Westhampton Beach Odyssey of the Mind Members Take Top Prize at Competition

Using their creativity, problem-solving and acting skills, Westhampton Beach Elementary School Odyssey of the Mind team members took home first and third place awards following a Region 2 competition, held earlier this month.

During the competition, the two Westhampton Beach teams offered solutions to long-term problems created by competition organizers.

For the Pandora’s Box problem, in which Westhampton Beach took third place, students were required to put a video game spin on the story of Pandora’s Box.

For their first place award in the Silent Movie problem, students created and presented a silent performance depicting a director character that produces and presents a silent movie.

All first place winners will compete at the state level Odyssey of the Mind competition in April.

The following fifth-grade students participated in the competition:

• Silent Movie: Julia Blydenburgh, Jackie Massey, Rosemari Marotta, Molly Mensch, Selina Pereyra and Ella Pinonzek.
• Pandora’s Box: Conor Farnan, Kate Farrell, Valerie Finke, Joey Litjens,Leevard Reddy, Loris VanVlodrop and Jake Zaffuto.

Photo courtesy of the Westhampton Beach School District

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