Coaches Orientation and Spontaneous Review on October 15:  Register by 8 October

—What: Coach Orientation/Spontaneous Review
—When: October 15, 0830-1245
—Where:  Sully District Community Rooms, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd, Chantilly VA 20151
Details:

—New coaches and school coordinators are encouraged to attend orientation on 15 October from 0830-1245.  You will  get an overview of the program, pointers for getting your team started, and an introduction to resources to help you throughout the season.  You will also get an introduction to the Spontaneous Problem portion of the program.

—All coaches are invited to the Spontaneous Review on October 15 from 1115-1245.  New coaches will learn what Spontaneous is and returning coaches will get a refresher on the three kinds of Spontaneous problems teams should practice.
—There is no cost to attend but we ask you to register so that we have sufficient materials.
—Plan to arrive 15 minutes before the start to sign-in and get seated.  We will start promptly at 0830 and 1115.
—Bring a snack and beverage; we will have a break from 1045-1115 to mingle and prepare for Spontaneous.

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Odyssey of the Mind is Back

Odyssey of the Mind is back!! NoVa North and NoVA South will be co-hosting an in-person Regional tournament in March 2023. Ready to get creative this year? Please attend one of the two information sessions for coordinators, coaches, and interested parents in September.

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Tournament Results for State (Updated) and World Finals

The virtual State Tournament results have been updated to include the Primary teams that participated and also the OMer award that was given to the Langston Hughes team: https://www.novanorth.org/wp/?page_id=8370.

The World Finals results are here: https://www.novanorth.org/wp/?page_id=8391.

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Virtual State Tournament Results for Region 9 Teams

Congratulations to the Region 9 teams that competed in the virtual State Tournament!  Three teams will advance to World finals.  See the details at this page: https://www.novanorth.org/wp/?page_id=8370.

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IMPORTANT REMINDERS FOR COACHES AND TEAMS

Team long term submission closes this Friday 3/4/2022 at 11:00 pm and late submissions will not be accepted.  If there are questions about submission, please carefully review the information provided by VOICES, the Virginia Association hosting this tournament, here:
Spontaneous submission will open Sunday 3/6/2022  at 8:00 am and closes Sunday 3/20/2022 at 8:00 pm.

 

Problem 4 teams only: Balsa Weigh in is by appointment only on Saturday 3/12/2022.  Coaches were contacted directly by the State Problem Captain.

 

Here is the page to use for both long term and spontaneous submissions:
https://www.odysseyofthemind.com/member-resources/
Scroll to the bottom and use “Team Login” with your username and password contained in your registration confirmation email.

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