BucBay.com (Buccaneer Bay Odyssey of the Mind)

Buccaneer Bay is a region of the Florida Odyssey of the Mind Association serving six Tampa Bay area counties: Hillsborough, Pinellas, Polk, Manatee, DeSoto, and Hardee.

2009-2010 Buccaneer Bay Events:

Coach trainings from Mid September through December 2009 will be for beginning coaches. Locations and dates are still being determined. As soon as there are confirmed dates & locations, they will be posted here and in the calendar.

DATE TIME EVENT LOCATION

Mid-Sept.-Dec, 2009 7pm - 9pm Coach Training Hillsborough County (TBD)

Oct-Nov, 2009 7pm - 9pm Coach Training Polk County (TBD)

Mid-Sept.-Dec, 2009 7pm - 9pm Coach Training Manatee County (TBD)

Mid-Sept.-Dec, 2009 7pm - 9pm Coach Training Pinellas County (TBD)

Oct.-Dec. 2009 8am – Noon Spontaneous Workshop To Be Determined

January 2010 7pm - 9pm Advanced Coach Training Strawberry Crest HS, Dover

Feb. 6, 2010 8am - 5pm Judge Training Strawberry Crest HS, Dover

Feb. 6, 2010 8am – Noon Mandatory Coach Meeting Strawberry Crest HS, Dover

Feb. 19, 2010 5pm - 9pm Tournament setup night Strawberry Crest HS, Dover

Feb. 20, 2010 6am - 7pm Regional Tournament Strawberry Crest HS, Dover

Apr. 10, 2010 6am – 9pm State Tournament University of Central Florida, Orlando

May 26-29, 2010 All Day World Finals Michigan State University

2009 WORLD CHAMPIONS: SOUTHEAST HS

Southeast High School of Bradenton takes first place in Shockwaves, Division 3 at World Finals at Iowa State University! Their structure held 1,080 pounds. Congratulations!

Local Articles: http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20090603/ARTICLE/906031049/2071/NEWS#

http://www.bradenton.com/news/story/1479512.html

Congrats also to Campo Family YMCA which took 14th place and Lawton Chiles Elementary School, which took 17th place. View all tournament scores here.

Articles: Buc Bay Teams Going to World Finals!

LAWTON CHILES ELE SCH: http://blogs.tampabay.com/newtampa/2009/05/chiles-elementary-students-head-to-iowa-for-global-contest-of-the-mind.html
SOUTHEAST HS: http://www.yourobserver.com/news/east-county/News/05072009272/East-County-team-aims-for-world-finals
LAWTON CHILES ELE SCH: http://northeast2.tbo.com/content/2009/may/06/ne-superstitions-are-part-of-teams-success/
CAMPO FAMILY YMCA: http://brandonnews2.tbo.com/content/2009/may/06/br-effort-puts-valrico-team-in-national-spotlight/
CAMPO FAMILY YMCA: http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/apr/27/valrico-team-scrambles-funds-compete-world-odyssey/
SOUTHEAST HS: http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20090506/ARTICLE/905061038

2009 COU WORLD FINAL GRANT RECIPIENT

Campo Family YMCA, Lost Labor of Heracules, Division 2. To read more about this, go to http:///www.creativeopportunities.org/ and see the full list of winners.

Three Buc Bay Teams Going to World Finals!

Our congratulations go out to:

Campo Family YMCA: Lost Labors of Heracles, Division 2
Southeast High School: Shock Waves, Division 3
Lawton Chiles Elementary School: Superstition, Division 1

2009-10 Long-Term Problem Synopses*

*Tentative as of March 25, 2009. All problems have an 8-minute time limit.

http://www.odysseyofthemind.com/materials/2010problems.php

2009 STATE TOURNAMENT: OMER Award to Tarra Love!

To read details go to "News" section in the sidebar to the left of the webpage.

2009 STATE TOURNAMENT SCORES!

To view current schedule, go to "News" section in the sidebar to the left of the webpage. or click directly to state link at: http://www.floridaodysseyofthemind.org/2009StateResults.html

2009 STATE TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE!

To view current schedule, click here: http://www.floridaodysseyofthemind.org/StateSchedule.html

SCHEDULES FOR BUCCANEER BAY TEAMS AT STATE!

To view current schedule, go to "2009 Buccaneer Bay Teams @ State" section in the sidebar to the left of the webpage.

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT: THANKS!!!

Thanks to the following folks for their support:

Deputy Superintendent: Kenneth Otero (ken.otero@sdhc.k12.fl.us)

Asst Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction: Wynne Tye (wynne.tye@sdhc.k12.fl.us)

Director of Area 5: Sherrie Sikes (sherrie.sikes@sdhc.k12.fl.us)

Central Printing Manager: Oswald "Ozzie" Ordaz

Supervisor of Elementary Science: Shana Tirado

SPOTO HS AS OUR HOME FOR OUR 2009 BUC BAY TOURNAMENT

A warm thanks for hosting our tournament:

Principal: Clyde Trathowen (clyde.trathowen@sdhc.k12.fl.us)

AP: Cornelius Bobo (cornelius.bobo@sdhc.k12.fl.us)

AP: Audrey Miller (audrey.miller@sdhc.k12.fl.us)

2009 Tournament Photos

Go to: www.MyPaperNow.com

BUCCANEER BAY TEAMS ADVANCING TO STATE:

Read the letter here!

2009 World Finals: Florida Teams Schedules Highlighted in "yellow" are our Buccaneer Bay teams. Member PROB DIV LT SP CARILLON ELE SCH #27874 (Oviedo, FL) 1 I Fri 11:41AM Thu 2:13PM BRENTWOOD ELE SCH ...
Posted ‎‎May 15, 2009 7:01 AM‎‎ by Laurie Filardo
Photos of FLOMA Pins for the FLOMA Pin Collection Should you have a pin that is not in our Florida Odyssey of the Mind Pin Collection, please send me (Laurie.Filardo@BucBay.com) the following: 1) Picture of design ...
Posted ‎‎Apr 14, 2009 10:09 AM‎‎ by Laurie Filardo
OMER Award Given At State Buccaneer Bay had one OMER’s Award and it went to Tarra Love from Knights Elementary School, The Lost Labor of Heracles Division 1. The nomination was made by ...
Posted ‎‎Apr 6, 2009 10:45 AM‎‎ by Laurie Filardo
2009 Buccaneer Bay Team Scores @ State Candy Factory Pos Name & Location Number KNIGHTS ELE SCH TM A(A) 7799 Plant City, FL Buccaneer Bay KNIGHTS ELE SCH TM A(B) 7799 Plant City, FL Buccaneer Bay ...
Posted ‎‎Apr 14, 2009 10:13 AM‎‎ by Laurie Filardo
State Anniversary Parade -- Sign your team up! This year is our 25th Anniversary as a state member of Odyssey of the Mind. At state tournament we will be having a special event…a Parade of Flags (and ...
Posted ‎‎Mar 19, 2009 8:06 PM‎‎ by Heather Hanks