The team includes Ilina Gobburu, Maxwell Jones, Bryce Nabulsi, Chris Nguyen, Landon Poon and Anika Schipma. The team members are from Oakton, Great Falls, Oak Hill, Herndon, Chantilly and Rockville.
The seventh grade Nysmith Odyssey of the Mind team traveled to the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals in Ames, Iowa, recently and took home the trophy for third place in the world. Odyssey of the Mind competitions require teams to present creative solutions to a variety of STEM-related problems. The World Finals this year included more than 800 teams from countries around the world, such as China, South Korea, Germany, Switzerland, Hungary, Hong Kong, Singapore, India, and Poland. The Nysmith team, the "Know Brainers," were making their third consecutive trip to the World Finals. The team includes Ilina Gobburu, Maxwell Jones, Bryce Nabulsi, Chris Nguyen, Landon Poon and Anika Schipma. Presenting their solution to the technical problem entitled "The Not So Haunted House," the team solved the mystery of who stole the Pink Panther diamond from the Louvre gem exhibit. Nysmith is located in Herndon. The team members are from Oakton, Great Falls, Oak Hill, Herndon, Chantilly and Rockville.