Using creativity to solve problems, students from Sommer Elementary School and Brushy Creek Elementary School placed among the top teams during the state Destination Imagination competition in April.
Round Rock ISD was represented by 12 teams at the station competition. Teams represented Sommer, Forest Creek, Cactus Ranch and Brushy Creek elementary schools and Cedar Valley, Grisham, Walsh and Pearson Ranch middle schools. Westwood High School also had a team qualify and compete during the contest.
Teams from Sommer and Brushy Creek advanced to the Global Finals in Tennessee in May.
Winning teams, including the challenge name and student names, are listed below:
Technical Challenge
- The Quirky Quadruple, third place and qualifying for Global Finals, Sommer Elementary School: Surya Arunkumar, Topher Beauchamp, Aditya Bura and Akshara Jayakumaran
Scientific Challenge
- #SommerSuperStallionSilly6, fourth place and qualifying for Global Finals, Sommer Elementary School: Zachary Adams, Nila Arunkumar, Kaitlin Chong, Audrey Johnson, Emily Lam and Krithi Prabhu
Fine Arts Challenge
- #SommerSuperStallionSilly6, third place and qualifying for Global Finals, Sommer Elementary School: Zachary Adams, Nila Arunkumar, Kaitlin Chong, Audrey Johnson, Emily Lam and Krithi Prabhu.
Improvisational Challenge, Treasure!
- Di Best Dizzy Dinosaurs, fourth place and qualifying for Global Finals, Sommer Elementary School: Nila Arunkuma, Surya Arunkumar, Anuj Bhatt, Prisha Mohan, Priya Parekh and Kavin Sankar.
Engineering Challenge
- TAGJAMZ, third place and qualifying for Global Finals, Brushy Creek Elementary School: Jonah Evans, George Hudson, Andy Quarnaccio, Zachary Reed, Andrew Tran and Madeline Szymczyk
