Sunday, April 8, 2018

Odyssey Of The Mind, 2018

This is our family's first go-round with Odyssey Of The Mind.  I've had friends tell me about it and it always sounded like a pretty cool opportunity for kids.  A LOT of work, but a great opportunity none-the-less.

I think that is what it was for Robby.  Some sub-set of their group of 7 or 8 people worked on and off for a good part of the school year and on Saturday, April 7th, 2018, they had their state tournament in Ames, Iowa.   

I am not going to comment much on the photos but I will say that I had a great time watching the kids do their thing and the smiles, giggles, dances and sometimes goofiness, all piled together with a great comaraderie was a fantastic thing to see from our youngsters!

And, they're going to World Finals!


This is the staging are where the kids were working up until about 1 hour before their big moment on props and choreography for their dance.






This is inside the room where they perform for the judges.  The paperwork gets turned in and approved/denied outside those doors.  If it's approved, the team and their props move inside the room but must not proceed past the blue line on the floor until they're told to do so.


This is the beginning of their Emoji skit.

Robby is the present.


Their dance choreographed by the tall girl!


This is the kids after their skit, being interviewed by the judges.  They were all well-spoken and handled the judges and their queries like champs!

Certificate!!!


Very proud of all of the kids involved and of their coach, Christie Sanders.   She must have a patience in her that I could never achieve!  

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