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Tuesday, April 16, 2024
It was a great day of creative solutions for Carroll’s 18 “Odyssey of the Mind” teams on Saturday in Waller, Texas at the State Finals Tournament.
A record 15 teams medaled and 10 teams are advancing to “Odyssey of the Mind” World Finals in May.
To advance to Worlds, the top teams from across the State of Texas competed and only the top two teams in each Problem and Division compete at World Finals, held on the campus of Michigan State niversity May 24-28. Congratulations to all our Southlake Carroll OM teams, you’ve impressed and inspired your coaches and community.
Below are the Carroll teams who placed in the top three, earning medals at the state finals tournament.
| Problem / Division / School / Achievement | Coach/Coaches | Team Members |
| Vehicular Problem
Division 1 DURHAM Int. SECOND PLACE WORLD FINALISTS |
Diane Pierce Ogle | Grant Ogle
Jope Iluyomade Andrew Balson Julia Dietrich Madison Petty Vanessa Vazhappilly Cody Williams |
| Vehicular Problem
Division 2 CARROLL MID SCH. THIRD PLACE |
Anne Vanderbush | Lindsay Vanderbush
Abigail Balson Lillian Cooper Avani Koganti Tin Lau Blayne Williams Neha Boyapati |
| Vehicular Problem
Division 3 Southlake Carroll HS THIRD PLACE
|
Heather King | Miranda King
Akshaya Hemanth Marissa Vazhappilly Rachel Clements Ella Driskill Sophie Dietrich Lauren Hendler |
| Technical Problem
Division 1 Rockenbaugh Elem SECOND PLACE WORLD FINALISTS |
Suman Gohel | Khushi Gohel
Dhruv Gohel Swati Shankar Noemie Houtekei Sanjana Senthil Praneel Veerabathina |
| Technical Problem
Division 2 Eubanks Int FIRST PLACE WORLD FINALISTS |
Geetha Panchapakesan
Crystal Johnson |
Ashwin Iyer
Grace Johnson Allison Chang William Ward Nicolas Veit Ben Fleming Alfred Hale |
| Technical Problem
Division 2 Durham Int SECOND PLACE WORLD FINALISTS |
Tonja Walker
Sarah Stoklas |
Jackson Walker
John Stoklas Ryan Adamson Samhith Dharani Connor MacLean Graham Davidson Ethan Phan |
| Technical Problem
Division 3 SC Senior High FIRST PLACE WORLD FINALISTS
|
Inna Dietrich | Alexis Dietrich
Venezia Guzman James Stewart Akash Hemanth Trevor King Cara Connelly Ethan Connelly |
| Classics Problem
Division 2 Carroll Middle FIRST PLACE WORLD FINALISTS |
Diana DiCesare
Shelli Nickel |
Kiera DiCesare
Sydney Nickel Heloise Hoffmann Tanner Hunt Emma Johnson Lizzie Garcia Diya Panjabi |
| Classics Problem
Division 3 Southlake Carroll HS FIRST PLACE WORLD FINALISTS |
Keith Buckley
|
Reilly Buckley
Katie Moore Kayla Grosskopf Catie Pratt Kayin Jones Eric Lovenburg Cole Ragsdale |
| Structure Problem
Division 1 Carroll Elem FIRST PLACE WORLD FINALISTS
|
Saroja Mummini | Sonia Naidu
Alisha Naidu Ethan Menezes Eva Menezes Tonio Castillo Joel Hansen Juliet Scot |
| Structure Problem
Division 2 Durham Int. THIRD PLACE |
Tanuja Reddy | Vivek Reddy
Pierce Ogle Jackson Dockal Samad Rizvi Andrew Chen Vansh Shah Azlaan Shafi |
| Drama Problem
Division 1 Carroll Elem SECOND PLACE (TIE) WORLD FINALISTS |
Niraj Mehta | Jaiden Mehta
Harrison Moore Dylan Mehta Ayden Patel Kennedy Nguyen Adam Forst Kenneth Warren Fambro, III |
| Drama Problem
Division 1 Rockenbaugh Elem SECOND PLACE (TIE) WORLD FINALISTS |
Peter Kao | Livi Kao
Kate Fancher Abbie Fordyce Chloe Criswell Ava Burke Riley Govek Maria Mazey |
| Drama Problem
Division 2 Eubanks Int. THIRD PLACE |
Anne Bean | Catt Gill
Elizabeth Fong Amelia Chand Trey King Katie Chon Matthew Fisher Nahita Kamireddy |
| Drama Problem
Division 3 Southlake Carroll HS THIRD PLACE |
Kathy Marshall | Zack Marshall
Jake Marshall Chloe Moore Sarah Wassef Sarah Chapin Olivia Hooper Logan Mikolasik |
The North Texas Region Odyssey of the Mind Tournament was held Saturday, Feb. 25 at Carroll High School.
Seventy-two teams from North Texas competed for the chance to advance to State Finals held in Waller Texas in April. Eighteen CISD teams with an impressive 125 Dragons will advance in all five Problems across three age divisions. Every CISD team competed at the highest level, impressed the judges and spectators with their creativity and teamwork.
Odyssey of the Mind is a creative, problem-solving competitive program where teams of up to seven students work together to creatively solve one of five Odyssey problems issued at the start of the school year. At the State Finals, teams will present their solutions for a chance to finish as one of the top two teams, with the goal to advance to the World Finals in May.
Click here to see a list of the teams.
Click here to view the photo album on Carroll ISD’s Flickr page.
Carroll ISD sent eight teams to the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals recently at Iowa State University. Several countries were represented in the event, including Africa, China and Poland.
Click here to see the photo gallery of teams.
CSHS Problem 1 Div. 3 5th place (out of 40 teams)
Jack Veenker, Sarah Wassef, Mackenzie Murphy, Nate Ruelas, Andy Van Noy, Claire Riordan, Braden Anderson, Coach Carl Anderson
CSHS Problem 2 Div. 3 7th place (out of 48 teams)
Trevor King (CHS), James Stewart (CHS), Lexi Dietrich, Divya Kumar, Akash Hemanth, Venezia Guzman, Ethan Connolly (DMS), Coach Inna Dietrich
CMS Problem 3 Div. 2 8th place (out of 68 teams)
Kiera DiCesare, Sydney Nickel, Kaitlyn Guesner, Tanner Hunt, Emma Johnson, Heloise Hoffman (DIS), Luke Engelhardt (EIS), Coach Diana DiCesare & Shelli Nickel
DMS Problem 1 Div. 2 11th Place (out of 60 teams)
Abi Kumar (CMS), Rachel Clements (CMS), Marissa Vazhappily (CMS), Lizzie Garcia (DIS), Miranda King, Sophie Dietrich, Akshaya Hemanth, Coach Heather King
CHS Problem 5. Div 3 12th place (out of 52 teams)
Zack Marshall, Jennas Eads, Sarah Chapin, Olivia Hooper, Jake Marshall (DMS), Chloe Moore (DMS), Logan Mikolasik (DMS), Coach Kathy Marshall
EIS Problem 5 Div. 1 24th Place (out of 70 teams)
Grace Johnson (DIS), Ashwin Iyer, Giulio Fausti, Allison Chang, Jack Richmond, Aman Panjabi (WGES), Andrew Balson (WGES), Coach Geetha Panchapakesan & Crystal Johnson
DIS Problem 2 Div. 1 25th Place (out of 55 teams)
Jackson Walker, John Stoklas, Ryan Adamson, Jackson Power, Leonard Fu, Graham Davidson, Ethan Phan, Coach Tonja Walker & Sarah Stoklas
DIS Problem 5 Div. 2 30th Place (out of 65 teams)
Olivia Pierret, Madison Bradford, Audrey Nelson, Sarah Chen, Stephie Smith, Alysha Walsh, Gabby Dugger, Coach Christine Pierret