Katy ISD Destination Imagination Teams Win Top Spots in Global Tournament

[caption id="attachment_373871" align="alignright" width="300"] Improv Einsteins[/caption] KATY, TX [June 3, 2022] – After two years of participating in online Destination Imagination (DI) Global Tournaments, 12 Katy ISD teams traveled to Kansas City, Missouri on May 21-24 to participate in the one-of-a-kind educational event.  After four days of creativity and connection, five Katy ISD schools placed within the top five spots in their respective categories.  The Improv Einsteins from Shafer Elementary won second place in the competition, while Exley Elementary DInoMite placed third, Morton Ranch Junior High The Nerd Herd placed fourth and Alexander Elementary Rumbling Rockets along with Beckendorff Junior High Off Topic earned fifth place.   Congratulations to the following Katy ISD Destination Imagination teams:

School	Team Name	Challenge	Ranking
Shafer Elementary	The Improv Einsteins	Improv – Festival Frenzy	2nd Place
Exley Elementary	DinoMite	Scientific – Up Close	3rd Place
Morton Ranch Junior High	The Nerd Herd	Improv – Festival Frenzy	4th Place
Alexander Elementary	Rumbling Rockets	Engineering – Roll with It	5th Place
Beckendorff Junior High	Off Topic!	Service – For the Future	5th Place
Campbell Elementary	Golden Thinkers	Technical – Daring Escape	6th Place
Seven Lakes High	Houston, We Have a Problem	Fine Arts – Tricky Tales	6th Place
Seven Lakes High	Frenzied Revelers	Improv – Festival Frenzy	9th Place
Griffin Elementary	The Microscopic Masterminds	Scientific – Up Close	9th Place
Bryant Elementary	The Improvables	Improv – Festival Frenzy	11th Place
Shafer Elementary	The Daredevils	Technical – Daring Escape	15th Place
Shafer Elementary	Creative Crew	Scientific – Up Close	17th Place

  Team Nerd Herd from Morton Ranch Junior High won a special award for their Flipgrid video submission, which was an additional challenge for teams.  Katy ISD students competed with teams from across the United States as well as China, Korea, Mexico, Canada and many other countries.    “Katy ISD students were ready to demonstrate their creativity and innovation in person. As they entered the Kansas City Convention Center, they were embraced with a wealth of ideas from teams from around the world,” said Dr. Joan Otten, Director of Gifted & Talented/Advanced Academics Department. “To see 12 Katy ISD teams compete in the global tournament is a true inspiration and speaks volumes of the talent in our students,” added Otten.   Destination Imagination is a worldwide creative problem-solving organization that teaches students the skills needed to succeed in school, career and beyond.  Students use the creative process to turn their ideas into reality and learn valuable skills such as creative and critical thinking, team building, problem-solving and project management.