Destination Imagination at UAH

This weekend was Destination Imagination day at UAH (University Alabama Huntsville).  It was the competition against the whole state of Alabama to see what teams would go to Globals and compete against teams from all over the world in Knoxville, TN.  Both Emilee's team and Megan's team were very excited to compete.  It was a long day, but the kids had great fun performing their challenge and doing the instant challenge.  Both teams had great successes.

I am actually the team manager for Emilee's team.  How that happened, well who knows, but it has been an experience , that is for sure.  The name for their team is "Rabid Squirrels".  Weird, I know, but that is fourth graders for you.  Their challenge was a Solar Challenge.  They had to build a prototype of something that could use solar energy and use it in a skit that they created to teach how solar energy can be used.  They had to provide theatrical lighting and it needed to be 8 minutes long.  It didn't have to be realistic though.  They decided to build a solar power rocket car.  In the skit, the kid's took their dad's NASA solar power rocket car and traveled to "Solarpoweria" where solar powered robots taught them how their car worked.  I know, "CRAZY".  It was fun though.  Well, I couldn't believe it, but Emilee's team got first place and because they got first they will be going to Globals in Knoxville, TN at the end of May.  They worked hard and her team has come a long way since the beginning of the year.  I am so proud of them.  I have to admit, I was hoping for second place so we could be done, but now that we got first I am quite excited to go with the team to Globals.

Megan's team is called the "Green Glossy Gummy Bears". They chose a challenge where they had to make up a movie trailer with a soundtrack and the movie trailer had to portray the interaction of characters from at least two Nations.  It had to give an exciting peek into the full movie.   At regional their team had gotten first place.  They did awesome.  At UAH, they went against some tough teams and because they were sixth graders they were put in the middle school division.  Even with all that, they got third, which was really good considering they were going up against some tough teams.  They had about six teams in their division so coming in third was really good.

It was a fantastic day.  A bit exhausting, but it was great.  We are really proud of both Megan and Emilee and we are hoping the best for Emilee's team when they go against the world.