Denver Public Schools sent 36 teams to the state competition of Colorado Destination ImagiNation on April 27. Destination ImagiNation is an international organization that encourages student participants to stretch their minds and think outside the box to develop creative solutions to five different challenges.

Students spend months researching, writing scripts, building props, designing and making costumes, learning to think on their feet, and practicing their solutions to prepare for this competition. In all, 262 teams and over 1,500 students from Kindergarten through twelfth grade from throughout the entire state of Colorado competed.

At the April competition, the following students qualified to represent Denver Public Schools and the state of Colorado at Destination ImagiNation Global Finals at the University of Tennessee May 21-26. They are:

StranDId!, Elementary Level
Bromwell Elementary School Enigma
Vikki Crystal
Dawn Huryk
Jake Lackner
Riley Price
Victoria Price
William Winger
Team Managers: Jane Crystal, Jeanne Price

It‚s Your Move, Secondary Level
George Washington High School Aaaaaaaaa
Bryan Boling
Sarah Coddington
Josh Hunsaker
Talia Moore
Kie Riedel
Chris Wilson
Team Manager: Koko Moore

On Holiday, Secondary Level
John F. Kennedy High School
Tim Boyles
Amanda Campbell
Brett Marker
Mark Shonsey
Adalynn Zellner
Team Managers: Janet Boyles, Nancie Campbell

On Holiday, Secondary Level
West High School
Rob Graveley
Denis Kopylov
Leslie Mowery
Joel Stängle
Randy Warshaw
Team Managers, Angie Kullhem, Candy Mowery

Dual DI-lemma, Secondary Level
George Washington High School Budldüff
Jeff Bütz
Rebecca Cook
Carrie Davis
Nick Eubank
Danny Lutz
Eric Udelhofen
Team Manager: Kevin Cogswell

Dual DI-lemma, Secondary Level
John F. Kennedy High School
Eli Cornejos
Caitlin Gurule
Kyle McCartney
Stephen McCormick
Rionna Vigil
Ronnie Weber
Kristina Yamaguchi
Team Managers: Cyndie Bainnson, Lisa Weber