The Cypress Problem Solvers placed first at the Destination Imagination Lone Star Finals to qualify for the Global Finals. Pictured, from left, are team members Woody Xubin Liu, Smith Middle School; Gautham Gurubaran and Atharv Komirelly, McGown Elementary School; Arhaan Fardeen Baig, Smith Middle School; and Priyanka Chinta and Manav Rajashekar, McGown Elementary School.
May 4, 2023—Six CFISD Destination Imagination teams placed in the top five at the Lone Star Finals, held at the University of Texas-Arlington March 24-25, in order to qualify for the DI Global Finals.
The following groups advanced to the international competition, set for May 20-23 in Kansas City, Mo.:
- Cypress Problem Solvers, Smith Middle School and McGown Elementary School – first place;
- Intelligent Crafters, Warner Elementary School – first place;
- The Brainy Amigos, Bridgeland High School – second place;
- Mystic Minds, Smith Middle School – second place;
- Team Ask Me, Cypress Ranch and Cypress Springs high schools – fourth place; and
- Astro Labs, Lee Elementary School – fifth place.
Team Intelligent Crafters from Warner Elementary School placed first in the Destination Imagination Lone Star Finals to qualify for the Global Finals. Pictured, from left, are team members Gautham Badam, Satkrit Srivastava, Srithan Chebrolu, Ayati Sudharsan, Akshara Pothireddy and Reva Gokhale.
Destination Imagination is a worldwide creative problem-solving organization where teams of up to seven students choose a challenge to compete in. Challenges are multifaceted and students need skills in engineering, fine arts, teamwork and creativity in order to solve them. Teams work for months on the solution to their challenge, and present solutions in front of a team of appraisers at a regional tournament.
More than 70 teams consisting of CFISD students in grades 1-12 competed in this year’s Destination Imagination Regional tournament. The Gulf Coast Destination Imagination tournament was held Feb. 25 at Mayde Creek High School featuring other competing teams from Katy ISD and Fort Bend ISD.
The Brainy Amigos, a Destination Imagination team consisting of Bridgeland High School students, from left, Nathan Barnes, Macie Gunn and Jamie Kamp, placed second at the DI Lone Star Finals. The team qualified for the DI Global Finals, which are scheduled for May 20-23 in Kansas City, Mo.
The following CFISD teams placed and won awards:
- Cypress Problem Solvers, Smith, McGown and Pope – first place (Technical Challenge A and Xtreme Challenge);
- The Brainy Amigos, Bridgeland – first place (Scientific Challenge B);
- Mystic Minds, Smith – first place (Scientific Challenge B);
- Intelligent Crafters, Warner – first place (Scientific Challenge B);
- Team Ask Me, Cypress Ranch and Cypress Springs – first place (Improvisational Challenge C);
- Astro Labs, Lee – second place (Improvisational Challenge C);
- Copyrighted Crafters, Smith – second place (Engineering Challenge E);
- Bridgeland Squad, Pope and Wells Elementary School – first place (Engineering Challenge E); and
- Free Range Fire Extinguishers, Cypress Ranch – second place (Xtreme Challenge).
The Mystic Minds of Smith Middle School placed second at the DI Lone Star Finals to qualify for the Global Finals. Pictured, from left, are Aahan Jain, Aarush Bhavanam, Akshat Singh, Arya Prasad, Ishaan Koukuntla, Manyu Dubbyreddy, Ritwik Nunna and Principal Becky Koop.
