For immediate release: March 20, 2013
For more information contact:
Kingston Meet – Wayne Kurtzman, NH-DI Media Relations, wayne.kurtzman@nh-di.org
Swanzey Meet – Michael Russell, Michael.russell@nh-di.org
Teams Try to Advance to State Finals by Blending Creativity, STEM and the Arts
Local Teams Compete To Qualify for NH Destination Imagination State Finals
They say if it were easy, everyone would do it. These are the kids that do the hard stuff.
Over 1,100 students from some 150 teams will compete in complex challenges based in the arts, science, technology, engineering, math and service learning. They are competing to advance to Destination Imagination State Finals with meets being held at this Saturday at Monadnock Regional High School in East Swanzey and Sanborn Regional High School in Kingston.
Teams from kindergarten to high school started working through the creative process in the fall, building teamwork and creative problem solving skills. What makes DI unique is that all solutions, including all ideas and construction must be done SOLELY by the team members, and not adults or friends. Teams are appraised for creativity and innovation.
Teams that advance from Regional competition will advance to the New Hampshire State Finals on April 6th in Salem, in hopes of advancing to Destination Imagination Global Finals in May.
CREDENTIALED PRESS INFO:
Where: Monadnock Regional High School in East Swanzey [Tournament page, directions and schedule] Sanborn Regional High School in Kingston [Tournament page, directions and schedule]
When: Best photo times 9:15 – 12; 12:30-2PM (3PM in Kingston)
Who: A list of schools participating are at the end of this release
Why: These creative kids want to advance to compete at NH-DI State Finals in hopes of representing NH at Destination Imaginaton Global Finals
Kingston Tournament Teams (80 teams; ~600 students)
Abbott-Downing School
Academy for Science and Design
Auburn Village School
Chester Academy
Danville Elementary
Dover Middle School
Ellis School
Ernest P Barka Elementary School
Garrison Elementary School
Gilbert H. Hood Middle School
Hampstead Academy
Hampstead Central School
Hooksett Memorial School
Hopkinton DI
Lighthouse
Lighthouse Home School Co-op
Lincoln Akerman School
Lincoln Street School
Londonderry DI
Newington Public School
Newington School District
North Hampton School
Oyster River Middle School
Pinkerton Academy
Rundlett Middle School
Sandown Central
South Range Elementary PTA
Southern NH Montessori Academy
Timberlane Middle School
Windham DI
Swanzey Tournament (67 Teams; ~500 students)
Bedford High School
Bedford School District
Chesterfield School
Conant High School
Grantham Village School
Griffin Memorial School
Highbridge Hill Elementary
Hillsboro Deering Elem School
Hillsboro Deering Middle School
Hollis DI
Indian River School
Jaffrey Grade School
Jaffrey Rindge Middle School
Keene High School
Keene Middle School
Milford Elementary DI
Milford High School
Milford Middle School
monadnock middle school
Monadnock Regional HS
Nashua NH School District
Rindge Memorial School
Saint Joseph Regional School
Saint Patrick School, Jaffrey
Seg Net
Sunapee Central Elementary Schoo
WLC-DI
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