Odyssey Participation Form – Arlington STEAM

Odyssey Interest Form 2022-23

Please fill out this form to apply to participate in the Glebe Elementary Odyssey of the Mind program this year, prior to Saturday, October 8th, 2022. Forms will be reviewed and teams formed. A team cannot be finalized until all members have submitted an application, and then, the Glebe coordinator has approved final rosters and problem selections.

Parent Name(Required)

First Last

Parent Email(Required)

Enter Email Confirm Email

Would you like to receive news, tips, and reminders once each month about Odyssey of the Mind events and deadlines this season?

Yes, please keep me informed.

No.

Not sure.

Parent Phone(Required)

Previous parental involvement with Odyssey?

As a potential coach, judge, or parent volunteer, do you have any prior experience with Odyssey?

Played on a team

Coached or assisted with a team

Experienced judge

As a parent/caregiver, can you help with this year's Odyssey effort?(Required)

Check all that apply.

I can coach and organize a team, and take them to the March 2023 Regional Tournament.

I can judge at the Regional Tournament. (Requires a half-day training in February 2023, attendance at March Tournament.)

I can volunteer to do tasks such as registration and room staffing at the Regional Tournament in March 2023.

I can commit to be present at some team meetings to assist.

I can help chaperone group events or team field trips.

I can teach a team a skill they want to learn more about. (Coding, Woodworking, Art Techniques, etc.)

I need to find out more before I can commit.

I have a garage where the team can work in an open-air space.

I'm probably too busy to help in a meaningful way.

If you would like to coach, judge, or volunteer, are you vaccinated yet against COVID-19?

Yes

Have you completed an application and been approved to be a volunteer within APS schools?

The details can be found here: https://www.apsva.us/volunteers-partnerships/volunteer-application-form/application-process/

Yes

Parent Resource Listing

Please list any topics or skills you have (aka power tools savvy, Arduino coding, theater set construction, etc.), that you'd be willing to teach to team members, if they need to find an expert. Instruction should be broadly skill building, not specific to any problem solution.

Second Parent / Grandparent / Friend Resource Listing

Do you know someone else who can help? Tell us so we can list them.

Student Details

(Please fill out a separate form for EACH student in your household who wants to participate.)

Student Name(Required)

First Last

Student Grade Level(Required)

Kindergarten

1st Grade

2nd Grade

3rd Grade

4th Grade

5th Grade

6th Grade

7th Grade

8th Grade

Homeroom Teacher Name

Previous student involvement with Odyssey?

Yes! Can't wait to do it again.

Nope! It's my maiden voyage.

Student Date of Birth

PLEASE NOTE: Division I teams cannot have students who will be older than 11 as of May 1, 2023. Birthdates have to be submitted with team rosters, so it's preferable to go ahead and get this information now. Your team will be moved to the next highest division if someone is too old for your desired division.

MM slash DD slash YYYY

Allergies

Please let us know if your student has any health concerns or allergies that the coach would need to know about (for planning snacks.)

What are your student's pronouns?(Required)

This helps us understand the best way to address your student.

She/Her

He/Him

They/Them

I prefer not to say.

Team Preferences

This is important to try to help potential team members find each other — and to try to form teams that can operate well together.

Gender(Required)

My first choice is a team where everyone identifies with the same gender.

My first choice is a mixed gender team.

I don't care!

Which Problems Interest Your STUDENT the Most?

Please choose one to three problems that are most interesting to your student.

Vehicle Challenge (Build a vehicle that performs tasks, as part of a sketch play.)

Technical Challenge (Engineer machines/technical components + create a dramatic presentation)

Classics Challenge (Retell the story of the walls of Troy.)

Balsa Wood Engineering Challenge (BREAK things for fun! Make structures that hold weight.)

Theatrical Challenge (Create a dramatic play, with super creative costumes, set, and props!)

My student is K-2, so the "Primary Problem" will be great!

March Regional Tournament(Required)

We do not have a date yet. Will you rearrange your schedule to be present as soon as you know the date of the competition? We believe it will be held at a high school in Arlington County.

Yes

Maybe — I need to know the date ASAP.

Pandemic Considerations

How would you/your student feel most comfortable participating?

Team meetings in person, but with masks, open air settings as much as possible.

Comfortable without masks, but would take extra precautions so a higher risk family/student can participate.

Let's do this like it's 2019 — no masks, indoors; we no longer need pandemic precautions.

Not really sure.

Is your student vaccinated yet against COVID-19?

Yes

Yes, and boosted.

Other Team Members

Please feel free to add a note requesting a particular coach or friends with whom you'd like to work. We will do our best to sort out requests so everyone has a great team. Also, please let us know if you DO NOT want to return to a previous team, and why.

Will your student attend one of the Spontaneous "Try It" Workshops?(Required)

Yes

Financial Assistance(Required)

Do you need to request confidential financial assistance to cover any team costs — usually about $40-$80 depending on what the team does. We have a scholarship fund, so just let us know.

Yes

Special skills? Interests?

Does your student have any special skills or interests, that they would be excited to tap into while solving an Odyssey of the Mind problem?

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Odyssey Interest Form 2022-23

Student Details

Team Preferences

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