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Pennsbury Students Score Big At Competition, Advance To ‘Worlds’

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Amanda Burg
Students from Eleanor Roosevelt. The group placed second.
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This past weekend, six teams from the Pennsbury School District traveled more than 300 miles to compete in the Odyssey of the Mind Pennsylvania State Finals.

According to the competition’s website, Odyssey of the Mind teaches students how to think in different ways by providing open-ended problems that appeal to a wide range of interests. Students learn how to identify challenges and to think creatively to solve those problems and they are free to express their ideas and suggestions without fear of criticism.

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The teams, which included students from Afton Elementary School, Manor Elementary School, Makefield Elementary School, Eleanor Roosevelt Elementary School, Pennwood Middle School and Pennsbury High School, included 162 of the best teams from all over the state.

The top two teams from each problem and each division advanced to the World Finals, which will take place in May at Michigan State University. Eleanor Roosevelt made the cut by placing second and will be advancing. An honorable mention goes to Pennwood Middle School for placing third in the competition.

Students from Pennwood Middle School. The group placed third.
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Students from Makefield.
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Students from Pennsbury High School.
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Students from Manor.
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Students from Afton.
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Amanda Burg

Amanda Burg

Amanda Burg, born and raised in Levittown, has covered news in her hometown since the start of Levittown Now, back in 2013. Amanda previously served as a contributor for The Bucks County Courier Times and as an award-winning editor for The Playwickian, the student newspaper of Neshaminy High School. Email: amanda@levittownnow.com.