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DV takes on the world

| 30 Apr 2015 | 11:07
    Delaware Valley Elementary School: Problem 2, Technical Difficulties, First Place, Division 1. From left: Cole Miller, Olivia Rowehl, Griffen Kowal, Sydney Garrison, Kaylee Kurcon, Elena Cirello, Ashley McKeon. Back row: Mrs. Tammy Curtis, Wizard of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Lori Schlenker (Photos provided)
    Delaware Valley Elementary School: Problem 2, Technical Difficulties, First Place, Division 1. From left: Cole Miller, Olivia Rowehl, Griffen Kowal, Sydney Garrison, Kaylee Kurcon, Elena Cirello, Ashley McKeon. Back row: Mrs. Tammy Curtis, Wizard of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Lori Schlenker (Photos provided)
    Dingman Delaware Elementary School: Problem 5, Silent Movie, First Place, Division 1. From left: Padmini Ramaswamy, Sawyer Yoncak, Noelani Felix, Kiley Huttman, Riley Hazelton, Tobias Shedd, Reilly Ziolkowski with Mr. Joe Ziolkowski and the Wizard of Pennsylvania.
    Dingman Delaware Elementary School: Problem 5, Silent Movie, First Place, Division 1. From left: Padmini Ramaswamy, Sawyer Yoncak, Noelani Felix, Kiley Huttman, Riley Hazelton, Tobias Shedd, Reilly Ziolkowski with Mr. Joe Ziolkowski and the Wizard of Pennsylvania.
    Dingmans Delaware Middle School: nProblem 5, Silent Movie, First Place, Division 2. From left: Mrs. Karen Wagenhoffer, Miriam Denhalter, Natalia Liszka, Gabby Quagliozzi, Marleigh Ziolkowski, Dominic Puglisi, Angus Muttee, Hannah Bush, Wizard of Pennsylvania.
    Dingmans Delaware Middle School: nProblem 5, Silent Movie, First Place, Division 2. From left: Mrs. Karen Wagenhoffer, Miriam Denhalter, Natalia Liszka, Gabby Quagliozzi, Marleigh Ziolkowski, Dominic Puglisi, Angus Muttee, Hannah Bush, Wizard of Pennsylvania.
    Delaware Valley High School: Problem 5 , Silent Movie, First Place, Division 3. Front row (from left): Mrs. Luann Charity, Kayli Ziolkowski, Jacob Ahlstrand, Gabrielle Felix, Carly Naundorff, Back row: Colin Kawan-Hemler, Lindsey Lockwood, Avery Larson, Wizard of Pennsylvania.
    Delaware Valley High School: Problem 5 , Silent Movie, First Place, Division 3. Front row (from left): Mrs. Luann Charity, Kayli Ziolkowski, Jacob Ahlstrand, Gabrielle Felix, Carly Naundorff, Back row: Colin Kawan-Hemler, Lindsey Lockwood, Avery Larson, Wizard of Pennsylvania.

MILFORD — Delaware Valley School District will send four teams to the national competition after it swept the Theatrical category on all three levels. DV also won first place in the Technical category in Pennsylvania’s Odyssey of the Mind statewide competition.

The district sent 10 teams April 11 to Berwick High School to compete, making the two-hour each way trip in buses.

The Theatrical first places went to Dingman Delaware Elementary School, Dingman Delaware Middle School, and Delaware Valley High School. The Technical first place went to Delaware Valley Elementary School.

The winners will go on to World Finals competitions in Michigan State University May 20 to 23.

“All school districts that are participating will send teams to perform,” said Superintendent John Bell in a phone call before the state tournament. “The trip coordinator Gloria White Rumberger from Dingman Delaware Elementary School is the Odyssey of the Mind NEPA Association’s Regional Director.”

Luann Charity, who works in Delaware Valley School District’s support, and is NEPA Odyssey of the Mind’s secretary, said the events are not only creative, but also foster friendships between kids who would otherwise not get a chance to mix.

“It’s great to see them spontaneously talking to each other and having fun,” she said.

Pennsylvania is divided into six regions, with each region conducting its own regional tournament, and training for coaches and judges.

The Northeast Pennsylvania region for Odyssey of the Mind’s Facebook page explains it’s an international creative problem-solving competition.

Teams come from all over the world to compete in the finals in Michigan.

By Anya Tikka