Houston Area Region Odyssey

IMPORTANT Reminder for Problem 3 Classics Teams about Historic Figures!

DO NOT use the Clarification process to get historic figure approval. Go to Members Area, sign in, and follow process for approval.

Problem 3 List of Allowed Lesser Known Historic Figures is posted in the Members Area! You may also log in to the Member Area to request approval for a historical figure that is not yet on the list.

If you wish to submit a name for consideration to be added to the list you may do so using the following criteria: The person must have been a real documented person. The person must not have been alive on or after January 1, 1920. You may only submit one person for consideration at a time. Your team is limited to three submissions. If it is approved, the name becomes public.

Submit for historical figure approval by December 15th.

Tournament Schedules – Odyssey of the Mind

UPDATE: Due to the recent and widespread power loss across Texas, we have extended the pre-order deadline by one week, to February 28th!

Hello all! This year's shirt design is BernOMER on the front and Among Us on the back. Our t-shirts are available for pre-order online. The deadline for pre-orders is February 21, and sadly if we do not meet our minimum required quantity, we will not be able to place the shirt order this year - so no teams will be able to get shirts. :( The proceeds from shirt sales also help keep our tournament fees low. Please help our teams and yourselves by snatching up some of these super cool shirts! While you're shopping, feel free to check out our sales of surplus 2020 pins as well!
https://txodyssey.square.site/

| TX Odyssey Store - State

Attention, high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors!

Do you know about all the awards and scholarships that Odyssey of the Mind offers?

The deadline is Feb 15th 📅! Make sure you get your application in on time.

More info at: https://www.odysseyalumni.org/awards

Hey OMers!
Spontaneous practice problems are available in the Team Members Area! There are four practice problems to help your team experience Spontaneous in an online format. These practice problems are included with your membership.

Additionally, a Spontaneous Practice Package is available for purchase in the Odyssey Shop Support Materials. This package includes 10 practice problems that will provide examples of the different formats your team might encounter in an online competition. These provide additional opportunities to experience the online spontaneous competition to better prepare you for the actual competition.

Edison did not fail. He found 1000 ways that things did not work. He was a real OMer!

One person's trash is an OMer's perfect solution. 🦝

Think happy thoughts, and then accomplish them! You are problem-solvers!

❤

🎄O OMER tree, o OMER tree
How lovely are your sweaters 🧥

Wishing a very happy birthday to the man who works tirelessly to make Odyssey possible!

We're wishing the happiest of birthdays to the guy who rises up to the challenges and continues to provide a program that teaches kids and adults so much more than creativity.

Enjoy your day, Sammy! 🧁

Here's a quick spontaneous problem for you!

Name something you only use once. 🧻

We love OMER!

Happy International Raccoon Appreciation Day to the world's most photogenic and favorite raccoon, OMER!

Do you have a picture with OMER? Let's see it!

Texas Odyssey is still selling 2020 pins and t-shirts until June 30th!

| TX Odyssey Store - State

We know you've been curious about the 2020 Virtual World Finals Spontaneous problem and we have some good news!

We can't give you all the details because it's super top-secret, but we can tell you what to expect!! 😎

An important notice for teams registering for the 2020 World Finals

Hey there OMers! Many of you have had questions about the Virtual World Finals registration deadline and after a good deal of discussion and deliberation, we've reached a decision.

Just a little something to keep our brains busy!

Now, that's what we call a Word Search!

If you're interested in participating in Virtual World Finals 2020, registration just became easier.

To learn more and to register today, please visit www.odysseyofthemind.com/virtual-wf-home/

Think of this as your next spontaneous problem!

Hey OMers!
Can you figure this one out? We know you can! ❤️

HARO Teams,
Irrespective of previous advancement (or not) to the TX State tournament, ALL regional teams are invited to participate, if they wish, at the Virtual World Finals level.

Rules and Registration for Odyssey of the Mind's Virtual World Finals 2020 can now be found at www.odysseyofthemind.com/virtual-wf-home

As a reminder, teams have six weeks to assemble their submissions so we urge you all to remain patient and responsible by continuing to follow your local public health directives, until such time as gatherings are once again deemed safe.

Good luck to everyone! We can't wait to see your solutions!

Safety of our Odyssey Family is the highest concern for the Odyssey of the Mind - Texas Association, so with heavy heart we announce that the Texas State tournament will not be held on Apr 4th. We will be assessing options over the next month, and we will keep you updated. In the meantime, we strongly suggest that you do not discard your solutions!

We ask for your patience in waiting for any announcement of future plans. We believe we need to take some time to see where this situation takes us over the next month (or months).

Congratulations to each and every team that presented their long term solution today! We're so proud of all the hard work and creativity we saw today, from all teams not just teams that advanced.

Raw long-term scores and spontaneous scores will be posted on txodyssey.org/ within the next 24-48 hours.

Odyssey of the Mind - Texas You can return to our homepage by clicking here, or you can try searching for the content you are seeking by clicking here.

OMER the rOMer is wishing good luck to all our teams competing tomorrow! Pick up your own OMER the rOMer at our souvenir sales booth for just $5. All proceeds support our program.

OMER's here to cheer on everyone going into competition this weekend! Good luck and HAVE FUN!

Tournament season is the most exciting and adventurous time for Odyssey of the Mind teams and OMER wants to join YOU on your amazingly creative adventures. Bring OMER along then share it with the world!

www.odysseyofthemind.com/omer-the-romer/

Move over, Elf on the Shelf. This holiday season we’re spending time with OMER the rOMer!
Our little OMER will be roaming around the Odyssey HQ office (and maybe a little farther afield) as we wrap up the final weeks of 2019.

Reminder to teams - be sure you are checking this page regularly! Odyssey HQ may post a clarification to a problem that affects your team's solution.

Coaches and teams, please visit www.odysseyofthemind.com/clarifications to stay up to date with your Long-term Problem's general clarifications and to see this reminder clarification from our Program Guide.

Sales of the Month – Odyssey of the Mind HAPPY THANKSGIVING from Odyssey of the Mind! Our office will be closed starting November 28th and will not reopen until December 2nd. Orders placed now will not begin to ship until December 2nd. | UPS shipping details | View Cart | Checkout | Loading products *UPS Ground shipping is free for o.....

Pre-orders for TEAM T-SHIRTS are now open!
Here is a sneak preview to the shirt design this year. The theme is rock, paper,scissors. Please support TX Odyssey: our merchandise sales help keep tournament fees low.