Date: Saturday, February 4, 2012
Time: 8:00 am until your Problem Captain releases you
Location: Strawberry Crest High School
4691 Gallagher Road
Dover, Florida 33527
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Contact Name: Laurie Filardo
Contact Phone: (813) 681-6697
Contact Email: Laurie.Filardo@BucBay.com

Date: Saturday, February 4, 2012
Time: Check in at 8:00am, training starts at 8:30
Location: Strawberry Crest High School
4691 Gallagher Road
Dover, Florida 33527
Map

ALL COACHES: Anyone attending a coaches’ training, please bring:

• Copy of your problem
• Copy of program guide
• Pen/Pencil
• Paper

Contact Name: Laurie Filardo
Contact Phone: (813) 681-6697
Contact Email: Laurie.Filardo@BucBay.com

Problem 2: Weird Science
Divisions I, II, III, & IV
The team will create and present a performance about a team of scientists on an expedition to uncover the cause of mysterious events. The team will select the location of the expedition from NASA Earth Observatory Photographs to be posted at http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/odysseyofthemind/event_selector.php. The scientists will collect two samples and will report on their findings. The performance will also include a technical representation of the mysterious events, a moving backdrop that helps portray traveling, and a team-created device that the scientists use on the expedition.
Cost limit: $145 USD.
NASA Logo Sponsored by NASA.

Problem 3: To Be or Not To Be
Divisions I, II, III & IV
In this Classics problem, teams will put a musical theatre spin on one of William Shakespeare’s most famous lines: “To Be Or Not To Be.” Hamlet, the title character, ponders this question and realizes that the easy way out is not always the correct choice. An original “Hamlet” character will face a team-created dilemma. Unlike Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the team’s character will take the easy way out only to discover that it was the wrong choice. Teams will also incorporate a character that portrays Hamlet’s conscience, a creative scene change, a creative costume change, and use of a “trap door.” A portion of the performance will include musical theatre elements.
Cost limit: $125 USD.

Problem 4: You Make the Call
Divisions I, II, III & IV
For this problem, teams will design and build a structure made of only balsa wood and glue that will balance and support as much weight as possible. The structure may have a maximum weight of 9 grams and will receive 2 times the weight held, or 12 grams and receive 1 ½ times the weight held, or 15 grams and receive the actual weight held. The testing of the structure will be presented in a performance that includes mathematics in its theme.
Cost limit: $145 USD.

Problem 5: Odyssey Angels
Divisions I, II, III & IV
The team will create and present a performance where a group of students travel throughout one or more team-created places where they encounter negative situations. These “Odyssey Angels” change what they find and turn them into positive situations. On their journey, they help two individuals with different problems and help save an entire community from a bad situation. One Odyssey Angel cannot speak, and another has a special team-created power.
Cost limit: $125 USD.

Primary: Hide and Peek
Grades K-2
The team is to create a device that uncovers three surprise objects by lifting a team-decorated container off of each of them from 5, 8 and 10 feet away. The containers may be raised at any time, in any order, and may be raised simultaneously. The demonstration of the solution will be presented during a performance that integrates raising the containers and the surprise objects in its theme. There will be a narrator character and a setting.
Cost limit: $125 USD.

The scholarships will be presented at the awards ceremony of the Regional Tournament on Saturday, FEBRUARY 18, at Strawberry Crest High School. If awarded a scholarship, you will be expected to receive it in person at the awards ceremony.

If you would like to apply, please download the scholarship application below. You may also submit scholarship applications online at: http://www.bucbay.com/scholarship (instructions included on application page). The deadline for applying is January 30, 2012 – late applications will not be considered.

Download the Scholarship Application (pdf). If you do not have Adobe Reader, download it here.

1. You must be registered with this site in order to sign up for coaches trainings or register a judge for your team online. If you have not yet registered, you may do so here: http://www.bucbay.com/membership-options/. Click on the button that says “Coaches: Register here”.

2. You will be taken to a short sign up form. After filling out all the required information and submitting the form, a password will be emailed to you. You will also be redirected to a log in screen.

3. At this point, you may check your email and sign in. Or, you may check later and return to the site to log in. You may log in by visiting the member area, by clicking on “Login” in the top right menu or by entering your information in the log in box at the bottom of every page.

4. You will be automatically redirected to the member area with links to registrations and information available for download.

We appreciate your participation in Buccaneer Bay Odyssey of the Mind!

Each team must have a National membership. Teams can register with the national organization at www.odysseyofthemind.com. The cost is $135 for the 1st membership, and the discounts are offered for multiple memberships.

Team Registration Online with the State
Note to coordinator or coach: please print and complete these forms prior to registering your team on the state site.

• 2011-12 Team Registration
• 2011-12 Buc Bay Regional Worker Form
• 2011-12 Buc Bay Regional Judge Form

Teams may register online with FLOMA at: http://floridaodysseyofthemind.org/FLO/MemberHome.php. The cost is $75.00 per team and $20.00 for Primary teams. All teams must be registered and paid by December 15th to avoid a $20 late fee. If you do not yet have a judge or worker for your team, just put coach name & contact information in order to complete your registration.

When entering team/judge/worker contact information on the state site, do not use a School District of Hillsborough County (SDHC) email address. SDHC blocks many email addresses making communication difficult. We must have email addresses that get checked regularly.

For more information, visit the Odyssey Angels website.

ALL COACHES: Anyone attending a coaches’ training, please bring:

• Copy of your problem
• Copy of program guide
• Pen/Pencil
• Paper

Basic Coach Training: Pinellas County
Skycrest Christian School
Oct 20, 2011 – 7:00pm – 9:00pm
129 N Belcher Rd
Clearwater, FL 33765-3226

Skycrest Christian School is located at the corner of Belcher & Drew St. Click here for a map and directions.

Basic Coach Training: Manatee
Rowlett Magnet Elementary School
Nov 3, 2011 – 6:00pm – 8:00pm
3500 9th Street East
Bradenton, FL 34208
Map & Directions

Basic Coach Training: Polk County
Lakeland Christian School, Ele/Middle School Building, 2nd floor
Nov 10, 2011 – 7:00pm – 9:00pm
1111 Forest Park St.
Lakeland, FL 33803
Map & Directions

Basic Coach Training: Hillsborough County
St. Lawrence Catholic School, Media Center
Nov 17, 2011 – 7:00pm – 9:00pm
5223 N. Himes Avenue
Tampa FL 33614
Map & Directions
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Time: 7am-5pm
Awards: Scheduled for 6pm in Stadium (in case of inclement weather: Gym)

Location: Strawberry Crest High School, 4691 Gallagher Rd., Dover, FL 33527.

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We are always interested in bringing new teams, coaches, parents and volunteers into the Buc Bay family. A school or community group focused on children may start a program, after purchase of an Odyssey of the Mind membership. The complete rules and membership registration are available online at: www.OdysseyOfTheMind.com

A good first step in starting an Odyssey of the Mind team is to talk to your school’s principal and get approval for the extracurricular activity. Find out whether the county or city school system already sponsors the program. Explain what might be required in terms of sending flyers home, having a meeting for interested parents and students, enlisting a faculty sponsor (if you are a parent and not a faculty member), and perhaps soliciting teachers to judge at the Regional Tournament.

To start a team at your school (in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Hardee, DeSoto, Manatee or Polk Counties), contact Laurie Filardo, Buccaneer Bay Regional Director, to arrange an Awareness Session. Awareness sessions are presented to a group of persons who would be interested in beginning a program at the school.

Awareness sessions are approximately 2 hours of information, including some hands-on activities, to get your group prepared for the commitment to conduct the program. (There’s more to it than “buying” the membership and getting kids together!) Your group is investing money and needs to be aware of all that will flow from that investment.

If you live outside of our region, go to www.floridaodyssey.org, the Florida state website. You can find the contact information for your local region there.

Next, go to www.odysseyofthemind.com, the official website of the Odyssey of the Mind Program. You can register for a membership on-line.

For a more detailed look at what is involved in starting an Odyssey of the Mind team, please see our “Starting a Team” page here.