Connecticut Odyssey of the Mind (CTOM) 5/13/12
News and Events
NEW Problem Synopsis for 2012- 2013 season!
Good Luck in IOWA 2012 CTOM STATE TOURNAMENT FINALISTS!:The First and Second place teams in each problem and division advance to the World Finals, this year at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa in May, where they compete against the top teams from over 35 states and 15 countries from around the world. Iowa State University is a great place for World Finals!
Finalist Teams: Keep practicing those Spontaneous Problems! Spontaneous can make a big difference at World Finals!
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Ranatra Fusca Award for Outstanding Creativity!!
Annie Fisher Stem Magnet School, Hartford, CT in You Make the Call Division II
The Ranatra Fusca Award, named for the water strider insect, promotes and recognizes outstanding creativity. This is Odyssey's highest honor, rarely awarded in Connecticut. It represents the essence of the Odyssey of the Mind program. The Ranatra Fusca Award is given to teams or individuals who display tremendous creativity at competitions. This award serves as an incentive for risk takers and creative thinkers among Odyssey of the Mind participants. Winners of this Award also receive an invitation to attend the World Finals.
The Team will be making a visit to see" Puzzles" the giraffe at the Leo Zoological Conservation Center in Stamford!
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Photography- Is there something special about your team, in your performance?
A special costume? Set of costumes? A cool device? How about your vehicle? A visual scene in your performance that would knock our socks off? Action Shots! Something that could knock the Potato Heads off the front page?? The answer for every team is YES! Some of us- spontaneous judges, scoring judges, and others - don't get to see all of the creative things the teams produce but we'd like to share some on our website. Bring your camera and capture the magic for us! Send them to bmanley@ctom.org.
CTOM RESOURCES:
- Odyssey Day Presentation: Vehicle Workshop
- Coach Training--There is no Coach Training in January this year. If you missed New Coach Training: Coach Training powerpoint; Coach Training Handout. If you have questions about your Long Term Problem, email the Problem Captain for your specific problem.
 -- Our beloved CTOM Board Member, Problem Co-Captain on Problem #5, Jill Riggles, passed away in November, after a year long struggle with breast cancer. Her lively Odyssey spirit, her quick wit, and her down-to earth common sense helped make CTOM what it is today. We will miss her tremendously. She is our inspiration, our own "Odyssey Angel." (Riggles Family 120 Main St. Durham, CT 06455).
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ConnecticuT Odyssey of the Mind (CTOM) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational creative problem-solving program for student teams K-12. Whether participating on a team, coaching, or volunteering -- our programs offer exciting experiences for growth in creativity, teamwork, and effectiveness for everyone. Learn More!
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"It teaches kids to work as
a team and that hard work and creativity will get you anywhere!"
- Team Member, Middle School