GISD to Send 7 DI Teams to State
The Destination Imagination program encourages teams of learners to have fun, take risks, focus, and frame challenges while incorporating STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), the arts, and service learning.
Teams could choose from 7 different challenges:
Roy G Biv-Rising Stars (non-competitive for students in grades k-2)
- Learn about the seven colors of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet
- Create a play about Roy G. Biv’s birthday party
- Dress Roy G. Biv in all the colors of the rainbow, and dress the guests in their favorite colors
- Have each guest bring a gift that is made mostly of the color they are wearing
Evan Stutzman
Scarlett Duke
Riley Tubbs
Nhira Iverson
Allie Johnson
Drew Curtis
Ava Walker
Carsten Keck
Lamar Elementary-Team Manager Paige Shepherd
Brylon Hill
Jillian Shepherd
Erick Cozine
Kade Coles
Elijah Phillips
In the Zone-Technical Challenge
- Present a story about the dangers faced by vehicles, told from the point of view of one or more vehicles
- Design and build small vehicles that are able to reliably and accurately travel specific distances
- Use at least three different power sources for the vehicles
Lamar Elementary- Team Manager Shannon Manley
Blake Dixon
Ryan Kirk
Morgan Green
Lea Gomez
Matthew McFarland
Rylee Powell
Caleb Manley
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Sixth Grade Center/Bowie Elementary- Team Managers: Libby Stromberg and Jana Stephens
Ella Walker
Nick Stromberg
Zachary Cook
Jackson Woodruff
Cora Hudgins
Maddie Stephens
Maria Seaholm
Greenville High School-Team Manager Bonnie Stewart
Delaney Stewart
Jake Tucker
Jordan Nelson
Avery Arnold
Julia Angel
Cassidy Teelon
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Wind Visible-Scientific Challenge
- Explore how the science of wind energy can be used to make kinetic art move
- Design and create kinetic art that moves during the presentation
- Create and present an original story that features an invisible visitor
- Integrate wind energy research into the story
Greenville High School-Team Manager Sharon Ozarowski
Emma Anderson
Allyson Koger
Makenzy Mulder
Allison Ozarowski
Chase Vance
Hayden Willeford
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In Disguise-Fine Arts Challenge
- Present a team-created story about a character that uses a disguise
- Use only non-verbal theatrical techniques to present the story
- Design and construct at least two masks that enhance the story
Bowie/Lamar Elementary-Team Managers Emily Duke and Emely Whitson
Caleb Stutzman
John Riley Hill
Stella Duke
Gregory Just
Emma Woods
Sarah Whitson
Sydney Homerstad
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Natalie Dillard
Laura Foote
Trevor Angell
Jace Kilmer
Madeline Miller
Travis Breathurt
Reagan Dawson
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Katie McMurray
Giovani Pimentel
Jose Osornio
Lorena Otero
Crystal Rios
Kally Duncan
Jada Hilburn
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Recipient of the Renaissance Award given for Outstanding Design, Engineering, and Performance
Change in Reality-Improv Challenge
- Create a 5-minute improv skit about life after a dramatic change and how the characters adapt to this change
- Learn about different communication techniques and integrate one into the skit
- Use only white t-shirts, washable markers and team members to create all costumes, sets and props
- Create a slogan from three randomly selected nouns
Lamar Elementary-Team Manager Samantha Phillips
Eric Anderson
Austin Arize
Brandon Stephens
Jacob Linden
Kelsi McNair
Alyssa Mitchell
Mckenna Smith
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Carver Elementary-Team Manager Shawna Kelsey
Mia Angel
Lizzet Campos
Jonathon Hernandez
David Neaville
Valeria Lizarde
Emily Cerda
Emberly Rios
Ali Hall
Bella Stephens
Sawyer Duke
Chelsy Atherton
Alex Brown
Greenville Middle School-Team Manager Elisa Dillard
Mandy Isom
Olivia Littlefield
Eileen McCarthy
Abbie Duncan
Avery Davidson
Nathan Claude
Austin Limon
Greenville High School-Team Manager Emily Duke
Avery Arnold
Morgan Crabtree
Ariel
Joel McGregor
Rachael Garrett
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Twist-O-Rama-Structure Challenge
- Build a structure made entirely of glue and materials the team chooses from a list
- Test the structure by placing weights on it, and by subjecting it to torque-inducing impacts
- Produce a list the materials used in your structure, and provide samples of these materials
- Produce a prop or costume made of all the materials used in the structure
- Tell a story about something or someone that causes an unexpected twist or surprising change
Greenville Middle School/6th Grade Center-Team Managers Bill Mayberry, Len Veak, Rich Ryan
Felicia Arize
Madicyn Evans
Odie Odeneal
Abbie Hoffman
Makayla Woods
Jorge Leon
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Greenville High School-Team Managers Jackie Abbott and Catherine Cantrell
Riley Cox
Carol Twilley
Jasmin Deleon
Dillon Minick
Mason Smith
Jose Aguilar
Vicki Drake
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Greenville High School-Team Managers Angela Hudgins and Jackie Dawson
Mya Hudgins
Reah Dawson
Alexis Monk
Trevor Tanner
Seth Stephens
Andrew Walker
Coy Latte
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Project Outreach-Service Learning
- Use collaborative problem solving tools to identify and select at least one real community need
- Design and carry out a project to address the real community need
- Create a movie that documents the project
- Evaluate the project and prepare a thorough project review
Greenville Middle School-Team Manager Andrea Foote
David Foote
Emma Shasteen
Brittany Riveroll
Miranda Ferrer
Ashleigh Snell
Kevin Franco
Bria Brehm
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