Tuesday night the South Metro Region of Destination Imagination had their team manager meeting to answer last minute questions managers may have and to help them “scope” out where their teams will be performing. What a great turn out!
I, Wendy Frenzel, am the challenge master for the Rising Stars, in the South Metro Region. This is the noncompetitive section for kids that are in Kindergarten through 2nd grade. This year, we had many new team managers for the Rising Stars with a lot of questions. I know from experience how it is to be a new team manager as it seems only yesterday that my oldest, Heather, and her friend, Karen, asked me to be their manager when they started high school.
From a parent of a team member, to a team manager of a high school team of two girls, to an appraiser, and then to a challenge master, Destination Imagination has kept me busy each year from January through May. Heather, after competing for several years and going to Globals as Junior, appraises now. I saw someone mention on Twitter that it was going to be her last tournament and she was feeling sad – maybe as a team member it’ll be her last tournament but you don’t have to stop your Destination Imagination journey as there are many areas to still be involved. The South Metro region is good at asking for help and keeping people involved if they want to be.
My next two weekends will be busy helping out at other region’s tournaments and then the South Metro tournament on April 4th. And then it’s state for more appraising! Heather will be coming home over her Spring Break to appraise on the 14th and then the 21st, and hopefully will be able to come back for state. Heather told me that it is going to be her 9th year working with DI some way or another.
So, if you want to watch how different teams of kids that are given a problem, and then how each solve it differently, make sure you visit a Destination Imagination tournament and watch one of the several challenges. It always brings a smile to my face to see the costumes and the Creativity of their Imaginations!
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Tags: Destination Imagination, Rising Stars, South Metro Region, Wendy Frenzel
