31 NH Teams Advance to Global Academic Tournament

 

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.