Katy ISD Destination Imagination Teams Win Top Spots in Global Tournament
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.
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Shafer Elementary Team: The Improv Einsteins Challenge: Improv – Festival Frenzy Ranking: 2nd Place |
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Exley Elementary Team: DinoMite Challenge: Scientific – Up Close Ranking: 3rd Place |
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Morton Ranch Junior High Team: The Nerd Herd Challenge: Improv – Festival Frenzy Ranking: 4th Place |
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Alexander Elementary Team: Rumbling Rockets Challenge: Engineering – Roll with It Ranking: 5th Place |
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Beckendorff Junior High Team: Off Topic! Challenge: Service – For the Future Ranking: 5th Place |
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Campbell Elementary Team: Golden Thinkers Challenge: Technical – Daring Escape Ranking: 6th Place |
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Seven Lakes High Team: Houston, We Have a Problem Challenge: Fine Arts – Tricky Tales Ranking: 6th Place |
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Seven Lakes High Team: Frenzied Revelers Challenge: Improv – Festival Frenzy Ranking: 9th Place |
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Griffin Elementary Team: The Microscopic Masterminds Challenge: Scientific – Up Close Ranking: 9th Place |
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Bryant Elementary Team: The Improvables Challenge: Improv – Festival Frenzy Ranking: 11th Place |
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Shafer Elementary Team: The Daredevils Challenge: Technical – Daring Escape Ranking: 15th Place |
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Shafer Elementary Team: Creative Crew Challenge: Scientific – Up Close Ranking: 17th Place |
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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.
