DI Teams Successful at Regional Competition
March 9, 2005

By Matt Mahrer
Lion Ledger Staff

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Greenville High School Destination Imagination teams put on a winning performance at regional competition in Mesquite this past weekend.

"I am so very proud of these teams," said Mrs. Andrea Wilkinson, coordinator of the DI program. "The kids have worked long and hard and have been very successful."

The Hybrid Team, consisting of J.R. Alvelo, Anthony Coleman, Lauren Hollon, Baxter McConnell, Jasmine Muniz, Claudia Osornio, and Alex Underhill, earned 1st place and also won the DaVinci Award for outstanding creativity.

The Improv Team earned 1st place and the Renaissance Award for outstanding engineering. Members include Cat Hall, Spencer Harmon, Matt Key, Alyssa Keysor, Garrett Moore, Nathan Moorman, and Ali Phillips.

Alyssa Keysor won an individual Renaissance Award and also earned a DI Scholarship Award.

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Also earning 1st place was the Performance Team, which consists of members Matt Cowling, Kacie Cummings, Taylor Jones, Katie Powell, Jason Roszhart, Matt Virgel, and Scott Wilkinson.

3rd place went to the Tech Team. Members are Eve Gish, Austen Herbst, Thomas Keysor, Aaron Petty, Shannon Roberson, Ryan Ross, and David Thomson. They were also awarded the Renaissance Award for outstanding engineering.

The Structure Team, consisting of Jessica Hernandez, Austin Lambert, Clint Moore, Kenya Ramirez, Ana Rea, Austin Smithey, and Nathan Wilhelm, earned 4th place and a Renaissance Award.

Supporters from the community include JoAnn Hall, John Underhill, Angie Gray, Jan Kaden, Angie Cummings, Kevin Cummings, James Kirkpatrick, Andy Auble, Kevin Tibboel, David Gish Sr., Pud Kearns, Tom Cloutier, and Jeff Jaco, who all volunteer as team coaches.

"I am very glad we have the team managers who are willing to volunteer so much of their time to these kids and the DI program," said Mrs. Wilkinson.

First place winners advance to state competition at Texas Tech University in Lubbock on April 8-9, 2005.

Improv Team at practice		Performance Team at practice		Structure Team at practice
Hybrid Team at practice		Tech Team at practice		Improv Team before performance
Improv Team after performance		Matt Key with the Renaissance Award-winning Venus Fly Trap		Tech Team's performance
David Thomson and Aaron Petty work on the Tech Team's car