Northampton teams advance to state finals in Odyssey of the Mind

Submitted by MELINDA McCANN
On Saturday, Feb. 22, nine Northampton Area School District teams competed in the Northeast Regional Odyssey of the Mind Tournament at Pocono Mountain West High School in Pocono Summit, Pa.
Odyssey of the Mind is an international creative problem-solving competition. K-12 students must solve a “problem” in a performance that includes original costumes, scenery and technical elements. Teams competed from Bradford, Carbon, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Northampton, Pike, Schuylkill, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming counties. The tournament included 400 students from 29 different K-12 schools. Sixty students from Northampton Area School District competed.
Four Northampton Odyssey of the Mind teams will be advancing to the state competition, including Moore Elementary, Lehigh Elementary, Northampton Area Middle School and Northampton Area High School.
All advancing teams will compete again on Saturday, April 5 at Pocono Mountain East High school for the Pa. State Tournament.