Odyssey of the Mind - State Tournament

3/24/2025 12:07 am

Last weekend Mills Park had an impressive 5 teams competing in the Odyssey of the Mind State tournament in Jacksonville, NC. The teams had a wonderful time, and all did a fantastic job! The hallways of Northside Elementary, Middle, and High School were crowded with students and props as they prepared for their performances. In the end, Mills Park had an incredibly impressive showing and did an amazing job to represent our school. 

Our Problem 1 team (coaches Anirban and Krishna) made the podium in 3rd place (and just 1 point separating them from 2nd place)!

Our Problem 3 team (coaches Ashley-Ruth and Rabiya) was competing in the largest division with a lot of teams to go against, but still had a very high 4th place finish!

Problem 4 had two Mills Park teams (A - Thor and Rajesh & B - Ajay and Felcy), and managed to top the podium taking 1st and 2nd, both receiving invitations to World Finals in Michigan. 

Wrapping up with Problem 5 and the final Mills Park team (coaches Betina and Bhinesh). They finished in 2nd place and also secured an invitation to World Finals!

Mills Park Middle School also had many teams competing, so the Odyssey tradition is going strong at Mills Park thanks to the PTA support and this year's coordinator Lin Yu!