Viewfinder: Barnstable Students Place in Destination Imagination

Release from Barnstable School District

Eighteen Destination Imagination teams from the Barnstable Schools competed on Saturday, March 12, at D-Y Regional High School.

Twelve teams choose one of five long-term challenges.

The challenges were Unidentified Moving Object, Spinning a Tale, Triple Take Road Show, Mythology Mission, and Verses! Foiled Again!

The other six teams, called Rising Stars were primary students(K-2) whose challenge, Big Bug’s Bad Day, is non-competitive. Each challenge has technical and creative requirements.

All teams take on an Instant Challenge, a problem or puzzle that the team must solveimmediately without advance preparation. The solutions are judged for creativity,teamwork, and ingenuity.

Two teams placed first and will advance to the State Tournament.

Barnstable High juniors Emma Boudreau, Emma Crowley, Aurelio DiMuzio, Andrew Holzman, Kathryn Manhardt, and Julia Wareham, coached by Beth Manhardt, competed in Triple Take Road Show.

The second team, Barnstable Horace Mann Charter School fifth graders Hailey Allen, Hans Baumler, Nora Canaday, McKenzie Connor, Harry McDonald, Morgan Nailor, and Sam Trelegan, coached by Amy Canaday, competed in Verses! Foiled Again!

The Destination ImagiNation State Competition is on Saturday, March 26 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

The Renaissance Award was given to Barnstable High Freshmen Jackie Beynor, Jessie Beynor, Brendan Burke, Elizabeth Gorrill, Christopher Kennedy, and Amanda Remie. Coached by Stacey Kennedy, this team competed in Triple Take Road Show. This award is given for exceptional skill in the areas of engineering, design, or performance.

Other outstanding finishes include:

Eleventh graders BHS second place in Mythology Mission Coached by Nancy Donnoley-Malakhoff

• Ross Gifford, Ali Gorin, Drew Gorin, Lexi Malakhoff, Dan Normand, Shannon Rex and Luke Starr.

Seventh graders BIS second place in Triple Take Road Show Coached by Kara Delaney and Karen Murphy

• Cooper Blaze, Olivia Crowley, Laine Delaney, Jaime Moylan, Norah Murphy and Nathan Ryan.

Fifth graders BHMCS second place in Triple Take Road Show Coached by Sharon Haydon

• Bevan Bsharah, Gage Flanagan, Michael Haydon, Sarah Houle, Courtney McEneaney,Morgan Rainville, Emily Rice

4th graders BHMCS 2nd place in Unidentified Moving Object Coached by Bonnie Stanley

• Julia Ashe, Trevor Blaze, Angus Contrino, Colleen Ellis, Lindsay Massarsky, Jack Miles and Michael Stanley

3rd graders BCHMCPS 3rd place in Unidentified Moving Object Coached by Annie Olsenand Jenn Sawyer

• Caroline Lewis, Kate Olsen, Maddie Sawyer, Wyatt Scotti, Ally Tindal, GianlucaWalko and Ethan Weiner

MA Destination ImagiNation, Inc. is a 501c3 nonprofit organization devoted toteaching three essential skills: Creativity, Teamwork and Problem Solving. DestinationImagiNation promotes these skills through its global problem solving program andtournaments for students of all ages, as well as the customized creativity and innovationprograms it develops for other organizations and corporations of all kinds.

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According to Barnstable School District, "Destination Imagination is our after school creative problem solving program that is coached by parent volunteers. Gateway supports the membership of close to 100 students in teams of seven in three competitive levels and one non-competitive, primary level. Students choose one of five Central Challenges, presenting their amazing solutions via an eight-minute skit that solves the problem and showcases their creative talents.  They also compete in an Instant Challenge, where they must react spontaneously with their team to solve a problem."