Fond du Lac STEM ‘s Odyssey of the Mind (OotM) team was awarded the Ranatra Fusca Creativity Award in Madison on March 21 and invited to the World Finals at Michigan State University. The team of (front L-R) Sophie Schmidt and Eleanor Sitter; (second row) Miles Dennis, Jared Ott, Alexis Lord (middle), Mason McGrath, and Louis Wagner-Lang concluded months of hard work and dedication by becoming Wisconsin’s latest Ranatra winners for their solution of the problem, “Pandora’s Box.” The team won the overall solution by receiving 187 out of a total 200 points and also won the style category by scoring a perfect 50 points. The Ranatra Fusca Creativity Award represents the essence of the Odyssey of the Mind program. It is presented to teams who exhibit exceptional creativity either in some aspect of the problem solution, their behavior, or through an extraordinary idea beyond the problem solution. The Ranatra Fusca Creativity Award is regarded as the most prestigious honor in Odyssey of the Mind. This prized award is not given out every year. A team that wins it at the state competition is also invited to the World Finals competition. The students will represent Fond du Lac and the state of Wisconsin at Michigan State University in East Lansing on May 19 through May 23. At the World Finals, they will compete against future world leaders from over 33 countries.
