Odyssey of the Mind

Odyssey 2025

Magee Middle School will send all of its Odyssey of the Mind students to WORLD FINALS after earning winning scores at Arizona State Finals March 29.

The students will travel to Michigan State University for Odyssey World Finals May 21-24. Magee has sent state champion teams to Odyssey World Finals for over two decades – every year since 2004. No other Arizona school can match that record of consecutive wins. Magee has earned World trophies eight times, celebrating first, second, or third place wins against the best national and international teams.

Odyssey of the Mind is the world’s largest creativity competition, with teams creating their own solutions to specific problems issued each year:

Structure – Teams design and build a small structure of lightweight balsa wood that will hold as much weight as possible – often hundreds of pounds.

Magee students competing in the Structure problem:

Ruth Barry
Dreyden Bertram
Ryland Bertram
Emmalynn Moran
Torin Sparks

Technical – Teams are scored for performance and a technical achievement.

Magee students competing in the Tech problem:

Francis Ali-Osman
Anabell Finch
Will Griffin
Liam Holly
Dominic Monahan
Reagan Owens

Drama Performance – Teams present a solution that meets specific elements for a character, original story, makeup, costumes, music, and dance.
Vehicle – Teams design, build and operate vehicles to accomplish specific tasks.

Magee students competing on teams in both the Performance and Vehicle problems:

Ruth Barry
Naomi Brown
Khloe Jefferson
Lois Letson
Logan Rico
Jonathan Vakatawa
Aariah Wood

Good Luck to Magee’s Arizona State Champions at Odyssey of the Mind World Finals!