Philadelphia City Council 2018 Stated Meetings of Philadelphia City Council, 17 May 2018

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From YouTube: Council President Clarke Honors Masterman's Odyssey of the Mind Team 5-17-2018

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From the Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council held Thursday, May 17, 2018:

Councilman Bill Greenlee (At Large) led a presentation on behalf of Council President Darrell Clarke (5th District) honoring and recognizing Julia R. Masterman School's Odyssey of the Mind Team for being named World Finalists in the Odyssey of the Mind International Competition. http://bit.ly/2rMLVe2

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Canasa is councilman Greenlee, who presented resolution on my behalf, honoring, and congratulating recognizing the master, a school team with Miss Jessica Brown and those accompanying her. Please join the councilman at the podium.

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And joining councilman Greenlee we have Councilwoman Reynold, Brown, Councilwoman bass and Councilman Derek Greene.

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Hello, everybody. How are you.

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Councilman, please proceed Oh colder.

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We have a little quiet. Please.

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Thank You councilman Thank.

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You, mr. president, certainly a pleasure to honor one of our great public schools here in the city of Philadelphia. This is a resolution honoring congratulating and recognizing a Masterman school team for being named world finalists in the Odyssey of the mind.

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International competition, whereas Odyssey of the mind, is an internationally create creativity, competition that sympathy, synthesizes, science, technology engineering and the arts and whereas Odyssey to mind, has been encouraging students around the world to think outside the box and work together as a team to solve challenging problems since 1978 and whereas the Julia arm Masterman, Schools Odyssey of the mind team competed in the program's division. Three that nine through to twelfth grade in a problem called triathlon travels and.

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Whereas the Masterman school team comprises students from a number of Philadelphia public schools, including Masterman high school 9th grade student, drew brown, Central, High School 11th grade student Tilly, Donna ver, Masterman, High, School, 11th grade student Louise, Yoda, Shea, Masterman, High, School, 11th, grade student, Abigail, Layton science, Leadership Academy, 11th, grade student, Sophia powers, Central High, School, 9th grade student area, wine bomb and Central High School 11th grade student Rose wine bomb.

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The team is coached by parent Brett Mandel and by parent and Powell elementary school teacher, Chris Bowers, and whereas this problem challenges, students to construct and drive an original vehicle in an odyssey style where they are were they trying to score and a curling task, hit the right targets and a jousting task and navigate a course in two directions in a track task and.

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After placing first in the southeastern pennsylvania regional competition held at Pennsbury high school on march 2 3rd 2018, the team plays first in the pennsylvania state finals held at Pocono Mountain East High School April 17th of this year. Whereas at the pennsylvania state finals, the team won a coveted nor anatra fusca creativity award for demonstrating exceptional creativity in two ways.

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First, in the design of their vehicle propulsion system, which adopted mechanical principles of a rowing machine, councilman Jones by using bicycle change, sprockets bungee cords and one-way ratchet wrenches to propel the vehicle forward and in Reverse and second, by using a magnetic field to repel targets, thus knocking them over without affecting adjacent obstacles.

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Whereas the division shoe team won the Renata Fusco award for ultimate creativity, the highest award and odyssey by creating a performance about the inner working of the human body, that included a train of thought, fame, car, a blood vessel boat that traveled in a blood stream and a walking neuron, and whereas approximately 850 teams will represent their area and the largest creative problem-solving program in the world in Ames Iowa from May 23rd through 26 of this year.

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This year is the 39th World, Finals and a tenth time being hosted by Iowa State University in Ames, Convention and Visitors Bureau and.

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Now, therefore, be it resolved that the Council of the city of Philadelphia hereby honor, congratulate and recognize the school team for being named world finalists and the Odyssey of the mind international competition and be it FURTHER RESOLVED that an engrossed copy of this resolution be presented to the man Masterman school Odyssey of the mind team. As evidence of the sincere sentiments, this legislative body, this resolution was introduced by myself on behalf of council president Clark, and it's co-sponsored by all members of City Council. Good luck, congratulations and go get them on in the final.

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And the chair recognizes mr. Owen for remarks good.

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Morning, Jessica brown, principal proud principal of Masterman and I wanted to say a huge congratulations to these students for all of their hard work. They've worked countless hours and also get good grades in school, and do me read about active activities like sports and arts? So a really big congratulations. They'll move on to the world finals, so we wish the much success. I also want to thank the parents, Brett Mendel, and so there's some parents out here that have also worked countless hours to help these students and I appreciate all of their support problem.

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Solving creativity is the wave of the future and I know that these students will leave Philadelphia in that direction. So congratulations.

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Council babies.