Creative problem solving

Presbyterian School’s eighth grade Odyssey of the Mind team (pictured) won first place at the recent regional tournament. The team was one of 17 Presbyterian School teams that competed at the Odyssey of the Mind Houston regional tournament, and nine of those teams qualified to move on to the state competition in Denton. Each team tackled a long-term problem for six months and brought their solutions to the regional tournament. The eighth-grade team selected the “Deep Space Structure” problem that unravels an original mystery of a balsa wood structure discovered in deep space. The structure is examined and tested to balance and support weight, and then the students create and present a performance including the structure and the scientists who study it. The winning eighth graders are (from left) Evan Abney, Elijah Pollack, Nicholas Arribas, Isabella Vargas, Alaia Grannis, and Catherine Phillips.

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