Saratoga Patch Whiz Kids of the Week—Team Take a Guess

Students: Argonaut Elementary School's Team TAKe A GUesS: Tarun Krishnan, Ananya Krishnan, Katie Lam, Armina Mayya, Gino Prasad, Ujjwal Krishnamurthi and Shyam Nuggehalli.

Grade: Fifth, Ages 10-11

Accomplishment:

Team TAKe-A-GUesS students won first place at the Silicon Valley regional Destination Imagination contest March 2 and won second place in the same state-level competition March 23 in San Diego.

They have now qualified for the Global Finals international competition in Knoxville, TN May 22-25. The tournament is considered one of the world's largest celebration of creativity and features more than 15,000 people: 1,200 teams from 45 states, seven Canadian provinces and 13 countries.

The motivated and enthusiastic kids are using their creativity to help the community through their project, Mission Dental Intervention, said parent volunteer Joanne Quan.

By matching patients who cannot afford dental insurance with dentists who are willing to provide free cleanings, they're addressing the community's dental health needs, she said.

They created a movie and skit for their presentation at the competition.

The team's goal is to raise $13,500 to travel to the final tournament in Tennessee and showcase their creativity and drive to help the community.

Contributions are tax-deductible. Please send a check payable to "California Creativity" to 19770 Solana Drive, Saratoga, CA.

Details can be found by clicking here, or 408-248-8488.