Sad that Destination ImagiNation® is almost over for the season? We are too! So get a jump start on thinking about next year by looking at our Summer Tips found HERE. Also, look at the Challenge Preview for next year.
A number of you have asked whether concessions will be available at the Western regional tournament. Yes, indeed!
All profits from the concessions will go toward Kuemper Catholic’s “Kids Against Hunger” fundraiser. The money will purchase bulk items which will be packaged at a school event and sent to feed people in a Central American country.
All teams are encouraged to take advantage of these concession on site at the tournament. Selections, which are priced quite reasonably, are below:
- Juice, $1.25
- Muffins, 75¢
- Fruit, 50¢
- Pop/water/Gatorade, $1.50
- Pizza, $2.00
- Hot dogs, $1.50
- Walking tacos, $2.00
- Chips, 50¢
- Homemade sweets, 50¢
- Ice cream novelties, 75¢
Thanks for your support!
Connect the Dots…! is this year’s OPTIONAL Regional Tournament Day Challenge for the first 10 teams to sign up on the day of the tournament. Participating teams will perform their solutions at Closing Ceremonies. Read further for how to participate.
What to bring: In order to participate in this Challenge, you will need to locate and bring to the tournament one or more 3M brand products. These products may be found at this Web site: http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/Prods/3M-Brands/. Examples include, but are not limited to:
- Post-it® Notes and Flags
- Scotch® Tape
- Scotch-Brite® Sponges and Pads
- Command™ Hooks, Clips and Strips
- Nexcare™ Bandages
How to sign up:
- To participate in the Connect the Dots…! Challenge, write your team’s name and membership number on the Sign-Up List that will be available at the Sales & Registration Table.
- Complete the Connect the Dots…! Challenge Registration Form and bring it to Closing Ceremonies 15 minutes before Closing Ceremonies begin.
- Registration closes after the first 10 teams sign up. However, if a team drops out, another team may replace it.
- Follow the rules of the Challenge, which you can pick up at the Sales & Registration table. The complete rules are not available until the day of the Regional Tournament. This is a SURPRISE!
What participants will get: All participants will receive a Connect the Dots…! participation badge, with the winning team receiving an Instant Challenge kit that team members may use to prepare for the next level of competition, or simply to have fun.
Students for a Creative Iowa is pleased to announce that 2 student scholarships will again be offered to Iowa high school seniors with 2 or more years of Destination ImagiNation experience. These $350 scholarships are one-year, non-renewable grants sent to the students’ post-secondary institution following verification of successful completion of the first semester at that institution. The postmark/fax application deadline is March 28, 2009. More information about each scholarship appears below.
Students for a Creative Iowa Student Scholarship – download application HERE:
- This scholarship, awarded to Iowa high school seniors with 2 or more years of Destination ImagiNation experience, requires the applicant to answer four essay-type questions about his or her Destination ImagiNation experience.
Kitch-Eilerts Memorial Scholarship Application – download application HERE:
- This scholarship honors the memory of two former Destination ImagiNation participants. Dayle Kitch was a team member for 8 years and later an adult volunteer. Aaron Eilerts was a team member for 3 years. Both Dayle and Aaron are also remembered for their service work through church, school, community, Scouts and more. They both exhibited the Spirit of DI as they each faced challenges and often used their creative problem-solving skills. Both lives ended too soon. Dayle died on May 29, 2007 after a short illness, and Aaron died on June 11, 2008 when a tornado struck a Boy Scout camp. The Spirit of DI Award is granted at tournaments in recognition of those who act as superior role models in the areas of spirit, sportsmanship, and volunteerism. Dayle Kitch and Aaron Eilerts were role models for many of us. As a result, the Students for a Creative Iowa Board of Directors is offering this scholarship in their memory. Applicants are asked to answer four essay-type questions about their volunteer/community service effort(s).
The following information is for all Appraisers in regard to training.
What you will do: You will be trained in a single Challenge that is different from the Challenge the team you represent will be doing, or in Instant Challenge.
Where: Choose one of these locations.
Jan. 31 –
Feb. 7 –
Feb. 14 –
When: Check-in is between 8:30 to 9:00 a.m., followed by an introductory session. The day will finish at 3:00 p.m.
Lunch: Bring $5 for 2 slices of pizza and a beverage, or bring your own sack lunch.
What to bring: Visit http://www.cre8iowa.org and click on Appraisers, then Forms. Bring 2 copies of page 5 (Appraiser Registration with Sections 1 & 2 completed), and 1 copy of page 8 (Appraiser Agreement). Please do not bring young children with you, as child care is not available.
Please note the following:
1. There will be no Appraiser training for Challenge A (Operation Cooperation) in
2. The ONLY place where Appraisers will be trained for Challenge E (A New Angle) is in
3. Appraiser training is for those adults who represent competitive teams, not for volunteers who represent Rising Stars teams. Rising Stars volunteers need to show up at the sales & registration table at the regional tournament where the team they represent is participating. They will serve a 2 to 3 hour shift and will be able to observe their team perform, assuming they arrive early enough to serve their shift.
Questions? Contact Judy Nolan at judynolan@aol.com or 515-270-4514.
Do you have a Destination ImagiNation story to tell?
We’re listening.
Destination ImagiNation wants stories about why you participate in DI.
They want stories about your experiences in the program.
They want stories about what DI means to you.
All they ask is that you be creative and tell your story however you choose!
To celebrate the history of its program, Destination ImagiNation is currently holding a contest for your best DI stories. This contest is open to current and past DI participants and volunteers. You are invited to submit entries in any of five categories:
- Poetry – Poems can be a maximum of 40 lines.
- Essay – Essays can be a maximum of 750 words (3 pages double-spaced).
- Postcard – Postcards can be of any size and shape. They should be sent in an envelope.
- Photo Story – A photo story is a collection of photographs and captions. Photo stories can be sent via mail or electronically, and must use high-resolution photographs.
- Open Format – This is an open category. Entries can include songs, art, cartoons, videos, or anything else you choose.
You can create your entry individually or with your DI team, but each entry must include the following:
- A high-resolution photo of the author(s);
- A signature (or signatures) on the blank side of one white file card; and
- Your name(s), contact information, and address.
Please send electronic entries to:
inotherwords@dihq.org, with the category in the subject line.
Physical entries should be sent to:
In Other Words
ATTN: [Category] Editor
Destination ImagiNation
PO Box 547
Glassboro, NJ 08028
Prizes
Winning entries will be featured in a new book that will be available for purchase on the ShopDI website. Prizes will be assigned depending on the nature of the entries and include:
- Two $500 credits for Global Finals 2009,
- Two $500 cash prizes,
- Five free DI memberships,
- Five $100 vouchers to ShopDI, and
- Three vintage DI pin collections!
Deadline
The deadline for submissions is midnight Eastern Standard Time on March 16, 2009.
A huge thank you goes to the students who took the time to create and send in entries for the cre8iowa Pin & Shirt DIsign Contest. These entries are displayed below so that you can decide which one(s) you like best. Student voting begins in the box to the top right of this screen. You may vote for more than one design if more than design appeals to you, but please vote only once!
Voting closes this Friday, October 17th, at 11:00 p.m. Please note the following:
- Students (not adults) will vote in the box to the upper right to choose their favorite entry or entries.
- Final selection of winning DIsign(s) from among the top vote receivers will be made by Students for a Creative Iowa. Students for a Creative Iowa may select separate DIsigns for T-Shirts and pins or may select a single DIsign for both.
- DIsign(s) may be modified by Students for a Creative Iowa to fit printing and/or stamping requirements.
Let the voting begin!
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DIsign 1: Dairy Products
DIsign 2: Treasure Chest
DIsign 3: Diving for Creativity
DIsign 4: Iowa’s Gone Crazy With Creativity
DIsign 5: Just Flying By With a DI “Hi!”
DIsign 6: Iowa Ain’t Corny When It Comes to Cre8ivity
DIsign 7: I Dub Thee Creative
Iowa’s Destination ImagiNation participants are once more invited to submit their pin and shirt design entries to Students for a Creative Iowa. Student entries must be received by Friday, October 3, 2008, at which time students will be asked to vote online (here) for their favorite DIsigns. Last year’s winning entry in the Pin & Shirt DIsign Contest was the jellyfish DIsign above by Coco Clark of Fairfield, Iowa. Her jellyfish DIsign was awarded Best Affiliate Pin Design at 2008 Destination ImagiNation Global Finals. Congratulations, Coco!
Rules*:
- Open to Iowa students who are participating in Destination ImagiNation during the 2008-09 year.
- Each student or team may submit as many DIsigns as desired.
- Your DIsign(s) must be original.
- Each entry must include “2009″ and “cre8iowa” (lowercase letters) in the DIsign.
- Your entry may be created digitally, with colored pencils, or with markers.
- Your entry must arrive by Friday, Oct. 3, 2008.
- The winner(s) will receive a free T-shirt and pin including the DIsign(s).
How winner(s) will be selected:
- Entries will be posted online HERE for you to view.
- Students will click on the VOTE HERE link to choose their favorite entry.
- Final selection of winning DIsign(s) from among the top vote receivers will be made by Students for a Creative Iowa. Students for a Creative Iowa may select separate DIsigns for T-Shirts and pins or may select a single DIsign for both.
- DIsign(s) may be modified by Students for a Creative Iowa to fit printing and/or stamping requirements.
How to submit:
By email: Your DIsign size must be submitted as a JPEG, BMP or TIFF file. Include the information listed below in the body of your message, attach your DIsign(s) and e-mail it to: judynolan@aol.com
By mail: If you are unable to submit a digital DIsign, you may mail it instead to Judy Nolan. However, your entry must arrive by the deadline! Supply the information listed below, and mail it with your DIsign(s) to: Judy Nolan, 3825 92nd Drive, Urbandale, IA 50322-2187.
Individual entries:
- Name:
- Age:
- Grade:
- School or Group (if applicable):
- Street Address + City + Zip Code:
- Phone Number:
Team entries:
- Team Name:
- Team Manager:
- Team Manager’s E-Mail:
- Team Manager’s Phone:
- Team Manager’s Street Address + City + Zip Code:
- Team Member Names + Ages + Grade:
*All submissions become the property of Students for a Creative Iowa. As a condition for participating in the contest, participants irrevocably assign and transfer all rights, title and interest in and to their submissions, including but not limited to copyrights and all other proprietary rights, to Students for a Creative Iowa. By participating in the contest, participants further agree that additional written authorization, assignment or other documentation requested by Students for a Creative Iowa in connection with the transfer and assignment of rights to their submissions may be required as a condition of entry and agree to execute any such documents at the request of Students for a Creative Iowa. Students for a Creative Iowa obtains the right, without limitation, to use, edit, and publish, in whole or in part, any and all submissions in any media whatsoever, without time or geographical restrictions, without providing any additional compensation or consideration to participants.
Questions? Contact Judy Nolan at: judynolan@aol.com
Teams advancing to the State Tournament may find the following information helpful:
1. There are specific doors to the Ames Middle School building that are programmed to unlock at 7:00 a.m.
2. There are two main entrances (east and west) off Mortensen, both now with Ames Middle School signs, that people should use. People should NOT use the center drive off Mortensen because it is for Cy Ride buses only. (There is a sign stating this, but you really can’t see it until you have already turned).
3. The west entrance leads to the north (back) side of the building. It will be designated as bus parking only, and there are actual bus-length parking stalls along the sidewalk. There is also a circle drive back there that could be used for team and/or prop drop off. It has several doors that open directly to the commons. ONLY buses should actually PARK back there. The west drive also leads to the front of the school where people may park and/or drop off kids and props at another circular drive.
4. The east entrance leads to the front of the building and has yet another circular drive for drop off (main front doors by the flag pole). There are two parking lots that can be accessed through this entrance. The first one requires turning left almost directly after taking the entrance. The second lot is on the right and is closer to the building, but not all doors over there will be unlocked. This second lot is near the music and gym areas where Challenge A will be held. The small double doors (marked with a big “A”) will be unlocked specifically for people dropping off props for Challenge A because they lead directly into their prop storage area (they can access this area from the other entrances, but this is the handiest). No one else should drop off props here because it is VERY FAR from the other challenge sites. The doors to the gym area will only be unlocked from 2:00-5:30 so people can get in for the closing ceremony (and so the DJ can unload his equipment there).
5. Please do not discard any part of your Challenge solution at Ames Middle School following the tournament. Instead, take your props, scenery and other Challenge components, and dispose of them at home.
6.
Food Service will be available in the Ames Middle School Commons, beginning with breakfast at 7:30 a.m. It will conclude at approximately 2:00 p.m., with a short break between breakfast and lunch.7. There will be a short meeting for Global Finals Team Managers following Closing Ceremonies. If your team has qualified to advance to Global Finals, please plan on attending this meeting.
8. You will not need any different paperwork for this Tournament than you did at Regionals. Please remember to bring a medical information form for each student in case of an emergency (paperwork to be retained by the Team Manager). Also, bring copies of your receipts (retained by you) and photocopies of any Clarification responses you received from the International Challenge Masters.
Finally, have a wonderful day! We congratulate all of our teams who have advanced to the State Tournament.
Mar 102008
Overview
The Des Moines Art Center is pleased to announce that, in collaboration with the Iowa Architectural Foundation, it will once more offer an “Ideal Object Workshop” this summer. The 2008 Ideal Object Workshop builds on the success of the 2007 Ideal Object Workshop (see last article in newsletter), which was inspired by the work of artist Tom Sachs
World Histories will be on view at the
This summer, Iowa’s Destination ImagiNation teams will be challenged to create innovative and functional “ideal objects” for a room in a modern-day, middle-class home from one of the countries represented by an artist in World Histories:
Selected Team Managers will be paid an honorarium of $300 at the conclusion of the workshop for their efforts. Additionally, two hotel rooms per team will be paid for by the Ideal Object Workshop.
- Introduce students to contemporary art, design, and architecture via the
- Produce a workshop that focuses on creative problem-solving and teamwork.
- Create a learning environment based on envisioning (guiding students through the process of imagining an abstract idea, to putting the idea into visual form, and finally realizing the concept in three dimensions).
- Demonstrate positive and productive collaboration methods.
- Understand how “found” objects can be combined in different ways, using different materials (architectonics).
- Understand the difference between “art” and “architecture”. Can something be both?
- Understand how to work with a client (owner), and also how to think like an owner.
- Understand the difference between “design” and “construction.”
Important Dates
- Saturday, June 21, 12 – 5 pm: Ideal Object Skill-Building Conference at
- Sunday, June 22, 10 am – 1 pm: Ideal Object Skill-Building Conference at
- June 23 – August 23: Teams work on Ideal Objects on own schedule
- Saturday, August 23, 10 am – 1 pm: Delivery/Installation of Ideal Objects to
- Sunday, August 24, 1 – 4 pm: Ideal Object Reception at
- August 24 – September 24, Ideal Object Exhibition, Adrienne and
- September 25 – 26, Ideal Object Exhibition, American Institute of Architects Convention,
- Friday, September 26, 9 am – 12 pm: Ideal Objects retrieved by team managers from the
How to Apply
The Des Moines Art Center, together with the Iowa Architectural Foundation, will select 6 Destination ImagiNation teams from Iowa to participate in The Ideal Object Workshop this summer. Selected teams will participate in a fun skill-building conference June 21-22, and then have nine weeks to create their own “ideal object.”
Teams will be selected to participate based on how they solve an Instant Challenge. Interested teams should contact Judy Nolan (judynolan@aol.com) to request the designated challenge and application form. The Team Manager of Record is responsible for facilitating a meeting with his or her team and presenting the team with this challenge. Each team must digitally document the completion of the task and the testing of their solution. This documentation will serve as the basis for the team invitations. Solutions must be submitted on DVD no later than Friday, May 16, 2008.
All Team Managers will be notified of their acceptance to the workshop by Friday, May 30, 2008.
