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Published April 14, 2011, 12:00 AM

PHOTO GALLERY: 2011 Destination Imagination teams


This Hudson High School team, consisting of high school and middle school students, had to create a structure of wood, aluminum foil and glue. The structure had to weigh less than 15 grams. At the regional competition, the structure they brought was disqualified and they had twenty minutes to build an emergency structure. They did so successfully and now advance to the state competition. From left are Elijah Verdoorn, Sam Schommer and Dillon Rutten. Team members not pictured are Luther Miller and Grady Holmes. They are managed by Tim and Cheryl Rutten. Submitted photos

  • This Hudson High School team, consisting of high school and middle school students, had to create a structure of wood, aluminum foil and glue. The structure had to weigh less than 15 grams. At the regional competition, the structure they brought was disqualified and they had twenty minutes to build an emergency structure. They did so successfully and now advance to the state competition. From left are Elijah Verdoorn, Sam Schommer and Dillon Rutten. Team members not pictured are Luther Miller and Grady Holmes. They are managed by Tim and Cheryl Rutten. Submitted photos
  • Hudson Middle School sixth-graders Elliot Wareham, Grace Kazak, Emily Schlepp, Kate Malanaphy and Ethan Kepulis portray characters in a Wild West “Whodunnit” Mystery. Team members not shown are Jack Johnson and Andy Richardson. The team placed first at the regional competition in Spooner, and is managed by Kathy Kepulis and Tom Wareham.
  • Connor Renn, left, and Seth Miner operated “Neptune’s Aqua Wrench”, which is a retrieval device built by their team that also included Ethan Lehman and Michael Kavaloski. The team is from Houlton Elementary, and is managed by Michele Lehman.
  • From left, Abbie Draper, Anna Davenport and Yasha Bol hold up one of the “audiences” for their Traveling Road Show. Team members not pictured are Nakai Johnson, Jack Johnson, Ellie Johnson and Julia Wareham. The team of fourth-graders from Willow River Elementary is managed by Roger Davis.
  • Hudson Middle School eighth-grade DI team accepts the first place trophy at the regional tournament awards ceremony. Team members are, from left, Clara Malanaphy, Kathryn Draper, Natalie Wareham, Zach Offner, Sarah Hallen and Chris Lueneberg. The team will perform their three-act skit circular story about a dysfunctional family of elements at the state competition this weekend in Stevens Point.
  • The smallest team at regionals, Sophie Tuchel and Ian Egeberg, accept their trophy at regionals and will be competing at state. They participated in an improvisational challenge, and won two special awards and placed second. They are from Hudson Middle School, and managed by Don Egeberg.
  • This North Hudson team will be competing at this weekend’s state competition. They are, from left, Colin Pruzek, Sam Smith, Patrick Kelley, Emma Close and Isabelle Hanson. The team is managed by Jane Kelley.