More than 700 students invaded Sanford on Saturday for the state Odyssey of the Mind competition.

A variety of challenges aimed at making kids think “outside the box” featured submarines and sombreros, flying feathers and stressed structures. But most important, there was creativity.

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More than 700 students from around the state converged in Sanford on Saturday for the state finals of the Odyssey of the Mind competition. The team from Bath’s Fisher Mitchell School, above, blows feathers onto a target from cardboard tubes in front of a fan as part of their challenge in the Return to the Gift of Flight contest. From left, they are Keagan Gethicker, Sarah Berkowitz, Jenny Wilbraham, Aidan Sinclair and Jacob Brochu.
More than 700 students from around the state converged in Sanford on Saturday for the state finals of the Odyssey of the Mind competition. The team from Bath’s Fisher Mitchell School, above, blows feathers onto a target from cardboard tubes in front of a fan as part of their challenge in the Return to the Gift of Flight contest. From left, they are Keagan Gethicker, Sarah Berkowitz, Jenny Wilbraham, Aidan Sinclair and Jacob Brochu. John Ewing/Staff Photographer
Narrator Noah Gill sets the scene for his team from Park Avenue School in Auburn during its challenge in the Nature Trail’R competition.
Narrator Noah Gill sets the scene for his team from Park Avenue School in Auburn during its challenge in the Nature Trail’R competition. John Ewing/Staff Photographer
Felix Morrissey from Village Elementary School in Gorham picks up some undersea trash while navigating his submarine in the Nature Trail’R competition in Sanford on Saturday.
Felix Morrissey from Village Elementary School in Gorham picks up some undersea trash while navigating his submarine in the Nature Trail’R competition in Sanford on Saturday. John Ewing/Staff Photographer...
Brady Grotton from Jefferson Village School lowers weights down onto two balsa wood columns as his teammates perform a skit in the Column Structure challenge.
Brady Grotton from Jefferson Village School lowers weights down onto two balsa wood columns as his teammates perform a skit in the Column Structure challenge. John Ewing/Staff Photographer
Gorham’s Village Elementary School team narrator Nathan Bachner, left, watches as teammate Felix Morrissey shows off the “treasure” he retrieved from the ocean floor.
Gorham’s Village Elementary School team narrator Nathan Bachner, left, watches as teammate Felix Morrissey shows off the “treasure” he retrieved from the ocean floor. John Ewing/Staff Photographer

Elementary school, middle school and high school teams competed in several categories.

The vehicle/mechanical category, called “Nature Trail’R,” required each team to design and build a human-powered vehicle that could overcome obstacles on a camping trip.

The technical device category, “Return to the Gift of Flight,” involved creating aircraft that could complete flight plans.

The balsa wood competition, “Column Structure,” looked at which team’s creation involving columns could support the most weight.

The two performance problems were “Discovered Treasures,” which centered around archaeological finds, and “Food Court,” humorous performances that involved jury trials for foods accused of being unhealthful.

 

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