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Three Teams Advance to World Destination ImagiNation Finals

April 3, 2006

Plano ISD is proud to announce that three of the 81 teams and their coaches who participated in the State Destination ImagiNation (DI) event have advanced to the World Finals to be held in June in Knoxville, Tennessee.

DI State Winners

Hughston Elementary School DI teammates are heading to Tennessee in May. The same team competed at Global last year as third graders, and now they're going again as fourth graders.
Challenge:  Kidz Rulz Teammates are Shelby Johnson, Zack Conley, Lizzie Conley, Billy Tate, Molly Huser, Erin Kiel and Corinne Kowald. Coaches are Jodi Johnson and Mary Conley.

Hughston Elementary School DI Team

Haggard Middle School teammates, former Hughston students, has also advanced to Global. Many of them went to Global last year as fifth graders.
Challenge:  How'd That Happen? Teammates are Tahera Abdulali, Kurt Doty, Terrell Howell, Katelyn Johnson, Peyton Kennedy, Rebekah Tate and Bethany Werner. Coach is Shannon Kennedy.

Haggard Middle School DI Team

Wyatt Elementary School's DI team also advanced to Global.
Challenge:  How'd That Happen? Cooper Weinstein, Graham Kersh, John Walton, Tucker Waugh, Matthew Sheppard and Alex Schussler. Coaches are Kate Hewitt and Chris Kersh.

Wyatt DI Teammates and Coaches

Wyatt Elementary School DI Team

DI is an international organization for kindergarten through college students that teaches life skills and expands imaginations through team-based creative problem solving. With support of a team manager, students solve one of five challenges in a skit format.

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