Destination Imagination Team Raising Money for Global Finals

BINGHAM FARMS, MI – Seven students at Bingham Farms Elementary have qualified for Destination Imagination’s Global Finals, the world’s largest celebration of student creativity, to be held May 25-28 in Knoxville, TN.

The students, who collectively call themselves :Team Cavemen 4-ever!”, are D.J. Anchak, 10; Christopher Baynes, 10; Thomas Ferries, 11; Maya Rudds, 11; Roman Salvati, 11; McKenna Smith, 11; and Jack Szuma, 10.

They will compete with other teams in the Get a Clue challenge, one of seven, open-ended challenges that require students to apply science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills, Other challenges require them to apply improvisation, theater arts, writing, project management, communication, innovation, teamwork, community service and social entrepreneurship skills.

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More than 1.5 million students around the world have taken part in Destination Imagination and its acclaimed Challenge program. This year, 150,000 students have participated in tournaments throughout the United States. and 30 countries in hopes of earning a spot at the Global Finals competition in May.

Team Cavemen 4-ever! is among more than 8,000 students representing more than 1,400 teams that will advance to Global Finals, which will be held at the University of Tennessee.

The team has set up a GoFundMe page to help with their expenses. The fundraising goal is $5,000, of which about $535 has been raised. If you want to donate, you can do so below.