HomeMy WebLinkAboutProclamation 96- Recognition of the Morning Star Elementary School Odyssey of the Mind Team May 26-31 1996
PROCLAMATION
RECOGNITION OF THE MORNING STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ODYSSEY OF THE MIND TEAM
May 26-31,1996
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WHEREAS, the Odyssey of the Mind competition is a team problem solving competition for
school age children. Each team of five to seven students present a solution to
a predetermined problem to a panel of judges. The panel awards points based
upon the effectiveness of the team's solution and the overall appearance of its
presentation. The team members also solve a spontaneous problem presented
to them the day of the competition within a set time; and
WHEREAS, the competition requires the use of imagination, creativity, initiative, teamwork ,-
and persistence; and
WHEREAS, the Odyssey of the Mind Team from Morning Star Elementary School consists
of third grader Steven McVicker; fourth graders Kalani Cowles, Kim Deriana and
Rhys Stover; and fifth graders Beth Hanson, Daniel Luwe and Chris Traver; and
WHEREAS, the Odyssey of the Mind Team from Morning Star Elementary School placed
first in the Crunch Division at regional competition in Boulder, Montana; and
WHEREAS, the Odyssey of the Mind Team from Morning Star Elementary School placed
first in the Crunch Division in the State competition at Bozeman, Montana; and
WHEREAS, the Odyssey of the Mind Team from Morning Star Elementary School is the
only Bozeman team to compete in the World competition in Ames, Iowa, during
the week of May 27, 1996; and
WHEREAS, the Odyssey of the Mind Team from Morning Star Elementary School will
compete against teams from the other 49 states and from many foreign
countries as diverse as Australia, Brazil, China, Japan, Russia and Saudi Arabia;
and
WHEREAS, the City Commissioners, on behalf of the citizens of Bozeman, congratulate the
Odyssey of the Mind Team from Morning Star Elementary School for their past
success and wish them the best of luck at the World competition.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Don E. Stueck, Mayor of the City of Bozeman, do hereby proclaim
the week of May 26 through 31, 1996 for
"RECOGNITION OF THE MORNING STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ODYSSEY OF THE MIND TEAM"
in the City of Bozeman, and encourage the citizens of Bozeman to recognize the efforts of
the Odyssey of the Mind Team from Morning Star Elementary School. I further wish them
the best of luck at the World competition.
SEAL IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set
my hand and caused the Great Seal of the
City of Bozeman, in the State of Montana, to
be affixed at Bozeman, Montana, this 20th
day of May in the year of our Lord One
Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninety-six.
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DON E. STUECK
Mayor
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