The Smith Middle School Odyssey of the Mind team will compete in the world finals after finishing second in the state on April 2.
The team solved the “As Good as Goldberg†problem in which they were challenged to present an uncomplicated existing item that is used in a simple and effective way to complete a real-life task.Â
Team members are Micah Segal-Miler, Molly Palmer, Kyle McCormick, Kees Benkendorfer, Katherine Kenney, Raymond Chen and Ryan Pecault. Their coaches are Melissa Segal, Todd Palmer and Mark McCormick.
The world finals will be held in Maryland over Memorial Day weekend.