Coaches: Please check-in at the Team Check-In table in the cafeteria area, verify the

team roster/members, and pick up your registration packet.

Judges: Follow signs for Judges Check In/Hospitality to receive your t-shirt & enjoy a

continental breakfast before your Problem Captain comes to escort you to your

competition venue by the time requested.

Volunteers: Please Check-in at the Volunteer Check-In table in the main to receive

your vest and instructions.

Welcome to the 2018 Longs Peak Regional Tournament!

W elcome to the 2018 Longs Peak Regional Tournament at Twin Peaks Charter Academy, Longmont, CO. Just by participating at the tournament your team is

a WINNER because they have solved the problem to the best of their ability! We appreciate all the hard work and time you have devoted to your problem solution and hope you’ve had a fun Odyssey along the way.

This newsletter contains much of the information you will need for the 2018 Regional Tournament. We hope this helps make your day a little less stressful. Please read carefully, discuss it as a team, forward to your parents and anyone else coming to the tournament.

We are looking forward to sharing your excitement as you show your creative problem solutions and energy! Finally, let’s give a big Odyssey “THANK YOU” to Twin Peaks Charter Academy for hosting this event! Best Wishes to all who participate!! Enjoy and have FUN! If you have further questions, please contact:

Longs Peak Regional Director Teri Keeler 720-684-9919 longspeak@coloradoodyssey.org

Registration Procedures for Coaches, Judges & Volunteers

The Co lo rado Odyssey o f the Mind

Reg iona l Tournament News l e t te r

Awards Ceremonies:

11:30 AM - Theater 1172 Primary Team Awards

4:45 PM - East Gym 1168 Hat and Banner Parade

5:00PM - East Gym 1168 Divisions I, II & III

Awards Ceremony

Coaches: When your team is in

Spontaneous make sure to

visit the Coach’s Hospitality.

We will provide you with a

drink, snack and a few

moments of peace and quiet!

Please no children!

At Awards Ceremony

please stay until all

winners have been

announced or

you might miss your

team’s name!

DATE TO REMEMBER

State Tournament

April 7, 2018

Erie High School

Erie CO

Special Notes

Hat and Banner Parade

Bring your own or make one after you’ve competed. Supplies will be

available at 3:45 in the Cafeteria Area. Line-up for the parade will be at 4:30

outside the HS/East Gym 1168.

35 Years 1983 2018

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1. Location & time of the team’s competition—check at: www.coloradoodyssey.org and click on the tab titled “Tournaments” at the top

2. Make sure parents understand: • Outside Assistance and Spontaneous rules • Parking, unloading and loading • Behavioral expectations of team AND parents • Odyssey sales • Eating arrangements • Award Ceremony

2. Please turn off all beepers, phones, watch alarm, etc. during performances so as not to distract performers.

3. NO flash cameras or videotaping allowed without the permission of team prior to performance.

4. Spectators – Be prompt to see the team’s Long-Term performance. You will not be able to enter the venue once the team begins performing.

5. Be sure to bring: • The team • Extension cords (if needed) • Completed Forms: 1 Outside

Assistance, 1 Materials Cost, 4 Team Problem Required Lists, 4 Style Forms, and any Team Clarifications – Make sure you make extra copies in case they get lost in “OMERLAND”

6. Please park in designated parking areas only. There will be marked drop off sites for each problem on page 6 of this newsletter.

7. Please keep props after your performance in case you advance to the State Tournament! Clean up, what you take in—please take out!

8. TEAM CHECK-IN: 7:30 am TO 2:00 pm in the Cafeteria

9. ALL CHILDREN MUST BE ATTENDED AT ALL TIMES BY AN ADULT (except on the Spontaneous wing)

10. Please read the posted signs/maps to find where you are going in the building.

11. Please – NO Climbing or Playing on objects in or around the school – the team can be penalized for un-sportsman - like conduct.

12. Long-Term Staging--Check in NO LATER than 20 minutes before your scheduled performance time.

13. Problem #4 – Structure – must weigh in at least 20 minutes prior to staging time. Weigh-in will be in the Gym (look for the posted signs)

14. REREAD the Program Guide – in particular, please review Chapter 5 Program Rules that apply to all teams.

15. Spontaneous Time – Check-In at the Spontaneous table 20 minutes prior to your scheduled time – REMEMBER THAT YOUR SPONTANEOUS PROBLEM IS NOT TO BE DISCUSSED AMONG TEAM MEMBERS, COACHES OR PARENTS AFTER LEAVING THE SPONTANEOUS AREA until May 1st. Don’t risk a “Spirit of the Problem” penalty or disqualification.

16. Request for Resolution Process – Only coaches only are to approach the Problem Captains. Appeals will only be accepted by the Problem Captain from the Coach and the rulings will only be discussed between these parties.

17. Clarifications - Don’t forget to check www.odysseyofthemind.com for general clarifications for your problem. If you requested and received a specific team clarification, bring it with you to present to the staging judge.

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Coaches, Team & Parent Expectations Coaches please forward this information to all parents

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Penalties to Avoid

Team Membership Sign - Make

sure all information is correct

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Outside Assistance - Only team

members can work on the

solution, including costumes

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RESPECT other teams, their

property & performance

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Pick Up After Yourself

Leave the school & bathrooms

clean and in good order

***

Potential Floor Damage –

Check team props

***

Unsportsmenlike Conduct –

Inform Parents and other team

supporters that their actions

and words can also cost the

team penalty points

Parents • Team Members

Coaches • Volunteers

Judges • Problem Captains

Tournament Directors

Colorado Odyssey

Board of Directors

Coaches and Parents—

It is through your efforts

that we continue to offer a

successful program for the

kids!

PICK UP YOUR SCORES & STICKY NOTES

Your scores will be ready for you to pick up approximately 60

minutes after you compete. We will text you when your scores are

ready and you will have 30 minutes to pick up your scores from the

Head Judge or Problem Captain. The PC or HJ will review the team’s

score and sticky notes with you, then they will note

the time. Then you will have 30 minutes from that

time to file a Request for Resolution if you disagree

with an objective score or a penalty. Style and

subjective scores are the opinions of the judges and

are final. Please note if you do not pick up your

scores within 30 minutes after receiving the text

message, you will not be able to file a Request for Resolution if you

find an error in your scores at a later time. Plus the kids enjoy

reading the sticky notes!

Team Registration, Information, First Aid & Lost and Found will be located

inside the Main Entrance area along with Volunteer Check In.

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Ranatra Fusca Creativity Award Represents the essence of Odyssey of the Mind and is

presented to teams or individuals who exhibit exceptional creativity, either through some aspect of their problem solution, or an extraordinary idea beyond the problem

solution. A successful problem solution is not a criterion for winning the award; rather, the award is a way to

acknowledge and encourage creative thinking and risk-taking.

Omer’s Award Named for the Odyssey of the Mind raccoon mascot, OMER, this award recognizes individuals or teams who demonstrate

outstanding sportsmanship, exemplary behavior, or exceptional talent. Recipients of this award may be coaches,

team members, parents, officials or anyone else that tournament officials or directors feel exhibit these traits.

This award is not intended to reward creativity.

Restaurants & Fast Food Panera’s /Chick-fil-A/Good Times...and more

215-425 Ken Pratt Blvd 1.4 miles

Bad Daddy’s Burger/Culver’s/Fuzzy’s Taco Shop/

Ozo Coffee/La Madeleine….and more

Village at the Peaks Mall 1250 S. Hover St. 1.5 miles

Starbucks/Red Robin/Mad Greens/Sushi Leo/Chilis/

Red Robin/Anothony’s Pizza….and more

Clover Basin and Hover St., 1.4 miles

Hardware & Craft Stores

Home Depot 393 S. Hover St. 1.4 miles

Lowes 355 Ken Pratt Blvd. 1.4 miles

Target 551 S. Hover St. 1.1 miles

Michaels 205 Ken Pratt Blvd. 1.9 miles

Hospitals Longmont United 1950 Mountain View Ave. 3.0 miles

UCHealth Longs Peak 1750 E. Ken Pratt Blvd. 4.9 miles

POINTS OF INTEREST For directions to Twin Peaks Charter Academy, visit the Tournaments menu on our

state website at: www.coloradoodyssey.org

COLORADO ODYSSEY

PASSPORT GAME

**** Look in the team packet your coach

received at check in for passports.

Visit the Long Term Problems to see

a performance & receive a sticker

from the Door Monitor as you exit.

Bonus sticker available for visiting

the Odyssey Store!

Receive 5 of the 7 stickers and enter

your Passport for a prize at Awards

Ceremony.

Enter as many times as you wish.

Several prizes will be given out at

Awards Ceremony.

Be sure to drop by the Odyssey Store in the Cafeteria Area and check out all of the creativity…

T-Shirts, Pins and other Odyssey items will be available for sale. Some of these items make great

“Thanks You” gifts for coaches (hint, hint)

Colorado 2018 T-Shirt and Pin Design Tie Dye T-shirts – $15.00

Blinkie State Pins – $5.00 each

Drop by the Odyssey Store to Check out Creative Merchandise

Problem Venue Locations

Problem #1 — Triathlon Travels HS/East Gym 1168

Problem #2 — Emoji, Speak For Yourself Theater 1172

Problem #3—Mockumentary! Seriously? Commons 156

Problem #4 — Animal House MS/West Gym 167

Problem #5 —A Stellar Hangout Choir Room 1164

Primary Problem — We’re Cooking Now Theater 1172

Spontaneous Check In Near Problem 5/East Hall

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Come follow us as @coloradoodyssey. We have hashtags for each tournament and each

problem for parents, coaches, family & friends to capture and share their most memorable

moments from the day for our Awards Ceremony slide show!

We are on

Instagram: @coloradoodyssey

Facebook: www.facebook.com/coloradoodyssey

Triathlon Travels: #LongsPeakP1

Emoji, Speak for Yourself: #LongsPeakP2

Mockumentary! Seriously?: #LongsPeakP3

Animal House: #LongsPeakP4

A Stellar Hangout: #LongsPeakP5

We’re Cooking Now: #LongsPeakP6

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RECEIVE RAFFLE TICKET FOR THE PIN TOWEL DRAWING

WHEN YOU PURCHASE $1.00 TOY

WINNER CHOSEN AT AWARDS CEREMONY

***

PROCEEDS BENEFIT THE JULIE

FARR SCHOLARSHIP

PIN TOWEL DRAWING

2018 World Finals

May 23-26

Iowa State University

Ames, IA

State Tournament

April 7, 2018

Erie High School

Erie

What to Bring……..

*LIMITED CONCESSIONS WILL BE

AVAILABLE IN THE CAFETERIA

*PACK A LUNCH ….OR PLAN A TEAM LUNCH AT A

LOCAL RESTAURANT...SEE PAGE 3 FOR OPTIONS

*BRING A WATER BOTTLE!

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