Congratulations Ashdown Junior High DI Team!  First Place at State!

The 6th-7th grade Destination Imagination Team placed first at State Competition in Benton, AR on April 5.  The team of Samantha Edgar, Emily Flynt, Ali Staton and Jamie Sullivan with team manager Christine Flynt will proceed to the Global Finals Competition May 21-24 where there will be 18,000 participants and volunteers.  At least 19 countries will be represented at this competition.
The team received  the Renaissance Award for their acting performance and backdrops. 
Their challenge was to create a theatrical performance of an original story about a real myth.  The story had to be set in a nation other than their own nation.  They also had to design and carry out a Myth investigation that investigated the facts about the myth to determine if the myth was true or not true.  They were required to conduct the experiments using the scientific method, document their results and incorporate this information into the story they wrote.
The team constsructed a 6 foot replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa using only recyclable materials.  The entire model was paper mached. Attachable body guards were created which went wherever one of the characters in the skit went!
The team is excited about going to Global competition because they will get to meet people from other countries and states.