Team are you ready? Team, begin! This declaration brings excitement to thousands of Odyssey of the Mind participants each year. All their hard work is paying off as they share their unique solution at tournament time. And it’s appropriate that...
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Team Tip Tuesday
First TEAM TIP TUESDAY advice!! From Helen Girod a retired team Omer originally from the Coastal Region in California and now resides in Maryland. She has been a Team Member, World Finalist, State Board Member and Regional/State/WF Official. Love this...
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NorCal Happenings for the 2022-2023 Season
Letter from the Association Directors Greetings! As NorCal Odyssey Co-Association Directors, Bruce Mackinlay and Diedre Girod, we want to welcome you all to the 2022-2023 season. The new Odyssey of the Mind season is here and with a new season...
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Wagner Ranch is in the NEWS!
Wagner Ranch Places First in Odyssey of the Mind By Staff - April 25, 2021 (Regina Gordon, Photographer) The fifth grade team at Wagner Ranch Elementary rose to the challenge amidst a pandemic year and placed first in their...
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Look Who Is In The NEWS – Loma Verde Odyssey of the Mind
4.23.2021 Loma Verde Odyssey of the Mind Teams Advance to World Finals (Novato, CA)…Loma Verde Elementary School sent five teams of students to compete in the annual Odyssey of the Mind NorCal Section Championship this year and the winners were...
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2021 Showcase Celebration Event
Join us live for the NorCal ALL Regions Showcase Celebration this Saturday, March 13th at 4:30pm ONLINE Congratulations!!! You completed your first round for this year’s Odyssey of the Mind competition season. On Saturday, March 13th at 4:30 pm, we...
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Celebrate this “ODDyssey” Season with a t-shirt or pins!
Celebrate this unusual “Oddyssey” year with a shirt! Our favorite t-shirt company, GIC Graphics, has come up with 2 awesome designs (with help from our Redwood RD Bob Lipman) to commemorate the 2021 Odyssey Showcase and State Tournament! The first...
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Activities Challenge!
ACTVITIES CHALLENGE! You've submitted everything for the Regional Showcase - CONGRATULATIONS! But, we know many teams are continuing to work on their long term solutions and are preparing for Spontaneous. If you need to break up the stress a little...
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A Word From Spont Problem Capt.
Virtual Verbals? Time for a New Mindset! If you are new to Odyssey, new is the name of the game. If you’ve participated in Odyssey before, you and your team are used to the format typically used to solve...
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January Newsletter 2021
Word from the Association Director Happy New Year All! It’s 2021 and that can only mean one thing…Odyssey of the Mind tournament season is almost here! Coaches are trained and coaching… Teams are building, creating, building again … again… and...
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