NISD teams place in the top 20 at Destination Imagination Global Finals

The Global Destination Imagination Tournament hosted hundreds of teams from across the country and world in Kansas City, Missouri, May 22-25. In Destination Imagination there are six team challenges; each team picks one challenge to work through starting in September. By the time a team has qualified for Globals, they have placed at the GFW Regional Tournament and the Texas Affiliate Tournament. At Globals, they are competing against forty other teams from around the world.

Northwest ISD had three elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school advance to Globals.

The Wabbits from Lakeview Elementary and The Snacks are Back from Thompson Elementary both competed in the Scientific challenge, Blast from the Past. This was The Wabbits’ second trip to Globals and they placed ninth; last year they placed 12th. This was the first time The Snacks are Back advanced to Globals and they placed in the top 20.

Another Lakeview team, Bacon on Deck, completed in the Service Learning challenge, Uncharted. This team, in its first trip to Global Finals, placed third! The team addressed a real community need in a new and innovative way. Because their solution had a greater impact than even they envisioned, they were also honored with The Torchbearer Award.

Medlin Middle School and Worthington Middle School represented NISD middle schools at Globals. Worthington’s team, Socks-n’-Crocs, competed in the Fine Arts challenge, In Motion. The team has been together since elementary school and this was their first in-person trip to Globals, placing 12th. Take 5, Medlin’s team, placed in the top 20 in Uncharted, the Service Learning challenge.

The Average Joes is a team comprised of students from Northwest High School and Byron Nelson High School. Having been together for many years, they participated in Going the Distance, the Engineering challenge. They came in eighth place.

Looking for something fun to do this summer? Join us at Creative Problem Solving Camp the week of June 17. It’s a week filled with instant challenges and DI fun! Register here and pay through SchoolCash.

To get a sneak peek of next year’s challenges, visit the Destination Imagination website. If you want to get involved for the 2024-25 DI season, contact Marcie Conrad (mconrad@nisdtx.org) or your child’s campus for more information.

Team Name	Campus	Team Managers	Challenge	Team Members	Global Results
Bacon on Deck	Lakeview Elementary School	Kim Fine	Uncharted	Camden Trotter Carter Ceman Crosby Fine Victoria Duet Liam Hicks	3rd Torchbearer Award
Take 5	Medlin Middle School	Jennifer Scroggins Laurie Baxter	Uncharted	Wiley Baxter Skylar Fine Sydni Johns Nick Stowe Nicholas Scroggins	20th
Wabbits	Lakeview Elementary School	Meagan Morace Caitlin Andrews	Blast from the Past	Leela Cherian Mary Kuhn Jackson Andrews Emmett Gentrup Cooper Morace Isabella Martinez Catherine Robinson	9th
The Snacks are Back!	Thompson Elementary School	Marcie Conrad Lance Conrad	Blast from the Past	Dillon Appiah-Amponsah Bryce Furlow Kai Marvin Hailee Rockwell Rebekah Shoemaker Arabelle Smith Alicia Ward	17th
Average Joes	Byron Nelson High School and Northwest High School	Hope Hernandez-Santiago Angelo Santiago	Going the Distance	Shabbeer Zaki Sofia Santiago Jacob Baxley Taylor Myrick Carter Fine Snehal Gupta Nicholas Golden	8th
Socks-n'-Crocs	Worthington Middle School	Heather Martin	In Motion	Conner Martin Marissa Morgan Aubrey Weldon Camdyn Reich	12th