Columbus Middle School was well represented Monday in the Destination Imagination Affiliate Finals Tournament, as groups from all four grade levels were sent to the University of Nebraska - Kearney. This competition took several months to prepare for. It’s estimated that each team put in more than 200+ work hours after school. More than 100 teams competed in the State Affiliate level of the Destination Imagination Competition, and we are proud of our students' accomplishments.
6th/7th Grade Team
Congratulations to Ethan Salak, Isabella Carnes, Karsyn Jaeger, and Mia Bridges for taking home 3rd Place in the middle level Enginnering Challenge!
7th Grade Team
Congratulations to Weston Jeffryes, Raj Gone, Allie Anderson, Janie Lenser, and Vivi Mulder for taking home 2nd Place in the middle level Enginnering Challenge.
8th Grade Team
Congratulations to Joey Kallhoff, Emma Heidtbrink, Maria Retura, Allison Cardona, and Sydney Miller for taking home 2nd Place in the middle level Fine Arts Competition!
5th Graders
Colton Hansen and Sophia Hulsey competed on mixed 4th/5th grade teams in the elementary level Enginnering Challenge. While neither team placed, we are proud of their hard work and leadership on their respective teams.
The mission of Destination ImagiNation is to encourage and foster the development of 21st-century skills, influence the development of a positive self-image, and prepare students to apply creative problem solving to life decisions. Destination ImagiNation, or DI, is the largest creative problem-solving competition in the world!