Opening ceremonies was packed, and Montana joined the rest of the Affiliates in honoring 3M with our Duct Tape Hats.  Team Montana Ready for Opening CeremoniesThere were over 1000 teams at Global Finals.  The Montana teams competed
against many outstanding teams from all over the world.
For more pictures, check out the
image galleries. 

The Manhattan Christian DI-Bot team placed 4th and received a Renaissance award for creating perfectly tuned percussion instruments built out of PVC pipe and an empty propane tank and beautiful original portraits of Illusion and Despair rendered on Plexiglass using unusual art techniques.  The combination of these amazing things is truly worthy of this award!

The Montana Affiliate Board of Directors wants to encourage all teams to continue applying what they learn in Destination ImagiNation in their every day lives.  The Board has created the "Above and Beyond Award".  This award honors teams that have taken their Destination ImagiNation challenge to levels much higher than program expectations. Teams use their problem solving skills and Destination ImagiNation experience to make an immediate and positive difference in their school, their community and the world.

The 2009 team, "The Flood" from Manhattan Christian School was awarded this special award at the 2010 Affiliate Tournament.  

The State Celebration of Creativity on March 27th in Three Forks was a big
success.   Thank you to everyone who helped.  A big thank you to all of the
appraisers and team managers who worked so hard to make sure the students had a
successful experience.  Congratulations to all the teams who solved one of this
year's challenges.  Participation in a Destionation ImagiNation Tournament is a
great culmination for many teams, showing they've overcome challenges and
succeeded in displaying their solution.  Many of the 1st
place teams went to Global Finals at the end of May.

Destination ImagiNation congratulates all the students who participated in
the Manhattan tournament. We think you are all winners! 

The results of the tournament are in the attachment below: 

The 2010 State Celebration of Cretivity will be held on March 27,
2010, at Three Forks Public Schools.  Teams will demonstrate robotic technology, deliver construction materials to sites they cannot see, test structures made of newspaper and glue, determine if endangered species should be saved or allowed to die, demonstrate what puppetry, live art, and changes in opinion have in common, give a newscast about a structure made from newspaper and tape, and present their community service projects.  Thirty-seven teams
earned the right to compete in the state tournament for a chance to
attend the Destination ImagiNation Global Finals in Knoxville,
Tennessee, at the end of May.

Montana High School Seniors who participated in creative problem
solving programs for two years should check out our scholarships.

The recipient for our state scholarship was announced at the State
Tournament Awards Assembly. This year's winner was Kirsten Aasen from
Helena High School. Congratulations to Kirsten.  We wish her continued
success in the future. Kirsten is attending attending the Gonzaga
University.  We hope she will continue to share with others what she
has learned from creative problem solving. Student Assistance
Foundation of Montana contributed to the 2009 scholarship fund.

Click Here to access the Montana Destination ImagiNation Scholarship form.  The deadline for this Scholarship is February 1, 2010.  (You cannot save the data typed into this form. Make sure you print your completed form before you close it.)

Opening ceremonies was packed, and Montana was well represented with our red hats and black shirts! For more pictures, check out the galleries.  

There were over 900 teams at Global Finals.  The Montana teams competed against many outstanding teams from all over the world.    The Manhattan Christian Operation Cooperation Team placed 7th. 

The Hardin Instinct Messaging team made it into the closing ceremonies video.  Bozeman PEAK's Elementary ViDIo Lit Hits team wowed us with a sword fight on a pogo sticks. The Darby Middle Level ViDIo Lit Hits team had an awsome green egg.  The Manhattan Christian Construction Challenge team had a fabulous presentation on how to relieve the congestion on Amsterdam Road that left everyone in the audience agreeing that their solution should be seriously considered by the Gallatin County Commissioners.  

Kirsten Aasen Receives 2009 MTDI ScholarshipThe recipient for the Montana Destination ImagiNation state scholarship was announced at the State Tournament Awards Assembly.  This year's winner was Kirsten Aasen from Helena High School.  Kirsten participated in Destination ImagiNation for three years.  During high school she helped at tournaments as a runner, Rising Stars Appraiser, and state tournament photographer.  Kirsten plans to study Special Education and Biology.  Congratulations to Kirsten. We wish her continued success in the future.  We hope she will continue to share with others what she has learned from creative problem solving.

The State Celebration of Creativity on March 28th in Manhattan was a big success.   Thank you to everyone who helped.  A big thank you to all of the appraisers and team managers who worked so hard to make sure the students had a successful experience.  Congratulations to all the teams who solved one of this year's challenges.  Participation in a Destionation ImagiNation Tournament is a great culmination for many teams, showing they've overcome challenges and succeeded in displaying their solution.  Check out the Image Galleries for pictures from the tournament, awards ceremony and chill out.  Many of the 1st place teams are bound for Global Finals.

Destination ImagiNation Tournament Results

Destination ImagiNation congratulates all the students who participated in the Manhattan tournament. We think you are all winners!

Check here to see the new shirt and pin designs!

The 2009 State Celebration of Cretivity will be held on March 28, 2009 at Manhattan Public Schools.  This year has been an effort to cooperate, understand messages, condense literature, solve mysteries, create new art forms and discover hidden worlds.  Twenty-five teams earned the right to compete in the state tournament for a chance to attend the Destination ImagiNation Global Finals in Knoxville, Tennessee, at the end of May.

Team Managers, Membership Coordinators, and Parents the schedule, maps, tournament information and forms are in the attachments below.  Please make sure everyone on your team(s) has a copy of this information.  If you need more copies of your tournament data forms you can access interactive ones at the Destination ImagiNation web site.