Odyssey of the Mind Program Guide changes for 2017-2018

The format of the program guide is the same as last year. Specific changes are listed below.

The changes are not highlighted in the Program Guide.

All deletions are indicated with a strikethrough. Example: Odyssey

All additions are underlined. Example: Odyssey

All new sentences appear in their entirety.

Page(s) / General overview of the change
17 / Home-Schooled Students
1st paragraph
3rd sentence was changed
4th sentence was deleted
Each team may also include up to three students from other schools within the district that would not have to purchase an additional membership. If non-home-schooled students come from a school outside of the home school's district, the additional schools are required to purchase a membership.
Now reads:
Each team may also include up to three students from other schools that would not have to purchase an additional membership.
17 / Age Divisions
2nd paragraph
Year change for cutoff for Division I and II
Change to Division IV
Division I – Grades K-5 (U.S.: Less than 12 years of age on May 1, 20172018(Other International).
Division II – Grades 6-8 (U.S.); Less than 15 years of age on May 1, 2017 2018 (Other International).
Division IV - Collegiate for ALL TEAMS. All team(s)membersmust have a majority of members who are high school graduates diploma or its equivalent and be enrolled inregistered for at least one classcourse at a two- or four-year college or university. High school students taking accredited courses do not qualify for Division IV. Other team members must be enrolled in one or more classes accredited by a college or university. TheyTeammembers do not have to attend the same collegeinstitution.
Now reads:
Division IV - Collegiate for ALL TEAMS. All teams must have a majority of members who are high school graduates and registered for at least one class at a college or university Other team members must be enrolled in one or more classes accredited by a college or university. They do not have to attend the same institution.
Page(s) / General overview of the change
21 / The new pictures represent problem solutions from the 2017 World Finals
29 /

Chapter IV Going to Competition

The last sentence was changed to reflect the dates and location for the 2018 World Finals.
In 2018, World Finals will be held at Iowa State University from May 23-26.
26 /

The Primary Problem

The last sentence is new
Schools must purchase a membership to have access to the Primary Problem, but there is no limit to the number of teams that can participate.
35 /

Odyssey of the Mind Spirit Award

The paragraph and photo were changed to recognize the 2017 recipient:
Joy Kurtz, the International Problem Captain for Spontaneous
36 / Program Rules
Rules That Apply to All Problems
(3)
First paragraph
There is a typo in the second sentence
Third paragraph
Typo was corrected
This is not additional penalty and scoring categories that rely on that portion taking place are eligible for score.
If the team does not complete a requirement of the problem that is not scored under either Long-Term or Style, judges will assess a Spirit of the Problem penalty.
53 / Glossary
Definition of Music was changed
Music - Melodic sound produced by the team in any way, unless defined differently in the problem
Now reads:
Music - The coordinated structure of sound produced by the team, unless a problem states otherwise.

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