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Two Arcadia High School Teams Off to Tennessee for Global Destination Imagination
Arcadia Weekly May 06, 2015
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Kneel two JelZ : winning members are: Justin Yeung (10th), Neel Narvekar (10th), Julia Lok (9th), Zoe Imansjah (9th), Chelsea Lai (9th). DInamic Minds: winning members are: Jacqueline Chang (10th), Harrison Yue (10th), Tiger Sun (10th), and Victor Tung, (10th). – Courtesy Photo
Two of Arcadia High School’s Destination Imagination teams are going to compete at Destination Imagination Global Finals 2015 May 20-24 in Knoxville, Tennessee.
“Kneel two JelZ” won 3rd place at State tournament (Northern CA and Southern CA) of Destination Imagination on March 28 after winning 1st place at L.A. Regional tournament on Feb. 28. Kneel two JelZ competes in the challenge of “The Improvisational Games.”
“DInamic Minds” won 3rd place at State tournament (Northern CA and Southern CA) of Destination Imagination on March 28 after winning 2nd place at L.A. Regional tournament on Feb. 28. DInamic Minds competes in the challenge of “Technical.”
There are six different challenges: Brand Aid, Creature Feature, Feary Tales, Lose to Win, Making Waves, The Improvisational Games.
Destination Imagination (DI) is a cause-driven, volunteer-led non-profit organization dedicated to teaching students the creative process through STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), the arts and service learning challenges. For more than 30 years, DI has helped more than 1.5 million kids tap into their creativity and learn the skills they need to build successful careers.
Annually, participants are: 200,000 students, 15,000 teams, 48 states, 30 countries. For Global Finals, there are 16,000 attendees, 1,400 teams, 8,000 students. AHS will send nine students in two different teams. The advisor for AHS Destination Imagination is Ms. Alisha Dagis (S-110).
Destination Imagination has also announced its new strategic partnership with Buzz Aldrin’s ShareSpace Foundation (SSF).
“This partnership is a key part of delivering SSF’s mission of igniting children’s passion for science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) through delivering hands-on activities, inspirational messages and Innovation Kits,” said Linn LeBlanc, Executive Director of SSF. “We are delighted to be working in partnership with DI, encouraging students to develop a lifelong, life-changing love for, and potentially a career in, STEAM.”
The first element of the partnership will be participating in Destination Imagination’s Global Finals, to be held in Knoxville, Tennessee May 20-23, involving more than 17,000 students and supporters and featuring 1,400 teams from across America and 18 countries. SSF President and Apollo 11 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin will launch Global Finals with Destination Imagination, Inc. CEO Dr. Chuck Cadle in the Welcome Celebration, as well as host an Interactive Intergalactic Experience Q & A Workshop for the participants.
“I still remember the opening dialogue for Star Trek, ‘Where no man has gone before’,” said Dr. Chuck Cadle. “This is not the case with Buzz Aldrin as his historic accomplishments and imagination continue to lead us to explore the unknown. His work to develop a colony on Mars is groundbreaking and inspirational and we are excited to partner with his ShareSpace Foundation to inspire the next generation of space leaders and innovators.”
Global Finals is the culminating international competition for the DI season. At the event, student teams are invited to participate in one of six different academic challenges to showcase their skills in creativity and innovation. The Challenge program is developed annually to ensure the competitions are relevant and align with National Education Standards, STEM standards, ELA Common Core Standards and Mathematics Common Core Standards.
Learn more about Destination Imagination www.destinationimagination.org.
