BISD Students Compete in Regional Destination Imagination Tournament

Haltom High hosted the regional Destination Imagination (DI) tournament on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017. More than 200 teams from the Mid-Cities region competed in open-ended challenges. The DI program promotes teamwork and enables students to learn and experience the creative process while fostering their creativity, curiosity and courage. Teams were able to choose from challenges in areas such technical, scientific, engineering, fine arts, improvisational, and service learning. BISD teams did very well in the competition with four teams qualifying to advance to the state tournament, which will be held in Lubbock on April 8, 2017.

Congratulations and good luck to the following BISD team which is advancing to the state DI competition:

The Royal Hot Pockets from Richland High School qualified to advance to state in two events and collected a few other awards for their hard work and dedication to DI. The team members are Allyssa Kunkel, Sara De La Cruz, Noah Lewis, Ryan Janke, and Peyton Murrell. The team is managed by Keri Murrell, a teacher at North Ridge Elementary. The team came in first in the Technical Challenge (Show & Tech), which prompts students to complete tasks by using engineering, research, strategic planning and related skills. They also received first place in the Project Outreach Service Challenge (Ready, Willing, and Fable). Additionally, the team received the Renaissance Award for outstanding design for their set and costumes in Project Outreach. They received the highest score for Instant Challenge in both events. Most members of this team have worked together for years. Alyssa Kunkel, Ryan Janke, and Peyton Murrell all received the Magellan Award for completing all challenges offered over the years. Sara De La Cruz and Alyssa Kunkel were recognized and received a special DI tassel for their mortar boards for graduation, and Alyssa was awarded a $1,000 scholarship from Mid-Cities DI.

North Ridge Middle’s Uh-huh … Alright … Definitely! team placed first in the Project Outreach Challenge and also received the highest Instant Challenge score. Project Outreach (Ready, Willing & Fable) is the Service Learning Challenge and is designed to engage students in public service to address real-life community issues. Team members are Brock Martini, Cailee Coulson, Spencer Murrell and Lorelai Perez. This team is also managed by Keri Murrell.

The Rainbow Mustaches team from Walker Creek Elementary was awarded first place in the Engineering Challenge (In It Together). The team was required to design, build and test different types of structures that are made out of varying materials. Team members include: Sage Demaree, Toni Sentell, Luke Bolstad, Nate Bolstad, Leo Pierce, Mary Connoly and Janson Perry. Team managers are Katie Pierce and Rebecca Bolstad.

Team Dynamite from Porter Elementary placed first in the Fine Arts Challenge (Vanished). In this challenge, teams flex their acting and artistic muscles as they explore and create together. Team members are Lilly Ringer, Kaitlyn Gaven, Kendall Robb, Lanie Riddle, Coryn Burris and Genevieve Dorasami. The team manager is Margaret Hutto.