Windham to Send Six Teams to DI State Finals

After weeks of creative problem solving tournaments and tough elimination rounds, 115 New Hampshire student-teams are just one competition away from representing the state at the ultimate “kids hands on, adults hands off” competition: Destination Imagination Global Finals.

This Saturday at teams will compete at NH Destination Imagination State Finals.

These teams started work in the fall, selecting a Challenge that combines research, teamwork and creativity with core school subjects and an emphasis in the arts, science, technology, engineering, math or service learning. Every aspects of the team solution must be strictly “owned” by the teams. These solutions are appraised for creativity, teamwork and other elements. Teams compete within their selected challenge and grade bracket.

OVERVIEW:

What: Teams advancing from statewide meets compete Saturday at NH Destination Imagination State Finals in hopes representing the state and compete with teams from 48 states and 12 countries at Destination Imagination Global Finals.  

Who: Student creative problem solving teams who have advanced from NH Destination Imagination regional tournaments will compete in challenges based in the arts, science, technology, engineering, math and service learning.

Why: Top scoring teams will represent the state and compete with teams from 48 states and 15 countries at Destination Imagination Global Finals, May 22-25 in Knoxville, Tenn.

When:     Saturday, April 6, 2013

Where:    Salem High School

Tournament site with schedule will be available via this link as of April 5.

Participating Teams

School/Organization

City

# of Teams

Academy for Science and Design

Nashua

3

Alton Central School

Alton

1

Auburn Village School

Auburn

1

Bedford DI

Bedford

1

Bedford High School

Bedford

1

Bedford School District

Bedford

3

Berlin Schools

Berlin

1

Bethlehem Elementary School

Bethlehem

1

Bow Elementary school

Bow

3

Bow Extracurricular Enrichment Program

Bow

1

Bow Schools

Bow

4

Chesterfield School

West Chesterfield

3

Conant High School

Rindge

2

Danville Elementary

Danville

2

Dover Middle School

Dover

1

Ellis School

Fremont

1

Garrison Elementary School

Dover

1

Gilbert H. Hood Middle School

Derry

1

Grantham Village School

Grantham

2

Griffin Memorial School

Litchfield

1

GRS School District

Randolph

1

Hampstead Academy

Chester

3

Hampstead Central School

Hampstead

1

Highbridge Hill Elementary

New Ipswich

1

Hillsboro Deering Middle School

Hillsborough

2

Hollis DI

Hollis

7

Hooksett Memorial School

Hooksett

1

Inter-Lakes

Meredith

2

Jaffrey Grade School

Jaffrey

1

Jaffrey Rindge Middle School

Rindge

1

Kearsarge Regional Middle School

New London

1

Lebanon High School

Grantham

2

Lebanon Middle School

Grantham

1

Lighthouse Home School Co-op

Loudon

1

Lincoln Akerman School

Hampton Falls

1

Lin-Wood School

Lincoln

1

Londonderry DI

Londonderry

3

Merrimack Valley High School DI

Penacook

1

Milford Elementary DI

Milford

4

Milford High School

Milford

2

Milford Middle School

Milford

3

Monadnock middle school

Swanzey

1

Monadnock Regional HS

Swanzey

2

Mountain View, Goffstown

Goffstown

2

NASD Project PROMISE NMMS

Bristol

1

Nashua Area

Merrimack

1

Nashua High School South

Nashua

1

Nashua SD: Bicentennial

Nashua

2

Nashua SD: Birch Hill

Nashua

1

Nashua SD: Main Dunstable

Nashua

1

Nashua SD: Nashua HS North

Nashua

1

Nashua SD: Sunset Heights

Nashua

1

Newington Public School

Newington

1

Newington School District

Newington

1

NHCS Project PROMISE

New Hampton

1

Oyster River Middle School

Durham

1

Piermont Village School

Piermont

1

Pinkerton Academy

Derry

3

Rindge Memorial School

Rindge

1

Rundlett Middle School

Concord

1

Saint Patrick School, Jaffrey

Hancock

1

Sandown Central

Sandown

1

Schools of Greater Nashua

Nashua

1

Seg Net

Enfield

1

Strafford School

Strafford

3

Sunapee Central Elementary School

Sunapee

1

Thornton Central School

Thornton

1

Warrior DI

Hampton

1

Windham DI

Windham

6

WLC-DI

Lyndeborough

1