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YCSD Teams Headed to State Odyssey of the Mind Tournament

Posted On: 3/25/2016

Two York County School Division teams are headed to the state Odyssey of the Mind Tournament after taking first place at the regional competition, held at the Grafton School Complex on March 19. The Yorktown Middle School team took first place in the Furs, Fins, Feathers and Friends problem, while Magruder Elementary School's team took first place in the Something Fishy problem. Several other YCSD teams earned honors at the regional competition.

1st Place:

Magruder Elementary School - Something Fishy Division I
Yorktown Middle School - Furs, Fins, Feathers and Friends Division II

2nd Place:

Mt. Vernon Elementary School - No-cycle Recycle Division I
Queens Lake Middle School - No-cycle Recycle Division II

3rd Place:

Queens Lake Middle School - Something Fishy Division II
Waller Mill Elementary School - Furs, Fins, Feathers and Friends Division I
York High School- Furs, Fins, Feathers and Friends Division III

4th Place:

Tabb High School - Something Fishy Division III

6th Place:

Yorktown Elementary School - Furs, Fins, Feathers and Friends Division I

The state tournament will be held at Menchville High School in Newport News on April 16. Teams that place first and second at the state tournament will advance to the World Finals competition at Iowa State University in late May.