Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig opened the Manchester Regional with 90 teams present. Meanwhile, in the Western part of the state, more teams were getting ready for the Swanzey meet. The creativity, collaboration and problem-solving skills necessary for the Future of Work were on display Saturday in both locations as more than 140 New Hampshire Destination Imagination teams competed in regional tournaments.They competed in Challenges based on STEAM principals: Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Math, as well as service entrepreneurship. The goal: Advance to the State Finals.

Photos:
Manchester Regional: All Photos | Award Photos
Swanzey Regional: All Photos | Award Photos

Results are listed below.

Top-finishing teams in their Challenge and age level advance to the State Finals on March 30thin Nashua, and

teams from “States” can qualify to attend Destination Imagination Global Finals to compete with the best teams from 15 countries and nearly every state. The Destination Imagination program is offered in over 30 countries, has 150,000 students take part each year, and has 1.6 million alumni who were on teams in the past.

 

Manchester NH-DI Regional Results

Please note, teams advancing to State Finals March 30th in Nashua are listed as “yes” under the “Going On” column. The top five teams are listed by score rank, and the following teams are listed alphabetically.

Challenge: Medical Mystery (Scientific)
Elementary Level
Place Going-On Number Organization Team Name Town
1 yes 130-53356 Windham, NH DI Inspired Windham NH
2 yes 130-85997 Chester Academy JONCA Chester
3 130-43700 Windham, NH DI The Thunderbolts Windham
4 130-78299 Windham, NH DI Tiny Flashes Windham NH
5 130-10455 Hooksett Memorial School The British Bugs Hooksett
130-11767 Derry Village School The Pickle Crew Derry
130-91175 South Range School Medical Mayhem Derry
130-34063 The Birches Academy Animalitis Salem
Middle Level
Place Going-On Number Organization Team Name Town
1 yes 130-51031 West Running Brook Middle School The Miracle Workers Derry
2 yes 130-13072 Auburn Village School Dr High Five Auburn
3 130-25584 Mountain View Middle School W.A.C.K.S. Goffstown
4 130-28219 Lincoln Akerman School Da Flippin Paddies Hampton Falls
5 130-68504 Merrimack Valley Middle School Penacook
130-06616 Bow Memorial School Bow
Secondary Level
Place Going-On Number Organization Team Name Town
1 yes 130-51110 Bow Extracurricular Enrichment Program (BEEP) 1 sec per sec Bow
2 yes 130-86610 Goffstown High School NO Goffstown
3 130-55096 New Heights The Doctor GANG Portsmouth
4 130-64394 Timberlane Regional High School Danville
5 130-27533 BigFish Learning Dover
130-92320 BEEPDI Bow
Challenge: On Target (Technical Challenge)
Elementary Level
Place Going-On Number Organization Team Name Town
1 yes 130-56507 Ernest P Barka Elementary School 7 Gods of DI Derry
2 130-29084 Maple Avenue Elementary School The Dreaming Jolly Rodgers Goffstown
3 130-70289 Hooksett Memorial School Hooksett
Middle Level
Place Going-On Number Organization Team Name Town
1 yes 130-60191 Litchfield When Pigs Fly Litchfield
2 yes 130-16505 Barnard School Wingin’ It South hampton
3 130-79953 Mindful Homeschoolers Spicy Orange Fighter Jets Auburn
4 130-72858 Gilbert H Hood Middle School Salty Pretzels Derry
5 130-54400 Hampstead Middle School Hampstead Hawks Hampstead
130-70082 New Boston Central School Sizzle Squad New Boston
Challenge: Game On (Fine Arts)!
Elementary Level
Place Going-On Number Organization Team Name Town
1 yes 130-55290 ADS 21C Mustang Bandits Concord
2 130-75723 Bow Memorial School The Homework Squad Bow
3 130-34562 Windham, NH DI Instinct Windham NH
Middle Level
Place Going-On Number Organization Team Name Town
1 yes 130-71944 Hooksett The Cookie Monsters Hooksett
2 yes 130-37782 The Birches Academy DINames.com Salem
3 130-18980 Mountain View Middle School Super Six Goffstown
4 130-27087 Ellis School Red Army Fremont
5 130-45405 Windham, NH DI Wonderful Lemmons from the Under Windham
130-70106 New Boston Central School Space Gerbils New Boston
130-80552 Strafford School Feuding Friends Strafford
Secondary Level
Place Going-On Number Organization Team Name Town
1 yes 130-04169 Merrimack Valley High School The Happy Accidens Penacook
Challenge: Head’s Up (Improvisational)
Elementary Level
Place Going-On Number Organization Team Name Town
1 yes 130-89307 Strafford School Strafford
2 130-58395 Lincoln Street School Fabulous Five Exeter
Middle Level
Place Going-On Number Organization Team Name Town
1 yes 130-69287 Bedford DI Mind Blowers Bedford
2 yes 130-00681 Mountain View Middle School It’s Not A Phase Mom! Goffstown
3 130-32971 Hooksett Homeschool Encored Hooksett
4 130-05882 Mindful Homeschoolers Academic Actors Auburn
Secondary Level
Place Going-On Number Organization Team Name Town
1 yes 130-87076 Timberlane Regional High School Plaistow
2 yes 130-89464 Dover DI Cupcake Crusaders Dover
3 130-39115 Shaker Regional School District Omega Canterbury
4 130-18556 Goffstown High School Cheese Wheel Goffstown
Challenge: Monster Effects (Engineering)
Elementary Level
Place Going-On Number Organization Team Name Town
1 yes 130-41731 Hampstead Academy The Three Monchhichis Hampstead
2 yes 130-91889 New Boston Central School Mechs New Boston
3 yes 130-11115 New Boston Central School Cookie Monsters New Boston
4 130-97786 Strafford School Team Thursday Strafford
5 130-85532 Lincoln Akerman School Freak Attack Hampton Falls
130-46976 Auburn Village School Flaming Falcons Auburn
130-28785 Hampstead Central School The Barking Puppycorns Hampstead
130-19949 Hooksett Memorial School Hooksett
130-93287 Lincoln Street School Team Hillman Exeter
130-28438 Newington Public School Newington wolves Newington
130-54454 Polaris Charter School Royal Toasting Stars Manchester
Middle Level
Place Going-On Number Organization Team Name Town
1 yes 130-38539 The Birches Academy Insert Name Here Salem
2 130-07138 Bow Memorial School Spooky-Ookies! Bow
3 130-59329 Ellis School Lil Monsters Fremont
Secondary Level
Place Going-On Number Organization Team Name Town
1 yes 130-83544 Dover DI Long Distance Dover
Challenge: Escape Artists (Service Learning)
Elementary Level
Place Going-On Number Organization Team Name Town
1 yes 130-93987 South Range School Hidden Imaginators Derry
2 yes 130-84804 New Boston Central School French Fries New Boston
3 130-19396 Litchfield Litchfield
4 130-75957 Ernest P Barka Elementary School Derry
5 130-44121 New Boston Central School Teamwork makes a Dreamwork New Boston
Middle Level
Place Going-On Number Organization Team Name Town
1 yes 130-37850 Daisy Bronson Middle School Navy Blue Squishy Jellyfish Littleton
2 130-79219 Cooperative Middle School Sassy Sock Sisters Exeter
3 130-20069 Windham, NH Destination Imagination Wondergirls Windham
Secondary Level
Place Going-On Number Organization Team Name Town
1 yes 130-50411 Goffstown High School The Fabled Four Goffstown

SPECIAL AWARDS from Manchester

DaVinci Awards

This award is given for having a unique approach to a solution, for risk taking, and/or for outstanding creativity.

Team: 130-37850 — Daisy Bronson Middle School / Navy Blue Squishy Jellyfish
Challenge: Escape Artists — Middle Level

Reason Award was given:
This team seamlessly integrated information about their project into a stunning story about a disease escaping a body and a body escaping disease. We were blown away by their symbolism, which elegantly taught us the importance of their project. They took a bare-bones idea into a full-body presentation that left us stunned.

Renaissance Awards

This award is given for outstanding design, engineering, execution, and/or performance.

Team: 130-83544 — Dover DI / Long Distance 
Challenge: Monster Effects — Secondary Level

Reason Award was given:
The team’s effort and dedication toward the finest detail of their costumes was exceptional! The amount of time and effort they put in was evident in their quality. The team’s backdrop, samurai, and dragon costumes blew us away!

Spirit of Discovery and Imagination Awards

This award is given for exceptional Spirit, Teamwork, Volunteerism, and Sportsmanship.

Team: 130-56507 — Ernest P Barka Elementary School / 7 Gods of DI
Challenge: On Target — Elementary Level

Reason Award was given:
This team WOWed the Instant Challenge appraisers with their exceptional teamwork, planning, and execution in completing their task early. They displayed exemplary participation as each team member confidently expressed ideas and listened to each other with kindness, enabling everyone to succeed!

Swanzey / Monadnock NH-DI Regional Results

Please note, teams advancing to State Finals March 30th in Nashua are listed as “yes” under the “Going On” column. The top five teams are listed by score rank, and the following teams are listed alphabetically.

Challenge: Medical Mystery (Scientific)
Elementary Level
Place Going-On Number Organization Team Name Town
1 yes 130-86605 SAU 47 Jaffrey-Rindge Schools The Catastrophes Jaffrey
Middle Level
Place Going-On Number Organization Team Name Town
1 yes 130-88939 Nashua Area Schools The MediBlobs Nashua
2 130-54499 Keene Middle School Poisonous Corpses Keene
Secondary Level
Place Going-On Number Organization Team Name Town
1 yes 130-19415 Nashua School District The SEALS Nashua
2 yes 130-57745 Concord Christian Academy Last Time On Concord
3 130-48719 Lebanon/Grantham Innominate Team West Lebanon
4 130-19860 Hillsboro-Deering High School The Flatbacks Hillsboro
Challenge: On Target (Technical Challenge)
Elementary Level
Place Going-On Number Organization Team Name Town
1 yes 130-80695 WLC-DI Fresh as FRES Wilton
Middle Level
Place Going-On Number Organization Team Name Town
1 yes 130-75110 Saint Joseph Regional School Elizabeth’s Team Keene
Secondary Level
Place Going-On Number Organization Team Name Town
1 yes 130-94177 Mascenic Regional High School New Ipswich
2 yes 130-70897 Monadnock Regional High School Swanzey
Challenge: Game On (Fine Arts)!
Elementary Level
Place Going-On Number Organization Team Name Town
1 yes 130-31038 Saint Joseph Regional School Muppet Bill Patroits Keene
2 130-67683 Milford DI Crazy Wayz Milford
Middle Level
Place Going-On Number Organization Team Name Town
1 yes 130-61782 Milford DI Twisted Wizards Milford
2 yes 130-71589 Milford DI Milford
3 130-74085 SAU 47 Jaffrey-Rindge Schools The Dungeon Masters of DI Jaffrey
4 130-37088 Keene Middle School We Don’t Have a Clue Keene
Secondary Level
Place Going-On Number Organization Team Name Town
1 yes 130-81095 Sunapee Middle High School Yloponom’s Sunapee
2 yes 130-06163 SAU 47 Jaffrey-Rindge Schools Rolling 20s Jaffrey
3 130-62599 KHS The Glass Windows Keene
4 130-40005 Sunapee Middle High School Synchronized Snowflakes Sunapee
Challenge: Head’s Up (Improvisational)
Elementary Level
Place Going-On Number Organization Team Name Town
1 yes 130-32410 Marlborough School Marlborough Impros Marlborough
Secondary Level
Place Going-On Number Organization Team Name Town
1 yes 130-04812 Monadnock Regional High School Swanzey
Challenge: Monster Effects (Engineering)
Elementary Level
Place Going-On Number Organization Team Name Town
1 yes 130-23616 Highbridge Hill Elementary New Ipswich
2 130-91776 SAU 47 Jaffrey-Rindge Schools The Competitive Monsters Jaffrey-Rindge
3 130-34310 Saint Joseph Regional School The Dark Spunky Unicorns Keene
Middle Level
Place Going-On Number Organization Team Name Town
1 yes 130-73734 Saint Joseph Regional School Michele and Allison’s Team Keene
2 130-14280 Boynton Middle School New Ipswich
Secondary Level
Place Going-On Number Organization Team Name Town
1 yes 130-52211 Milford DI We were seven Milford
2 yes 130-84463 Monadnock Regional High School Swanzey
3 130-46718 Milford DI Milford
Challenge: Escape Artists (Service Learning)
Elementary Level
Place Going-On Number Organization Team Name Town
1 yes 130-89350 Highbridge Hill Elementary DI-HAA Project New Ipswich
2 130-13867 WLC-DI Wilton Lyndeborough Warrior Cats Wilton
Secondary Level
Place Going-On Number Organization Team Name Town
1 yes 130-04818 KHS Aero 6 Keene

Special Awards from Swanzey

Renaissance Awards

This award is given for outstanding design, engineering, execution, and/or performance.

Team: 130-81095 — Sunapee Middle High School / Yloponom’s
Challenge: Game On — Secondary Level

Reason Award was given:
It was hard for our appraisal team to pick one single element from this team’s solution because each and every element blew our hats off! From the chest and lock, to the costumes, to the set and jail, all the components of their solution showed synthesis, refinement, and integration that wowed us. We will remember their performance for years to come!