Moon Area Middle School Team Wins Odyssey of the Mind State Championship

A team of Moon Area Middle School students have been named state champions with their first place win at the Odyssey of the Mind state tournament on April 13 in the Pocono Mountains.

The team will move on to compete in the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals.

Fifth- and sixth-graders Jenna Puhalla, Riley Graham, Madison Foster, Olivia Estright, Anthony Testa, Alek Kuzniarski and Ashley Sefranek will compete with 800 teams from around the globe at the international competition at Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI on May 22-25. Coached by Lisa Puhalla, Kelly Graham and Joy Foster, the team placed first in the Pet Division II portion of the competition at states to qualify.

Additionally, the Moon Area High School (MAHS) team of Rachael Melton, Jonathon Muise, Lexie Ulven, Allison Ulven, Dalton Pritt, Steven Ellis and Natalie
Melton also advanced and will participate in the World Finals.

Odyssey of the Mind is an international competition that fosters creative thinking and problem solving skills in competitors from kindergarten through college. Students, working together as a team, evaluate and solve problems using cooperation, creativity, and out-of-the box thinking.

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