Congratulations to our 2019 World Finals Teams!

New Jersey Odyssey of the Mind would like to offer our official congratulations to all of the New Jersey teams who competed at the 2019 Worlds Finals at Michigan State University! We couldn’t be prouder of our teams and the way they supported each other throughout the week!

These teams placed 15th or higher at the competition:

• Glenwood School, Short Hills – 1^st Place, Problem 2, Division 1
• Oradell Public School, Oradell – 4^th Place, Problem 3, Division 2
• JP Stevens High School A – 4^th place, Problem 4, Division 3
• Woodstown High School, Woodstown – 5^th Place, Problem 2, Division 3
• St Augustine of Canterbury School – 6^th Place, Problem 5, Division 2
• Oradell Public School, Oradell – 8^th Place, Problem 2, Division 1
• JP Stevens High School A, Edison – 8^th Place, Problem 5, Division 3
• Martin Luther King Elementary School, Edison – 9^th Place, Problem 5, Division 1
• Woodstown High School, Woodstown – 11^th Place, Problem 5, Division 3
• Glenwood School, Milburn – 12^th Place, Problem 5, Division 1
• Collingswood Rec Program Navy – 14^th Place, Problem 2, Division 2
• Washington School Blue, Milburn – 14^th Place, Problem 3, Division 1
• Fisher Middle School, Ewing – 14^th Place, Problem 3, Division 2
• Collingswood Rec Program Navy – 14^th Place, Problem 3, Division 3
• Glenwood School, Milburn – 15^th Place, Problem 4, Division 1

In addition, Collingswood Rec Program Navy, Problem 1, Division 2 received an OMER’s Award:

“This team arrived at its venue an hour before its performance to find that its vehicle was missing. Someone must have thrown it away! After the initial panic, the team decided to treat the dilemma as a spontaneous problem.  Using teamwork and items donated to them by other teams that finished competing, team members incorporated their newly created vehicle into a humorous, entertaining, engaging solution.  The Staging Area Judges were impressed by their positive can-do attitude throughout the day, a true demonstration of the Odyssey problem-solving spirit.”

Complete scores can be found on the World Finals 2019 website .

We can’t wait to see what our teams will come up with next year! Check out the problem synopsis to start brainstorming.

Good luck and see you in September!