OM competition winners heading for World’s play Bar Harbor, Lincoln schools post wins

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LEWISTON — Teams from two Auburn schools are moving on to the World’s Competition next month at the University of Colorado after a daylong Odyssey of the Mind contest Saturday.

Lincoln Middle School and Conners-Emerson School in Bar Harbor placed first and third in the Center Stage portion of the competition.

A seven-member team from Edward Little High School and two teams from Webster Intermediate School have qualified to travel to Boulder, Colo., to compete May 22 to 25. Teams will now begin fund-raising.

As part of the competition at Bates College, teams from across the state tackled five challenges.

Below, a synopses and the results:

The Chameleon – teams designed and built vehicles to change appearances in three different environments.

Division I (elementary)

1. Lyseth Elementary School Team A (Portland)

2. Line Elementary School (Limerick)

3. Percival P. Baxter School (Portland)

Division II (intermediate)

1. Winslow Junior High School

2. Middle School of the Kennebunks

3. Holy Cross School (Lewiston)

OMER’s Earthly Adventures – teams presented an original performance about environmental preservation.

Division II

1. Lyman Moore Middle School (Portland)

2. York Middle School

3. Vassalboro Community School

Center Stage – teams created an original performance based on a work of classic literature, with choreographed dance, stage set and epilogue.

Division I

1. (tie) Coastal Ridge Elementary School (York)

Kennebunkport Consolidated School

2. Percival P. Baxter School (Portland)

3. Conners-Emerson School (Bar Harbor)

Division II

1. Lincoln Middle School

2. Webster Intermediate School (Auburn)

3. Line Elementary School (Limerick)

Division III (high school)

1. Deering High School Team A (Portland)

2. Deering High School Team C

3. Oak Hill High School (Sabattus)

It’s a Snap! – teams built a structure out of balsa wood that had to stay together without glue or string and withstand as much weight as possible.

Division I

1. Percival P. Baxter School (Portland)

2. Excel Program A

3. Village Elementary School (York)

Division II

1. Massabesic Junior High School (Waterboro)

2. Bath Middle School

3. York Middle School

Division III

1. Edward Little High School (Auburn)

2. Wells High School

3. Leavitt Area High School (Turner)

The Ostrich Factor – teams created a humorous performance based on a character that can hide its head, much like an ostrich, to disappear.

Division I

1. Percival P. Baxter School (Portland)

2. Wells Junior High School

3. Holy Cross School (Lewiston)

Division II

1. York Middle School

2. Webster Intermediate School (Auburn)

3. Excel Program A