BEATS, BUILDING AND BRAINS; STUDENTS SCORE IN COMPETITIONS.(Local)

From: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) | Date: March 30, 2008 | Copyright information

Byline: Staff reports

Central New York students participated in plenty of competitions Saturday, including the Preview of Champions indoor drumline competition at East Syracuse-Minoa High School, the Sensis Student Engineering Contest at Liverpool High School and the state Odyssey of the Mind competition in Binghamton.

In the Odyssey of the Mind competition, several local schools advanced and will compete in their category at the world event May 31 to June 3 ...

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