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Inspiring creativity within the North Carolina Eastern Region through Odyssey of the Mind! 🦝🎭🖼️
IT'S TOURNAMENT DAY!! We are so proud of all the t IT'S TOURNAMENT DAY!! We are so proud of all the teams and coaches for their hard work! We want to see your pictures! Tag us and use #NCOME2026.
Tip from the TD: BREATHE! You've got this! Tip from the TD: BREATHE! You've got this!
📆Up Coming Events March: 🤷‍♀️3rd - Office Hours @ 📆Up Coming Events March: 🤷‍♀️3rd - Office Hours @ 7pm 🎭7th - Regionals! 🤷9th - Office Hours @ 7pm 🎭28th - State Tournament
Spontaneous Friday - VERBAL “Better, Worse, Weird Spontaneous Friday - VERBAL “Better, Worse, Weird” Time: You will have 1 minute to think and 2 minutes to respond. The judge will name an everyday object. For that object, the team must describe: • One way to make it better • One way to make it worse • One way to make it weird Responses must go in order. No team member may answer twice in a row. Scoring: • Common response – 1 point • Creative response – 5 points Materials needed: None
Tip from the TD: Make sure you avoid outside assi Tip from the TD: Make sure you avoid outside assistance on tournament day! It's so easy as parents and coaches to automatically want to help with hair, makeup, a broken prop. Resist the temptation! You can assist with carrying props and such around but that's it. These kids are amazing and they've got it handled!
📆Up Coming Events March: 🤷‍♀️3rd - Office Hours @ 📆Up Coming Events March: 🤷‍♀️3rd - Office Hours @ 7pm 🎭7th - Regionals! 🤷9th - Office Hours @ 7pm 🎭28th - State Tournament
Spontaneous Friday - COMBINATION “The Object With Spontaneous Friday - COMBINATION “The Object With Opinions” Time: You will have 3 minutes to prepare and 2 minutes to present. Choose one object from the materials. That object now has strong opinions. The team must: • Build or decorate the object • Perform a short scene showing what the object thinks and why The object must be clearly involved in the story. Scoring: • Use of the object – 10 points • Creativity of opinions – 10 points • Performance – 10 points Materials needed: • One everyday object (cup, spoon, sock, etc.) • Paper • Tape • Markers (optional)
Tip from the TD: Have your team put together a to Tip from the TD: Have your team put together a tournament day kit. What are all the things they might need in case something breaks? Reminder - they should think of everything and put together the the kit!
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