All five of Awty’s Odyssey of the Mind teams participated in the State Finals, which were held this past Saturday, April 14, and the results were quite impressive including a first place win for the 10th/12th Grade team. This is Awty’s first ever first place finish in the State Finals!  The 10th/12th Grade team now advances to the world finals at Iowa State University, which will be held on May 23. Congratulations to you all!  You make Awty proud!

10th/12th Grade Team - 1st Place!

• Dalal Daher
• Aiden Devins
• Ashling Devins
• Sofia Doroshenko
• Chloé Ruzzo
• Eka Savajol
• Connor Wright
• Coach: Sujata Venkatraman

8th Grade Team - 5th Place

• Mason Abrell
• Cameron Ahmed
• Jimmy Burns
• Genene Gordon
• Sam Harris
• Matthew Karazincir
• Anika Sarna
• Coaches: Andrea Garcia-Ahmed and Doreen Hanrahan

6th Grade Team - 3rd Place

• Erica Adler 
• Defne Deliormanli 
• Aine Devins 
• Kara Lauren Le Brun
• Juliette Oudar
• Anjeli Savajol
• Coach: Ronda Devins

4th/5th Grade Team - 3rd Place

• Cole Ahmed
• Zayna Dilawar 
• Elise DiPaolo 
• Sofia Dunkel 
• Eloise Elefteriou 
• Evie McEwan-Debney 
• Nicholas Russo 
• Coaches: Urusa Nawaz, Andrea Garcia-Ahmed, and Richard Debney

3rd Grade Team - Placed 14th overall in their first year

• Preston Aranda
• Elizabeth Eisner
• Maxime Elefteriou
• Malini Lombardo
• Srivani Mahajanam
• Leila Sholokhova
• Bailey Williams
• Coaches: Chris Lombardo, Derek Aranda, and Pablo Eisner