March 18, 2021
The middle school Odyssey of the Mind and Science Olympiad teams have been hard at work preparing for and competing in their regional competitions!
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Odyssey of the Mind
Odyssey of the Mind is a creative problem-solving competition. Participants solve a wide variety of problems, from building mechanical devices such as spring-driven vehicles to giving their own interpretation of literary classics. Our Odyssey of the Mind team participated in the North Carolina Eastern Regional Showcase over the first weekend of spring break. After some helpful feedback from the judges, the team is hard at work once again, refining their solution for the state competition in early April.
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Science Olympiad
Over the course of 2 Saturdays, eight TDS middle school students competed virtually in 23 different STEM events at the Triad Regional Science Olympiad tournament. Every student on the team earned a medal and five events took home 1st place. Overall, our team placed 3rd out of 15 teams earning them a spot at the State Tournament on April 24 virtually hosted by NCSU.
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Individual medal winners and their events were:
| Event | Place/Medal | Students | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anat & Physiology | 1 | Oliver Guan | Conlan Sharp |
| Crimebusters | 6 | Oliver Guan | Henry Blackwell |
| Digital Structures | 1 | Nureen Khan | |
| Density Lab | 6 | Anna Taylor | Henry Blackwell |
| Disease Detectives | 3 | Joseph Schneider | Wil Schneider |
| Dynamic Planet | 6 | Nureen Khan | Joseph Schneider |
| Exp. Design | 4 | Nureen Khan | Matthew Collier |
| Food Science | 2 | Oliver Guan | Wil Schneider |
| Fossils | 2 | Conlan Sharp | Joseph Schneider |
| Game On | 3 | Joseph Schneider | Henry Blackwell |
| Heredity | 2 | Oliver Guan | Wil Schneider |
| Machines | 5 | Anna Taylor | Henry Blackwell |
| Meteorology | 2 | Nureen Khan | |
| Mission Possible | 4 | Nureen Khan | |
| Mousetrap Vehicle | 3 | Anna Taylor | |
| Ornithology | 1 | Conlan Sharp | |
| Reach for the Stars | 3 | Anna Taylor | Conlan Sharp |
| Road Scholar | 1 | Nureen Khan | |
| Water Quality | 1 | Oliver Guan | Nureen Khan |
| Write It, Do It | 4 | Anna Taylor | Henry Blackwell |
