Katy ISD Destination Imagination Teams Win Top Spots in 2022 Global Tournament
Five Katy ISD Destination Imagination teams recently placed in the top 5 at the GLOBAL tournament! Congratulations to each of these teams for their hard work!
After two years of participating in online Destination Imagination (DI) Global Tournaments, 12 Katy ISD teams traveled to Kansas City, Missouri on May 21-24 to participate in the one-of-a-kind educational event. After four days of creativity and connection, five Katy ISD schools placed within the top five spots in their respective categories. The Improv Einsteins from Shafer Elementary won second place in the competition, while Exley Elementary DInoMite placed third, Morton Ranch Junior High The Nerd Herd placed fourth and Alexander Elementary Rumbling Rockets along with Beckendorff Junior High Off Topic earned fifth place.
Congratulations to the following Katy ISD Destination Imagination teams:
School/Team Name/Challenge/Ranking
Shaver Elementary/The Improv Einsteins/Improv – Festival Frenzy/2nd Place
Exley Elementary/DinoMite/Scientific – Up Close/3rd Place
Morton Ranch Junior High/The Nerd Herd/ Improv – Festival Frenzy/4th Place
Alexander Elementary/Rumbling Rockets/ Engineering – Roll with It/5th Place
Beckendorff Junior High/Off Topic!/ Service – For the Future/5th Place
Campbell Elementary/Golden Thinkers/ Technical – Daring Escape/6th Place
Seven Lakes High/Houston, We Have a Problem/ Fine Arts – Tricky Tales/6th Place
Seven Lakes High/Frenzied Revelers/ Improv – Festival Frenzy/9th Place
Griffin Elementary/The Microscopic Masterminds/ Scientific – Up Close/9th Place
Bryant Elementary/The Improvables/ Improv – Festival Frenzy/11th Place
Shafer Elementary/The Daredevils/ Technical – Daring Escape/15th Place
Shafer Elementary/Creative Crew/ Scientific – Up Close/17th Place
Team Nerd Herd from Morton Ranch Junior High won a special award for their Flipgrid video submission, which was an additional challenge for teams. Katy ISD students competed with teams from across the United States as well as China, Korea, Mexico, Canada and many other countries.
“Katy ISD students were ready to demonstrate their creativity and innovation in person. As they entered the Kansas City Convention Center, they were embraced with a wealth of ideas from teams from around the world,” said Dr. Joan Otten, Director of Gifted & Talented/Advanced Academics Department. “To see 12 Katy ISD teams compete in the global tournament is a true inspiration and speaks volumes of the talent in our students,” added Otten.
Destination Imagination is a worldwide creative problem-solving organization that teaches students the skills needed to succeed in school, career and beyond. Students use the creative process to turn their ideas into reality and learn valuable skills such as creative and critical thinking, team building, problem-solving and project management.
Photos of 2022 Global Destination Imagination Teams:
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