Sager Middle School in College Place will send two teams of fourteen amazing students to Kansas City, Missouri, May 22-25 for the opportunity to compete in the Destination Imagination Global Competition. These teams, made up of seventh and eighth grade students each placed 2nd at the state tournament on March 22rd in Kennewick, WA to qualify for this global competition.  The Improv Challenge team, “The Adventurous Adventurers”, includes students Mason Howton, Owen Gwinn, Harmonie Amsing, Camden Hamada, Jay Middlemas, Connor Skinner, and Jefferson Bicknell. Their performance demonstrated exceptional creativity and teamwork, earning them a well-deserved spot at the Global Finals.​

In the Scientific Challenge, the team “The Saturn Syliums”, composed of Harper Amick, Eden Christensen, Naoma Masferrer, Emery Plucker, Gwenyth Rea, Layla Hawkins, and Remington Navarre, impressed judges with their innovative approach and scientific acumen, securing their advancement to the international stage.

 Destination Imagination is a program that offers unique team challenges to participants, encouraging critical thinking, creativity, and working collaboratively to solve challenges from a variety of topics. Every year, students from our 7th/8th Grade Highly Capable Program led by Sager Teacher Mr. Ted Knauft, participate by selecting a challenge and finding solutions.  A large number of Sager students participated and succeeded at the regional level recently with “Thieves of Thebes” the only global qualifier.

The cost of this trip is high, but so is our motivation! The District has contributed to pay for registration, airfare, and hotel and we need to raise the rest. Our goal is $10,000. You can help!