SVdP Teams Win 1^st and 3^rd Place in Regional D.I. Competition

Two SVdP teams made up of 4^th and 5^th grade students placed 1^st and 3^rd in their respective Challenge Divisions of the Gulf Coast Regional Destination Imagination Competition held Saturday, February 15 at Cy-Ranch High School. The SVdP Tigers team of Ryan H., Vivian M., Ella S. (4^th graders), and Brooke B., Emily C., and Sophia R. (5^th graders) and sponsored by 4^th Grade teacher Michelle Asselin won 1^st Place in the Going To Extremes challenge and will represent the Gulf Coast Region at State Competition. The State Competition is scheduled for April 11-12, 2014 at Pflugerville High School in Pflugerville, TX. The SVdP Six Plus One Team also brought home the hardware for the school with a 3^rd Place Regional Finish in the Laugh Art Loud challenge. The team members are 4^th graders Sofia I., Isabelle L., Natalie M., Kirstie S., Shawn V., and 5^th graders Jillian H. and Molly O., and are sponsored by 5^th Grade Teacher Stephe Shaw. This year there were a total of 161 Elementary Teams from 63 schools competing at the Gulf Coast Regional D.I. Competition.

Destination Imagination is an innovative organization that teaches creativity, teamwork, and problem solving across the U.S. and in more than 30 countries. Teams are tested to think on their feet, work as a team, and devise original solutions that satisfy the requirements of the challenges. To find out more about Destination Imagination: http://texasdi.org/2014challengepreviews