18 Plano Teams Advance to State Destination ImagiNation! Event

March 18, 2005

Plano ISD is proud to announce that more than 100 students and their coaches participated in the Regional Destination ImagiNation! event. Nearly all teams placed, with 18 teams advancing to the state DI competition to be held April 8 and 9 in Lubbock.

DI is an international organization for kindergarten through college students that teaches life skills and expands imaginations through team-based creative problem solving. Teams of seven members work together with the support of a team manager to solve one of 5 challenges in a skit format.

Regional Winners Advancing to State

Bowman Middle School

Dizzy Derby – 6th & 7th Grades
Nicole Frink
Erin Beam
Marissa Wood
Nikki Lawrence
Andy Citalan
Ryan Swindell
Coaches - Mina Swindell & Maureen Beam

Carlisle Elementary School

Live! It's RaDIo DI! – 4th Grade
Kenton Duty
Binna Kim
Jennifer Garcia
Diana Ning
Amy Robinson
Ian Campo
Connor Heil
Coach - Deborah Duty

Jackson Elementary School

Dizzy Derby – 5th Grade
Renaissance Award
Travis Brody
Ethan Funkhouser
Tommy Garber
Blake Ligon
Noor Majdi
Garrett McMillan,
Haley Smith
Coach - Dan McMillan

Live It's RaDIo DI! – 5th Grade
Andy Graham
Lawrence Liu
Sebastian Mejia
Ben Nichols
Ryan Rogers
Ross Van de Kop
Andrew Zekany
Coaches - Holly Nichols, Kim Zekany, Elizabeth Rogers

Hendrick Middle School

Live It's RaDIo DI!
Shannon Spangler
Sarah Schultz
Ana Rodriguez
Christina Havala
Keith Heacock
Tyler Helton
Coach – Michelle Spangler and Christy Pine

Hightower Elementary

Live It's RaDIo DI! – 5th Grade
Chris Poovey
David Sowry
Madison Bucher
Elsie York
Sam Farmer
Kelly Knipe
Danny Goodwin
Coach - Michele Poovey

Hughston Elementary

Sudden SerenDIpity - Da Vinci Award – 3rd Grade
Shelby Johnson
Molly Huser
Zack Conley
Erin Kiel
Lizzie Conley
Corinne Kowald
Billy Tate
Coaches - Jodi Johnson and Mary Conley

Live It's RaDIo DI! - 5th Grade
John Schomburger
Jeremy Deutsch
Jordan Tucker
Kurt Doty
Joshua Luttrell
Tahera Abdulali
Amanda McAdams
Head Coach - John Schomburger
Assistant Coach - Hal Deutsch

Live It's RaDIo DI! - 5th Grade

Jodi Wilson
Rebekah Tate
Bethany Werner
Ian Frees
Ethan Robins
Vishnupriya Somisetty
Samantha Smith
Hailey Wilson
Head Coach - Elaine Tate
Asst. Coach - Aparna Somisetty, Jodi Wilson

Miller Elementary School

DIsigning Bridges – Grades 3&4
Mehtaab Brar
Matthew Laux
Ali Khan
Ahmed Khan
Sarah Ahmed
Aditya Sureddi
Coach - Gurpreet Brar

Plano Senior High School

"IMPROVing Along" – 11th Grade
Tanlyn Roelofs
Chelsea Bohrer
Katie Sieverman
Alex Caple
Iris Yen
Matt Maschino
Christine Tian
Coach - Tim Murray

Rice Middle School

Improving Along
Lauren Schaper
Jennifer Tang
Maria Zhu
Michelle Patton
Kelsey Wang
Krista Oleson
Coaches: Justin and Audrey Schaper

Rose Haggar Elementary School

Live It's RaDIo DI! – 5th Grade
Arman Baratifar
Vicky Chou
Alice Jiang
Kristin Lin
Jess Moore
Emily Stohl
Danielle Thompson
Coach - Johanna Moore

Schimelpfenig Middle School

Sudden SerenDIpity – 7th Grade
Nate Cole
Nick Goodhartz
Sean Hansen
Dylan Howard
Savior Kim
Kevin Lipscomb
Coach - Carla Howard

Wells Elementary School

Improving Along – 5th Grade
Farah Balsara
Megan Naccarato
Kelsey Young
Basil Hariri
Christopher Green
Michael Gregory
Cameron Weinert
Coach - Stephanie Gonzalez

Williams High School

Live It's RaDIo DI! – 9th/10th Grades
Chris Barrett
Jude Okwufulueze
Dayspring Cabaniss
Crystal Ploehm
Erin Walton
Coach - Julie Barrett

Wyatt Elementary School

Live! It's RaDIo DI! – 4th Grade
Renaissance Award
Tressie Kendrick
Graham Kersh
Matthew Sheppard
Ariel Villarreal
John Walton
Tucker Waugh
Cooper Weinstein
Coaches: Kate Hewitt and Sharon Kersh

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