A team of recent Upper St. Clair High School graduates placed second in the Odyssey of the Mind In-Person World Finals 2021, held June 11-12 in Orlando, Fla.
Team members are Victoria Cuba, Brianna Lin, Joseph Markovitz, Max Murtough, Sammie Seewald, Constantine Tripodes and Eric Wang. The team is coached by Laura Murtough, Stacey Seewald and Meridith Markovitz.
"The team has had great success during their six years together and while this was their fifth trip to World Finals, as graduating seniors, it was also their last,â Laura Murtough said. âIt was a fantastic end to their journey together.â
In addition to earning a second-place finish in Division III for Problem No. 5, âSuperhero Socks: A Cliffhanger Beginning,â the Upper St. Clair team was honored with the OMer Award in recognition of their creativity, which âwowed the judging team at every turnâ and led the judges to note that âthey are truly something special.â