Seven teams qualify for Destination Imagination Global Finals
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Seven teams qualify for Destination Imagination Global Finals
Eight teams representing Anoka-Hennepin Schools competed at the Destination Imagination state competition at Coon Rapids Middle School April 7 . Seven teams advanced to the Global Finals which will be held May 22-25 in Kansas City , Mo .
Teams from around the state competed in various challenge topics consisting of science , fine arts , improvisation , engineering and community service .
Over 150,000 students participate in Destination Imagination , and only the top one percent of teams qualify for the Global Finals . n
State competition results :
Engineering Challenge Elementary level
• Madison Elementary School , Space Launchers Crew , 3rd place
• Rum River Elementary , Crazy Bubblefish , 1st place
Middle level
• Oak View Middle School , The Ever Flaming Crystals , 2nd place
Improvisation Challenge Elementary level
• Rum River Elementary , Six Blazing Crystals , 5th place
• Rum River Elementary , The Excellent Emerald Emus , 3rd place
• Rum River Elementary , Ancient Dust Rats , 2nd place
Community Service Challenge Middle level
• Northdale Middle School , Struck by Creativity , 1st place
Fine Arts Challenge Elementary level
• Madison Elementary , Thee Candy Nerds , 2nd place
Middle school students test literary knowledge in annual Battle of the Books competition
A team from Roosevelt Middle School ( RMS ) proudly held the Battle of the Books traveling trophy Feb . 29 at the Anoka-Hennepin Educational Service Center , as the annual competition challenges middle
The Roosevelt Middle School team of Hazel Schmitt , school students
Sydney Schlichting and Siena Zaiser are pictured to prove their with the “ Battle of the Books ” trophy . knowledge and understanding of literature .
Teams of students first compete within their middle school community , with the winners advancing to a district-level Battle of the Books competition . The annual competition promotes reading and comprehension of literature in a fun and engaging format . A total of 19 teams representing all six middle schools battled to prove they learned key concepts from 25 books chosen for this year ’ s competition .
The winning team , who chose the name of “ Book-a-teers ,” was Hazel Schmitt , Sydney Schlichting and Siena Zaiser . The Battle of the Books coordinator at RMS is Jodi Blair , a sixth grade teacher .
“ This competition was really fun and I made some friendships along the way ,” Schmitt said . “ It made me read a lot more books than usual .”
“ I thought it was really fun and everyone was being really nice to each other ,” Schmitt said .
“ I thought the competition was really nice and everyone was really friendly ,” Zaiser said . “ Everyone was kind and there were good vibes .”
Thanks to the sponsors : Battle of the Books was sponsored by the Anoka-Hennepin Educational Foundation , Coon Rapids Rotary Club , MidWestOne Bank and Border Bank . n
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