 | | | Lafayette fourth and fifth grade Odyssey of the Mind Division 1 "Driver's Test" team, back row, from left: Peter Husch, Kaitlyn Srinivasan, and Matthew Brock-Utne; front row: Cole Regan, Nathanial McManus, Charlie Schofield, and William McGlothlen. Photo provided | | | | | | Vuafu, his professor, and mechanic are bringing Mr. Head Guy (George Peterson Sanders, aka GPS) along with two narrators, a carrot-eating bunny, and a robot bunny car to Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa to compete in Odyssey of the Mind's World Finals Driver's Test.
These characters, portrayed by Lafayette fourth and fifth grade students sponsored by Burton Valley Elementary School, conduct an original 8-minute performance where Vuafu, an absent-minded adolescent carrot, takes his driver's test in a robot bunny car designed and built solely by the Lafayette students. The vehicle, disguised as a robot bunny to protect carrot personalities (like Vuafu), must complete a series of challenges outlined by the competition rules all while being an integral part of the group's overall student-created performance. Competition vehicle performance requirements include using two different methods of propulsion; picking an item up, transporting it, and delivering it to a new location; knocking over an item; and crashing through a wall.
The Burton Valley based team advances to this World competition event to compete against teams from all over the globe after securing a first place finish at the San Francisco Bay Region competition and a second place finish at the California state competition. Stay tuned for World competition results!
Students between the kindergarten grade and university level who are interested in being part of a team to compete in Odyssey of the Mind, or adults able to coach a student team, can go to http://www.odysseyofthemind.com to learn more about the program.
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA