Richland One School Wins State Odyssey of the Mind Competition

Students from Lewis Greenview Elementary will represent South Carolina in the World Finals of the Odyssey of the Mind Competition to be held in Lansing, Michigan in May. Three teams of students from Lewis Greenview took first-place awards in the state championship on March 10. Those wins qualified them to go to the finals where they will compete with hundreds of teams from around the world. Other teams from Lewis Greenview also placed in the state competition.

A team from Sanders Middle School took home a third-place win. The Odyssey of the Mind is an annual event that requires teams to come up with their own creative solutions to real-life problems.

The members of these three teams from Lewis-Greenview will represent our state in the World Finals:

First-Place State Winner: The Zoomers
Coached by: Kyreem and Brianna Oakes
Team Members: Ausar Oakes
Khorey Law
DeMonte' Jacobs
Rodrick Jones
Samanuel Martin

First-Place State Winner: The Sweet Uniques
Coached by: Leon Hines, Freddie Grace, Kimberly Grace and Shantell Woodard
Team Members: Jocelyn Grace
Janna Hines
Samarya Grier
Jessica Curry*
Morgan Pough
Jaquina Young
* Jessica Curry won an award for outstanding performance.

First-Place State Winner: The Busy Bodies
Coached by: John and Sonya Tolbert
Team Members: Sarah Nesbit
Maya Dilligard
Ebony English
Destiny Tolbert
Ayanna Suber
Kadeedra Elkins
Desia Truesdale
The Busy Bodies also won an award for outstanding performance and overall
creativity.

These teams of Lewis-Greenview students also placed at the state competition:

Third-Place State Winner: The Dream Team
Coached by: Renee Curry, Franzine Stone, Wendy Gilliard and Lenora Moody
Team Members: Alexia Gilliard
Amber Stone
Amber Curry
Hillary Griffin
Adrianna Young
Danielle Moody

Fifth-Place State Winner: The Blue Diamonds
Coached by: Maxine Hall and Patricia Hucks
Team Members: Chelsea Perry
Kiera Savage
Danielle Hall
Jordan Hills-Boles
Kalah Cohen
Stephanie Jackson
Jaelan Johnson

Two other Lewis Greenview teams won medals for outstanding creativity and performance.

The Myrtle Beach Explorers
Coached by: Shana Hill, Tonya Johnson and Keanna Oakes
Team Members: JaSharia Johnson
DeOntae Jacobs
Bryson Gilliard
Nzingha Oakes
Alexxis Mitchell
Marcus English

The Pirates
Coached by: Melissa Smith, Audrey Nesbit and Felicia Woods
Team Members: Myka Prophet
Reginald Nesbit, Jr.
Travis Anderson
Brieson Woods

Art teacher Priscilla Buckson and AAP teacher Joyce Law were school advisors to the Lewis Greenview teams.

Although they did not qualify for the World Finals, a team from Sanders Middle School won a third-place prize in the state championship. They can be proud of this outstanding achievement as well.

Third-Place State Winner: Balsa Building Tigers
Coached by: Forristine Jamison
Team Members: Cristus Jamison
Tiara Smith
Andrew Houser
Santrell Mitchell
Latesha Simpson
Natalia Gathers
Natalie Stewert

Richland One congratulates all of its students, their parents and staff who supported these students in their quest for excellence. For more information, contact the Richland One Office of Communications at 231-7510 or 231-7504.