Defending World Champions lead Keystone Oaks back to Odyssey of the Mind World Finals
One Keystone Oaks Odyssey of the Mind team will be defending its World Champion title after qualifying for the OM World Finals for the third consecutive year!
The Precisely Cut Potatoes, which won the Odyssey of the Mind World Championship in 2025, is one of two Keystone Oaks Odyssey of the Mind teams headed to the World Finals after earning top honors in the recent State Finals. Twelve Keystone Oaks students will be compete at Iowa State University in late May.
Casper and the Friendly Goats, a team of five fifth grade students from Dormont Elementary School, earned 2nd place in Division 1, Problem 1, in their first appearance in the State Finals. Congratulations to team members Clara Naccarelli, Philip Seymour, Eliot Toll, Kirin Bowen, and Aine Geary.
Precisely Cut Potatoes, which includes seven Keystone Oaks Middle and High School students, earned 1st place in Division 3, Problem 5. Congratulations to team members Afton Rogers, Grace Luft, Frankie Custer, Alex Smith, Rainer Loyd, Iris Brownlee, and Norah Smith. This is the team’s fourth trip to the World Finals since 2020.
Four Keystone Oaks teams competed in the Odyssey of the Mind State Finals this year. Congratulations to all of the participating students!