problem and truly enhanced theteams solution.

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3rd Rafes Girls Secondary SchoolSingapore

4th Monroe-Woodbury High SchoolHarriman, New York

5th Tempe Prep Academy, Team BTempe, Arizona6th Peachtree Ridge High School

Lawrenceville, Georgia

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1st Penn State University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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1st Changzhou Jiefang RD Primary School

Shanghai, China2nd Woodward North Academy

Duluth, Georgia3rd Colvin Run Elementary School, Team A

Vienna, Virgnia4th Anglo-Chinese Junior School

Singapore4th Martin Elementary School

Flowery Branch, Georgia5th Shahe Primary School

Shanghai, China6th Lindel Hill Elementary School

Wilmington, Delaware

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1st Nanxiang Middle School

Shanghai, China2nd Valley Springs Middle SchoolArden, North Carolina

3rd Kilmer Middle SchoolVienna, Virginia

4th James Madison Middle School, Team ARoanoke, Virginia

5th Circleville Middle SchoolPine Bush, New York

6th Woodward North AcademyDuluth, Georgia

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1st Shanghai Jiaotong UN High School

Shanghai, China

2nd J.P. Stevens High School, Team BEdison, New Jersey

3rd Owen J Roberts High SchoolPottstown, Pennsylvania

4th Wiregrass Ranch High SchoolWesley Chapel, Florida

5th Franklin County High SchoolRocky Mount, Virginia

6th Daniel Hand High SchoolMadison, Connecticut

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1st Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia2nd Penn State University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania3rd South Ural State University

Chelyabinsk, Russia

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1st Caoguangbiao Primary School

Shanghai, China

2nd Cannonsburg Elementary SchoolRockford, Michigan

2nd Polo Ridge Elementary School, Team BCharlotte, North Carolina

3rd Stephen S. Wise TempleElementary SchoolLos Angeles, California

4th Pineville Elementary School

Pineville, North Carolina4th Taylor Mills School

Manalapan, New Jersey4th Stamford Youth Foundation B

Stamford, Connecticut5th River Oaks Elementary School,

Team BHouston, Texas

5th Chegwin Elementary SchoolFond du lac, Wisconsin

6th Olive B. Loss Elementary School

Odessa, Delaware

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1st Anglo Chinese School (Independent)

Singapore

2nd Charlotte Latin School, Team A


3rd Barton Junior High School

El Dorado, Arkansas

4th Forest Hills Central Middle School

Grand Rapids, Michigan

5th Sutton Middle School

Atlanta, Georgia

5th All Saints Episcopal School

Tyler, Texas6th Nanyang Girls High School

Singapore

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Grass Valley, California

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3rd Southlake Carroll Roll Schools

Southlake, Texas

4th Rafes Girls Secondary School

Singapore

4th Anglo Chinese School (Independent)

Singapore

5th Northampton Area Senior High School,Team A

Nazareth, Pennsylvania

5th River Ridge High School

Wesley Chapel, Florida

5th Rockford High School

Rockford, Michigan

6th Mt. Carmel Area Junior/Senior

High School, Team A

Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania

6th Warwick High School

Warwick, New York

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1st University of Central FloridaNew Port Richey, Florida

2nd University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware

2nd Mt. Pleasant Lions Club Orange

Midland, North Carolina

3rd Penn State University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

4th Stowarzyszenie Wiggor

Wroclaw, Poland

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detroit metro &lAnsing AirPorttrAnsPortAtion

Operated by Dean Trailways.

dePArtUre times:

2am 1pm(leaving as frequently as needed,

rst bus departs at 2am sharp)

dePArtUre loCAtions:

Akers (g)Odyssey of the Mind bus stopin front of the Dorm

Holmes & mCdonel (g)Parking lot in front of westHolmes Hall

wonders, CAse,

wilson & Holden (oa)Odyssey of the Mind stop infront of Holden Hall

gilCHrist, lAndon,mAyo & yAkeley (BlUe)Odyssey of the Mind stopin front of Gilchrist Hall

Check in at the dorm site's departurezone when ready to depart.

It is recommended departing at

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your ight time.

Please direct all questions to the

Dean Trailways staff available from8am 9pm on the green bus at theshuttle hub (lot 79) next to the footballstadium.

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trip home!

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