Gorham's Odyssey of the Mind teams have great success!

 Gorham's  Odyssey of the Mind teams had great success at the tournament last Saturday! This was the largest tournament in over 14 years, with nearly 100 teams competing from Maine, NH, and Mass.


Great Falls 4th-grade team placed 1st in the Division 1 technical problem:




Village 5th-grade team placed 1st in the Division 1 vehicle problem:



Narragansett 4th-grade team placed 2nd in the Division 1 performance problem:



Narragansett 5th-grade team placed 2nd in the Division 1 technical problem:



Gorham Middle School's 6th grade team placed 3rd in the Division 2 Classicis problem:


Gorham Middle School's 7th grade team placed 1st in the Division 2 Vehicle problem:



Gorham Middle School's 8th grade team placed 3rd in the Division 2 Performance problem:








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