Resolution
WHEREAS, Two teams of students from SPC Daniel Zizumbo Elementary School placed first in their division at Illinois' annual Odyssey ofthe Mind competition held on March 11 and advanced to the World Finals competition where they will represent Illinois and compete to be the world champions; and
WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of this achievement by Alderman Edward M. Burke; and
WHEREAS, Odyssey of the Mind is an international creative problem-solving competition that encourages students to be creative, expand their critical thinking skills and work as a team; and
WHEREAS, By competing in the contest, students build self-confidence, develop life skills, create new friendships and are empowered to recognize and explore their true potential while having fun while they learn; and
WHEREAS, Zizumbo is the only school from Chicago to compete in this contest and its teams have won first or second place in their division in each of the three years they have participated in the state competition; and
WHEREAS, This year one team competed in the Balsa Problem and had to design and build a structure out of balsa wood that weighed less than 15 grams; and
WHEREAS, During the state competition the team's structure held over 200 pounds; and
WHEREAS, The other Zizumbo team chose to compete in the Technical Problem contest and had to engineer a "robot" to perform certain tasks; and
WHEREAS, Both teams wrote an original script to explain their project and created all of their own props, scenery, and costumes; and
WHEREAS, The Balsa Team is made up of the following students: Abram Luna (8th), Angela Cuevas (8th), Diego Ayala (6th), Emily Miranda (6th), Emma Ortega (8th), Jaime Garza (6th), and Sofia Ortega (7th); and
WHEREAS, The Technical Problem Team included Edlyn Martinez (6th), Joaquin Salgado (8th), Luz Estrada (8th), Moises Rodriguez (6th) and Sebastian Ortiz (6th); and
WHEREAS, The teams are coached by teachers Kathryn Schoedel and Pearce Dow...
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