Bedford Schools Excel in Destination ImagiNation

HAMPTON - Outstanding logic, creativity and out-of-the-box problem solving skills are sending 39 student teams from around the state to the world’s largest creative problem-solving competition, Destination ImagiNation Global Finals.

Saturday at Winnacunnet High School in Hampton, New Hampshire Destination ImagiNation held its State Finals competition where qualifying teams competed in judged challenges that incorporated core school subjects with a focus that is technical, scientific, arts-based, improvisational, structural or social-learning. These teams had advanced through competition around New Hampshire earlier in the month. What makes DI unique is that all solutions, including all ideas and construction must be done SOLEY by the team members, and not adults or friends.

These teams, now dubbed “Team New Hampshire”, range in elementary, middle and high school levels and will compete at “Globals” with 1,200 teams from virtually every state and Canadian province as well as over 13 other countries in the Destination Imagination Globals this May in Knoxville, TN.

Challenge: Assembly Required

Elementary Level 

Londonderry School, Londonderry, #130-32235 

Bicentennial Elementary School, Nashua, #130-76370

Middle Level 

Hollis DI, Hollis, #130-13597 

Chesterfield School, Spofford, #130-17251

Secondary Level 

Milford High School, Milford, #130-86946

Nashua High School South, Nashua, #130-70655

Challenge: The Solar Stage

Elementary Level  

Auburn Village, Auburn, #130-99497 

*McKelvie Intermediate School, Bedford, #130-25608

Middle Level 

Hollis DI, Hollis, #130-15387 

Windham DI, Windham, #130-12278

Secondary Level 

*Bedford High School, Bedford, #130-55322 

Timberlane Regional High School, Sandown, #130-69544 

Segnet Team (Mascoma High), Enfield, #130-65663

Challenge: Coming Attractions

Elementary Level 

Bicentennial Elementary School, Nashua, #130-87774 

Lincoln Akerman School, Hampton Falls, #130-36618

Middle Level 

*McKelvie Intermediate School, Bedford, #130-78018 

Nashua Catholic Regional Junior, Nashua, #130-12798 

2 GT Cooperative Middle School, Stratham, #130-38427

Secondary Level 

Hollis DI, Hollis, #130-93030 

Pinkerton Academy, Derry, #130-24623 

Inter-Lakes, Meredith, #130-51641

Challenge: News to Me

Elementary Level 

Birch Hill Elementary, Nashua, #130-11482 

Bicentennial Elementary School, Nashua, #130-85827

Middle Level 

Hampstead Academy, Hampstead, #130-21464 

Grantham Village School, Grantham, #130-46171

Secondary Level 

Londonderry School, Londonderry, #130-47527 

Lebanon High School, Grantham, #130-13022

Challenge: Hold It

Elementary Level  Windham DI, Windham, #130-84612 

Highbridge Hill Elementary, New Ipswich, #130-55269

Middle Level 

Dover Middle School, Dover, #130-85231     

Milford Middle School, Milford, #130-97670

Secondary Level 

Windham DI, Windham, #130-28389   

Conant High School, Rindge, #130-77715

Challenge: ProjectOUTREACH/The World Canvas

Elementary Level   

Sunset Heights Elementary School, Nashua, #130-89322     

*Riddle Brook School, Bedford, #130-11681

Middle Level   

Monadnock Regional Middle/Cutler, Swanzey, #130-80115   

WLC-DI, Wilton, #130-19634

Secondary Level     

Random Adolescents, Grantham, #130-77877     

Winnacunnet High School, Hampton, #130-81558

More information about Destination Imagination NH Teams here.