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The Destination Imagination regional competition was Saturday, March 8 at Miller Middle School. Three of Pagosa's four teams qualified for the state competition. Here are the results:
3rd/4th grade-2nd place in elementary level "Hit or Myth" challenge and qualified for state.
5th grade-1st place in middle level "Switch!" Challenge and qualifed for state.
6th grade-5th place in middle level "DI've Got a Secret" challenge-most chosen challenge with lots of competition-great job 6th graders!
7th grade-1st place in middle level "Hit or Myth"-Renaissance Award for extreme creativity in their central challenge-Renaissance Award for extreme creativity in their instant challenge-Team award and 7 College Invest scholarships
State Tournament: April 26 at Dakota Ridge High School and Summit Ridge Middle School in Littleton, CO
Colorado Destination Imagination
What is Destination ImagiNation?
Imagine that you and a few friends are given a project to complete without help from anyone outside the team...The project involves designing and constructing a technical device that must move from point A to point B under its own power. imagine that you must also write, produce, and star in a story that involves the technical device. you need to make props, costumes, and everything else, and package it into an eight-minute Presentation. Now imagine that you and your teammates are 10 years old...and you are hearing the thunderous applause of an enthusiastic audience as you present your compoleted project!
If you think this is far-fetched, you haven't been to a Destination ImagiNation Tournament! Our teams work on-and solve-Team Challenges like these, completely on their own. Why Team Challenges? Our Team Challenges encourage development of Creative Problem Solving techniques, teamwork and creative process over a sustained period of time, usually eight to twelve weeks. Our Challenges are designed to be:
Fun to Solve
Academically-based (corresponding to education standards) and include a research component
Teaches Life skills including teamwork, time management and problem solving
Prepares Students for our changing world
Focused on one or more of the following areas;
Technical/Mechanical Design
Structural/Architectural Design
Theatrical/Literary/Fine Arts
Scientific Exploration
Improvisation
Open to students in grades K-12
Pagosa Springs Elementary School has one 3/4 grade team.
3rd-4th Grade Team Managers:
Sabra Miller and Cheryl Bowdridge
DI Team Coordinator:
Mrs. Gail Hershey K-8 GT Coordinator
Competition Dates:
Regional Tournament: Durango, Colorado, Miller Middle School, Saturday March 8, 2008
State Championship Tournament: Location to be announced, Saturday, April 26, 2008
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