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From Humor to Heaviness: BCHS Odyssey Team Shines at State Finals, Advances to Worlds

Congratulations to the Bethlehem Central High School Odyssey of the Mind team for placing 2nd at the New York State Odyssey Finals tournament in Syracuse. The team, consisting of Jeremy Cintron Ortiz, Bridger Lewis, Stephanie Piccolo, Nex Cridlig, Rayne Beiter, and Sierra Obernesser, will now advance to the World Finals at Iowa State University in May.

Odyssey of the Mind is an international problem-solving competition for students in grades kindergarten through 12. Teams work together to solve challenges using both traditional and non-traditional methods, incorporating props, costumes, acting, and humor into their solutions.

One of the challenges the BCHS team faced was designing and building a balsa wood structure that could hold as much weight as possible. Despite their structure only weighing 14 grams, it successfully held over 300 pounds during a humorous performance at the tournament.

In addition to the high school team, four teams from the middle school also competed at the NY State Finals tournament. One of these teams, consisting of Liam Singh

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