31 NH Teams Advance to Global Academic Tournament

Media Contact: Talee Messenger, talee.messenger@nhicc.org  or  Wayne Kurtzman, wayne@nh-di.org

 

66 New Hampshire student teams have competed in an STEAM showdown at the NH Destination Imagination State Affiliate Finals on Saturday, April 6th at Bedford High School. These teams excelled in Challenges based in science, technology, engineering, the arts, math or social learning. Over 100 teams statewide tackled these challenges. Only two student teams in each Challenge and age group qualified to compete with teams from around the world and most every state at  Destination Imagination Global Finals .

Each year, over 150,000 students participate globally in the Destination Imagination program, which is offered in over 30 countries and has 1.6 million alumni who were on teams in the past. Many alumni have returned to give back to the program. New Hampshire boasts over 120,000 of the 1.5 million alumni worldwide.

Award photos are now posted here.

The following are the results of the tournament, with teams with a “G” in rank (and in bold italics) advancing to Destination Imagination Global Finals in Kansas City.

Pinball Heroes (Technical Challenge)

Pinball Heroes, Elementary Level

Rank Name Town Team Num
1G The High Flying Engineers, Windham School District Windham 130-26147
2G MC (Master Crafters), SAU8 CONCORD 130-47152
3 The Fantastic Fireworks, Bedford DI Bedford 130-70098
4 Gold Hawks, Grantham Village School Grantham 130-69712
5 The 5 Super Pinball Eagles, Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District Rindge 130-07158
6 The Octopunchers, Ernest P. Barka Elementary School Derry 130-53071
7 Lightning Gods, Gate City Charter School for the Arts Merrimack 130-99085

Pinball Heroes, Middle Level

Rank Name Town Team Num
1G Mustang Bandits, Concord Concord 130-30212
2G [Insert Team Name Here], Bedford DI Bedford, NH 130-58524
3 The Carpet Gang, St. Joseph Regional School Keene 130-09527
4 The Windham Tech Warriors, Windham School District Windham 130-23710

Pinball Heroes, Secondary Level

Rank Name Town Team Num
1G Goblins & Gadgets, Pinkerton Academy Derry 130-39858

Blast from the Past (Scientific Challenge)

Blast from the Past, Elementary Level

Rank Name Town Team Num
1G The Bald Eagles, Bedford DI Bedford 130-59979
2G The Dream Crew, Auburn Village School Auburn 130-55609
3 Moharimet from da Past , Moharimet Elementary School Madbury, NH 130-33331
4 Time Traveling Hippy-potamuses , Ernest P. Barka Elementary School Derry 130-07352
5 The Five Explorers, Bedford DI Bedford 130-53634
6 Just The Joels, Bow School District, SAU #67 Bow 130-88873

 

Blast from the Past, Middle Level

Rank Name Town Team Num
1G Bedford Rockstars, Bedford DI Bedford 130-31146
2G Blobfish Heroes of Asparagus 2, Inter-Lakes Elementary School Meredith 130-38256
3T Mes-o-potatoes, Bow School District, SAU #67 Bow 130-26274
3T The Four Musketeers , The Birches Academy of Academics and Art SALEM 130-74126
4 Dehydrated Oreos, Laconia Middle School Laconia 130-79563
5 Flaming Garfunkels, Gate City Charter School for the Arts Merrimack 130-34583
6 King Tut’s Camels, Thornton Plymouth 130-26314

Blast from the Past, Secondary Level

Rank Name Town Team Num
1G Super Weird, Indian River School, Mascoma District Canaan 130-79899

In Motion (Fine Arts Challenge)

In Motion, Elementary Level

Rank Name Town Team Num
1G Tongue Twisting Dust Bunnies, Bow School District, SAU #67 Bow 130-12395
2G The Lucky Pancake Chambions, Jaffrey-Rindge District Coop Jaffrey 130-13557
3 The New Hampsters, Grantham Village School Grantham 130-62181
4 The Creative Cats, Hopkinton School District Hopkinton 130-05044
5 Arctic Foxes, The Birches Academy of Academics and Art SALEM 130-27040
6 Alley Cats, Berlin Elementary School Berlin 130-96331

In Motion, Middle Level

Rank Name Town Team Num
1G The Killer Whales, Jaffrey-Rindge District Coop Jaffrey 130-47610
2G Vermeer’s Pearls, Thornton Plymouth 130-31458
3 Trouble to the 4th Power, Bow School District, SAU #67 Bow 130-93788

In Motion, Secondary Level

Rank Name Town Team Num
1G Keeping Up With The Olympians , Bow High School Bow 130-81453

So Extra (Improvisational Challenge)

So Extra, Elementary Level

Rank Name Town Team Num
1G The Terrific Trio, Bedford DI Bedford 130-16412
2G The Orange Blizzard of Fire, Inter-Lakes Elementary School Meredith 130-03090
3 M&M’s, The Birches Academy of Academics and Art SALEM 130-10689
4 The Six Mix, Inter-Lakes Elementary School Meredith 130-07461

So Extra, Middle Level

Rank Name Town Team Num
1G Individual Hamsters in Da House, Bedford DI Bedford 130-70727
2G Xtra Ordinary, Berlin Middle School Berlin 130-32456
3 Hey, Siri!, Milford Milford 130-37320
4 Trust The Process, Inter-Lakes Elementary School Meredith 130-89035

So Extra, Secondary Level

Rank Name Town Team Num
1G This Might Work, Indian River School, Mascoma District Canaan 130-36651
2G Y us, Bedford DI Bedford 130-40279
3 MindBlowers, Bedford DI Bedford 130-69175
4 Escalators, Inter-Lakes Middle High School Meredith 130-01859
5 Make-Shift Rat Horde, Windham School District Windham 130-93381
6 Jumping Syrup, Berlin High School Berlin 130-90010

Going the Distance (Engineering Challenge)

Going the Distance, Elementary Level

Rank Name Town Team Num
1G The Illuminating Skittle Squad, Hampstead Central School HAMPSTEAD 130-85056
2G D.I.T. (Do it Together), Bedford DI Bedford 130-93542
3 Da Buttery Beast Kittens, Windham Academy Public Charter School Windham 130-33914
4 The Magic, SAU 88 West Lebanon 130-43538
5 The Flying Golden Nuggets, Windham School District Windham 130-04297

Going the Distance, Middle Level

Rank Name Town Team Num
1G The Pink Piguins, Bedford DI Bedford 130-33420
2G Windham Woods Warriors, Windham Woods School Windham 130-77936

Project Outreach: Uncharted (Service Learning)

Uncharted, Elementary Level

Rank Name Town Team Num
1G The Marshmallow Fellows, Auburn School District Auburn 130-30993
2G The Banana Dogs, Bedford DI Bedford, NH 03110 130-83593
3 The Cookies, Windham School District Windham 130-20721
4 Neon Dumplings, Inter-Lakes Elementary School Meredith 130-56528

Uncharted, Middle Level

Rank Name Town Team Num
1G Bread Heads, Oyster River Cooperative School Distric Durham 130-90912
2G To Be Continued…, Hampstead School District SAU 55 Hampstead 130-28154

Uncharted, Secondary Level

Rank Name Town Team Num
1G Twisted Wizards, Milford DI Milford 130-12323
2G Bookwyrms, Homeschool Merrimack 130-56672

DaVinci Award

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

Team: 130-30212 – Concord / Mustang Bandits
Challenge: Pinball Heroes – Middle Level

Reason Award was given:
This is an award for outstanding creativity in Instant Challenge. The team approached the challenge through a unique lens. The team worked together creating a solution that completely turned our challenge on its head.

Team: 130-12323 – Milford DI / Twisted Wizards
Challenge: Uncharted – Secondary Level

Reason Award was given:
This team’s excellent integration of their project was enhanced by their ability to employ an amazingly detailed, yet effectively simple set piece to expertly portray their fully developed characters and impressive fantasy map. The appraisers felt immersed in the story with the characters as we traveled along the lighted path through town!

Renaissance Award

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

Team: 130-90912 Oyster River Cooperative School District / Bread Heads
Challenge: Uncharted Middle Level

Reason Award was given:
This team ‘WOW’ed’ the appraisal team with their incredibly detailed overall solution that included detailed technical methods, a superior attention to detail, and evidence of refinement that showcased the team’s technical and artistic abilities.

Team: 130-55609 Auburn Village School / The Dream Crew
Challenge: Blast From The Past Elementary Level

Reason Award was given:
The team choice elements of the pirate ship and the treasure chest blew the appraisers overboard.

Team: 130-47610 Jaffrey-Rindge District Coop / The Killer Whales
Challenge: In Motion Middle Level

Reason Award was given:
This team wowed us with their skilled craftmanship, and refined, energetic storytelling. We were particularly impressed by the intricate, thoughtful design of the crocheted puppet characters. Finally, this team excelled in the tenets of teamwork, amplifying and supporting the members’ diverse skills and talents.

About NH-DI and NHICC 

The New Hampshire Innovation and Creativity Connection (NHICC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that promotes teamwork, creative problem solving, and innovation in New Hampshire. NHICC works with students ranging from preschool to college and sponsors programs such as New Hampshire Destination Imagination® (NH-DI) to help young people in New Hampshire become future leaders and innovators. NHICC administers the Destination Imagination program in New Hampshire. NHICC also operates one of the oldest creativity summer camps in the country, Camp Gottalikachallenge.

Destination Imagination (DI)’s mission is to inspire and equip youth to imagine and innovate through the creative process. A 501(c)(3) non-profit, the Destination Imagination Challenge Program extends to over 150,000 students in 30 countries and nearly every U.S. state each year. DI’s core values include collaboration, respect, stewardship, perseverance, and integrity.

Globally Destination Imagination, Inc has over 1.5-million alumni – students who have been on teams while in school. New Hampshire has over 115,000 alumni, many who have returned as volunteers.