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Tuesday, March 28, 2023
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 |
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
Carroll ISD Odyssey of the Mind teams competed against teams from other north Texas schools in a weekend tournament on Saturday, March 3. The tournament was held at Carroll High School started around 12:30 p.m. and ended 4 p.m.
Over 35 teams from the North Texas region competed during this event, for the chance to advance to the State Tournament in Houston. 13 teams from Carroll ISD proudly represented 8 Carroll schools, and 6 of these teams secured their spot at state. Every team, many of which were brand new teams and coaches, did a great job and impressed the judges and spectators with their creativity and teamwork. They also had fun.
The results for our Carroll teams are as follows (teams marked with an asterisk (*) indicates the team advanced to State):
Primary Division
Carroll Elementary School: Elizabeth Fong, Kevin Liu, Declan Rae, Anvitha Sharma, Colin Gray, Harrison Moore
Vehicular Problem, Division I:
Rockenbaugh Elementary School, 3rd Place: Ryan Colvin, Matthew Vinson, Peyton Lawrence, Hunter Freeseman, Robbie Pino, Joshua Oldroyd, and Faraz Asim. Coaches: Michael Colvin and David Vinson
Vehicular Problem, Division II:
Dawson Middle School*, 1st Place: Brandon Burlison, Michael Dachniwsky, Madeleine Newman, Nate Ruelas, Weston Salanty, Daniel Weiss and Hannah Warner. Coaches: Ann Dachniwsky and Allison Weiss
Vehicular Problem, Division III:
Carroll High School*, 1st Place: Ann Dahl and Allison Newman (CHS), Braden Anderson, Christie Ballew, Spencer Lankford, Mackenzie Murphy and Jack Veenker (DMS). Coaches: Megan and Carl Anderson and Shauna Newman
Technical Problem, Division I:
Old Union Elementary School*, 2nd Place: Josh Neely, Caroline, Jackson, and Audry Fouras, Anna Leigh Alford, Aiden Johnson, Ethan Smith. Coaches: Colleen Neely and Peggy Forcelli
Carroll Elementary School, 3rd Place: Katie Moore, Logan Mikolasik, Madelyn Murphy, Jake Marshall and Jack Palmer (CES), Blake Burlison and Reilly Buckley (RES). Coaches: Michelle Moore and Keith Buckley
Johnson Elementary School, 4th Place: Gus Milhizer (WGES), Sage Frock (JES), Ankith Karapati, Josette Chang, Reagan Larimer (DIS), Avani Sharmar (CES). Coaches: Barbara Milhizer and Judith Cannon
Rockenbaugh Elementary School, 7th Place: Andrew Oliver, Owen Stroud, Brett Belleville (RES), Eden McDowell and Olivia Pierret (JES). Coaches: George Oliver
Technical Problem, Division III:
Carroll High School*, 1st Place: Jenna Buckley, Nico Scalzo, Emilie Featherston, Nathalie Scherer, Annie Newman and Lyndsey Weiss. Coaches Cynthia Featherston and Micki Scalzo
Classics Problem, Division II:
Eubanks Intermediate School*, 1st Place: Sophia LeBlanc, Jenna Eads, Zack Marshall and Nolan Mikolasik (EIS), Aleksei and Jascha Weinberg (DIS) and Troy McNitt. Coaches: Margaret Weinberg and Kathy Marshall
Drama Problem, Division I:
Walnut Grove Elementary School*, 1st Place: Brianna and Kylie Swanson, Emily Bates, Elena Pulliam, Kiera Dicesare, Kaitlyn Guessner. Coaches: Leah Swanson and Scot Bates
Carroll Elementary School, 3rd Place: Jetta Thompson, Cristina and Helen Capriglione, Hanna Khan, Maddie Palmer, Molly Forst (CES), and Mariah Johnson (JES). Coaches: Jeff Thompson and Giavanni Capriglione
Rockenbaugh Elementary School, 5th Place: Daniel and Janie Burnham, Riley and Parker Silfies, Ansley Bryan, John Marvel. Coaches: Marilyn Burnham and Cameron Bryan
The Odyssey of the Mind teaches students to learn creative problem-solving methods while having fun in the process. For more than twenty five years, this unique program has helped teachers generate excitement in their students. By tapping into creativity and through encouraging imaginative paths to problem-solving, students learn skills that will provide them with the ability to solve problems for a lifetime. Click here for more information regarding the Odyssey of the Mind program.