Arcanum-Butler Local School District is pleased to announce that 4 teams recently placed 1st in the Destination Imagination Region 7 competition in Piqua. Those four teams will advance to the state competition at Mt. Vernon, Ohio, on April 20th. Two other teams placed second. Destination Imagination is a team problem solving program. Team Challenges encourage the development of Creative Problem Solving techniques, teamwork and the creative process over a sustained period of time.
From the elementary, the non-competitive team of Rising Stars, managed by Jason Willis and assisted by Drew Chadwick, worked on a problem called "ROY G BIV". Team members included Casey Willis, Liam Chadwick, Hannah Nickol, Nate Kessler, Lani Hollinger, Carson Tegtmeyer, Caleb Hartman, and Karson Wright. Placing second was Heather Wogomon’s team completing the "In Disguise" problem. Her team members were Madelyn Wogomon, Madelyn Byrne, Trista Hollinger, Allie Barry, Braden Merritt, Clay Loxley, and Brady Willis.
First place Elementary teams include "Twist-O-Rama" managed by Kristie Stump with team members Karr Stump, Isabella Smith, Jorie McDermott, Zeke Wright, Brennan Troutwine, Luke Brinksneader, and Hunter Roberts; and "In Disguise" managed by Elizabeth Pitzer with team members Chad Pitzer, Dan Albright, Ian Baker, Ryan Delk, Jensen Whittaker, and Tyler Huber.
Middle school teams placing first include "Twist-O-Rama" managed by Christine Sanders with team members Kate Burrell-Troutwine, Aidan Sanders, Mikayla Kutter, Sam Hartzell, and Cheyenne Garber; and "In the Zone" managed by Sherri Jones with team members Jarrett Jones, Kendall Wright, Braden Garbig, Ethan Garbig, Braydin Gillem, Ki’an Leitch, and Levi Walker. Charity Wright’s "In Disguise" team won second place with team members Maddie Thornhill, Megan Violet, Bria Elliott, McKinsey Willis, Megan Walker, and Rachel Wright.
The program is sponsored by the Arcanum-Butler PTO who would like to thank the volunteer appraisers for their support including Babbett Warvel, Rich Brandeberry, Marla Miller, Erica Littman, Kim Bergman, Ryan Malany, and Kari Imoro.
