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Show Wed/Thurs/Fri, April 5-7, 2017 The Park Record A-10 Undertaking an Odyssey Continued From A-9 GSA raises money ‘People are doing this. For us.’ I hadn’t really had an experience with raising money for anything else, and I didn’t realize what it would be like. I volunteered an excessive amount of times, almost seven times, even though we were only required to do two because it made me really happy.” One of the most inspiring parts of the donation drive was hear- ing the stories of people moved by the club’s efforts, the students said. Some told the students of their own experiences of coming out as LGBT, and others described their personal journeys of growing up with negative views of LGBT people, then eventually becoming supportive of gay and transgender rights. The story of one man, in particular, was memorable to GSA member Alex Renola. He told the students how, after being raised in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which preaches that acting on homosexuality is a sin, his views changed over time because of the efforts of people like the GSA members fighting for LGBT issues. “He came over and was like, ‘I really appreciate what you guys do. I want you to know that it does make a difference, espe- cially with someone like me,’” Renola said. “He said, ‘It’s because people like you that people are swayed. You do make a difference in the world.’ It was interesting to hear that story.” Renola added that changing people’s perceptions to foster acceptance of LGBT people is the ultimate goal of the Gay-Straight Alliance. While places like Park City have become increasingly welcoming of gay and transgender people, there is a lot of progress to be made in many other areas in Utah and the rest of the country. “It’s great to raise the money and give it to the people who need it, but money only goes so far,” she said. “What really needs to go around is the idea. And when people come up to you and say that it’s working, that gratification is indescribable.” Capitalizing on competition PHOTO BY LAURI LINTON A team of students from Park City Day School and Weilenmann School of Discovery recently took first place in the Middle School competition at the 2017 Odyssey of the Mind Utah State Tournament. (From left) Alex Sherwin, Coach Ali Robbins, Bella Robbins, Ayden Miller, Dylan Linton. Not pictured: Ava Brooke. Park City Day School team takes home top honors Submitted by Park City Day School A team of five students from Park City Day School and the Weilenmann School of Discovery earned top honors in the Middle School category at the 2017 Odyssey of the Mind Utah State Tournament last month at Ben Lomond High School in Ogden. This is the second year in a row at Park City Day School Odyssey of the Mind team has won the state tournament and earned a berth to compete at the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals this year at Michigan State University in May. Odyssey of the Mind is an international educational pro- gram that provides creative problem-solving opportunities for students from kindergarten through college. Team members apply their creativity to solve problems that range from building mechanical devices to presenting their own interpretation of literary classics. They then bring their solutions to competition on the local, state, and World level. Thousands of teams from throughout the U.S. and from about 25 other countries participate in the program annually. Tackling one of five problems posed by the program organizers titled “Catch Us if You Can,” the Day School and Weilenmann students were challenged to “design, build, and run vehicles from a multilevel parking garage to a secret meeting place without being stopped. Vehicles will travel different routes to reach the same destination. During their Odyssey, the vehicles will do something that prevents them from being followed. The performance will include the reason for the meeting, someone that wants to prevent the meeting, a simulation of a scene taking place inside a vehicle as it travels, and a soundtrack to accompany the vehicles’ travel.” The PCDS team of 5th graders Ava Brooke and Ayden Miller, 6th graders Bella Robbins and Dylan Linton, and Weilenmann student Alex Sherwin devised a solution centered around the idea of Santa Claus on vacation, in which three different elf-filled vehicles were attempting to meet up to figure out how to get Santa back to work, while Mrs. Claus sought to thwart the meeting. At the state tournament, the team presented their creative solution to the engineering challenge along with tackling a “spontaneous” challenge and a hands-on activity designed to test their skill at impromptu creative thinking and effective teamwork. COURTESY OF JORDAN ULRICH (From left) Megan Peterson, Hunter Mullen, Parker Olson, Graydon Russell, Adri Kingston and Ethan Routledge are among the Park City High School students who recently participated in the Technology Student Association State Competition, which tests students’ STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) skills. Several PCHS groups finished first in their events. 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