Ninety-one qualifying teams gathered at Eastmont Junior High in East Wenatchee on Saturday, April 2 for the Washington State D.I. Team Creative Problem Solving Tournament. Three AWS teams qualified at the Rainier Regional to participate in this tournament.

The Middle School  “Get a Clue" team, AWeSome Armadillos (Team Manager: Carey Rockey), placed 2nd in the Middle Level Fine Arts Challenge and received the Renaissance Award for Engineering and Performance. The Elementary “Musical Mashup” team, Dark Dragons (Team Manager: Jean Young), placed 3rd in the Elementary Level Structural Challenge, as well as First Place in the Instant Challenge competition. The Elementary “Close Encounters" team, D.I.versity  (Team Manager: Shelli Strate), placed 4th in the Elementary Improv Challenge.  

Team Rosters:
AWeSome Armadillos
Carey Rockey, Team Manager
Henry Carroll, Geoffrey DalBalcon, Michelle Foster, Eric Holland, and guest members Emily Perrin and David Cho.

Dark Dragons
Jean Young, Team Manager
Jack Montgomery, Kamalani Enomoto, Sophie Buttorff, Amelia Hermann Scholbe, Bea Hunt, Suneri McMillin, and Amelia Wynne.

D.I.versity
Shelli Strate, Team Manager (Jean Young subbing)
Lauren Cook, Taya Kunz, Sofia LaRosa, Maddie Strate, Biana Terrill, Sydney Wasyluka

Independent Elementary Level team DIscoverers (Team Manager: Kristin Hall), placed 5th in the Scientific Challenge, “In Plain Sight.” Eliza Hall, Daciana Reyna, Tessa Pendras and Leoni Pendras are members of this team.

Congratulations!