Release: Saturday – Teams Try to Advance to State Finals by Blending Creativity, STEM and the Arts

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 ### 30 ###