Eight students from Scott Elementary School earned the opportunity to compete in the Indiana Destination Imagination competition after qualifying at the regional competition in Ferdinand, Ind., last weekend. The students, Alyssa Bohleber, Nick Robling, Tanner Toopes, Lauren Plasse, Madison Weber, Rayne Stogsdill, and Gracie Davidson, will travel to Fishers, Ind. in April to participate in the state competition.
At the regional competition, students participated in the challenge “In Disguise†and created a non-verbal theatrical performance about a character that uses a disguise. In addition, the team also received the “DaVinci†award for teams who clearly demonstrate the spirit of adventurous risk.
In addition, Scott students Chris Zimmerman, Jai Jackson, Katie Berfield, Ella Chamberlain, Jacob Spurling, Kyle Francis and Curtis Mullinax used the engineering design process to successfully solve the problem “In the Zone.†The students presented a story they created about the dangers faced by vehicles, told from the point of one of the vehicles. Ten vehicles were created that were able to reliably and accurately travel a specific distance using at least three different means of propulsions. Although the team will not travel to the state competition, it did place third, overall, and won the “Renaissance†award that recognizes teams who demonstrate extraordinary skills in engineering, design and performance.
Destination Imagination is a program that encourages students to use the creative process to solve long-term problems by incorporating STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) principals, as well as the arts.
