Our last Team Manager Training session will be Saturday, December 1st from 9:00am-12:00pm at the Oak Ridge High School 9th Grade Campus in the cafeteria.  Our Instant Challenge Regional Challenge Master will lead the opening session and then each Challenge Master will lead breakout sessions.
This is NOT for team members!  This is NOT an Instant Challenge Workshop!  It is a Team Manager Training for adult team managers only.

I know many of you are busy working on your challenge solutions.  Please read the policy on the use of weapons and depictions of weapons to be sure you are following the rules.  I've attached a document stating the school district and DI policy for the State Tournament.

Team Memberships are available to purchase.  All memberships, regardless of the competition level, are $105.  DI has gone digital!! There will be no printed materials this year.  Team Managers will receive a digital download link after purchasing the membership and will be able to view all challenges, the Rules of the Road and the Road Map. Digital downloads begin September 1, 2018.  
 

You can now preview the 2018-19 Challenges on the Destination Imagination website!  Start thinking ahead for next year's DI season, which begins in September.  Team Number pre-orders are also available for next year.  You can pre-order your team membership number and then the full downloads of challenge materials will be available September 1, 2018.  

https://www.destinationimagination.org/blog/2018-19-challenge-overviews-...

THE SCHEDULE IS POSTED!!!  Look in the 2018 Regional Tournament Section in the left hand side bar on the main page of our website:    
http://southeast.txdi.org/2018tournament
On this page you will find links to Tournament Information for Team Managers, the Tournament Schedule, Required Media/Medical Release forms and Tournament Data forms to download and print, Tournament site maps, and important site information.
 

T-shirt and Pin Sales are open!  Our theme is "Planting Seeds of Creativity".  To view the t-shirt and pin design images go to: http://southeast.txdi.org/2018pins

The Team Manger Training originally scheduled for Saturday, December 2nd, has been changed to Saturday, December 9th.  The Region Challenge Masters will host this important training.  They will be able to answer questions and explain tournament procedures.  We will have a general sessions with the Instant Challenge RCM and then each Challenge Master will lead a break out session. 
The training will be at College Park High School in the LGI, Room 1314, and then we will move to nearby classrooms for the break out sessions.

No sign up is necessary.

Purchasing your team number from www.destinationimagination.org

Take a "First Look" at the challenges with your team.  Check out this helpful information about each challenge from Destination Imagination:
 https://www.destinationimagination.org/wp-content/uploads/17-18-Destination-Imagination-First-Look.pdf

IMPORTANT: The process to purchase team numbers through DI has changed.

Rankings from the 2017 Regional Tournament are now posted.  Click to see.

We will have a good variety of food for sale at the tournament. Concessions will available in the cafeteria at Oak Ridge High School, the Main campus.  A local caterer will sell Nachos--$3, BBQ Sandwiches--$5, Hot Dogs--$3, Chicken Salad Croissants--$5, Fresh Fruit--$1, Chips, Cookies, Cheese crackers, snacks--$1. 

Drinks and candy will be sold in the Dime Store for $1.

All team slots have been filled.

We are  now taking orders for pins and t-shirts!   The theme is "Birds of a Feather Imaginate Together".  Team member shirts will be mint green and you will love the birds!  You can view the design for pins and t-shirts here: http://southeast.txdi.org/2017pinsshirts

I apologize for scheduling our November 8th Team Manager Training at Kaufman Elementary the same night as Election Night!  If you have not attended a previous team manager training session and you don't want to miss the election coverage, you can still attend the training on December 3rd at College Park High School. We will try to move as quickly as possible through the training and should be able to finish around 8:30pm.  Training starts at 6:00pm.

Unfortunately we have to change our location for the Team Manager Training scheduled this Saturday, October 1st.  We just learned yesterday that there will be a Debate Tournament, and due to construction in the College Park High School parking lot, it will be very difficult for participants to park.  The Tournament is also using 96 rooms in the building.  We have moved the training location to Oak Rigde High School Senior High Campus in their MPR room.  The MPR room is in the middle of the main hallway.  It is the room where we had the Scientific Challenge last year

The 2017 Destination Imagination Season has begun!  This year when you purchase your team membership you will receive a book for each challenge, the Rules of the Road and the Road Map.  You have the option to purchase the books with your team number, or just the digital download.  Contact Pat Sudduth for the price of team memberships/materials.
Click here to purchase your team number and challenge materials: https://www.destinationimagination.org/challenge-program/start-a-team/

All team managers should've received an email announcing the Bonus Teams.  Here are our Bonus Teams:
Challenge C/ML:  Vanbenthuysen, Mitchell Intermediate
Challenge C/SL:  Lowenberg/Ullrich, Academy of Science and Technology
Challenge B/EL:  Horan, Bozman Elementary
Challenge E:/ML:  Kissner, McCullough Jr. High
Congratulations to these teams, and to all Southeast 6 teams advancing to the State Tournament!  Good Luck!

Please make 2 copies of each team member's medical/media release form.  You will leave one copy at the team registration table when you check in and you will take one copy with you.  You can find these forms in the 2016 Tournament section of our Southeast 6 website.

For some reason the Rising Stars schedule changed when our webmaster re-posted the schedule due to changes in other challenges.  I have attached the correct schedule.  Please refer to this schedule for your performance times.  Some teams will do Instant Challenge first, and others will do Team Challenge first.  The rooms are side by side.  The Rules of the Road state:  Page 35, #10. At many tournaments, Rising Stars! teams participate in an Instant Challenge activity.

The 2016 Regional Tournament Schedule has been posted!

Click to see the schedule.

Dear Team Managers,

You may now order your team's region t-shirts and pins.  Our theme is "Greatest Creativity on Earth".  You can preview the t-shirt and pin design on our Southeast 6 website.  Orders are placed on the Texas DI website.  You will need to log on and then you will see a link to place a t-shirt/pin order near the top of your registration form.  The deadline for preorders is January 15, 2016.

Our first team manager training will be this Saturday, September 26th, at College Park High School, from 9:00am-12:00pm.  Parents and teachers who serve as team managers are invited to attend this important training.  We will discuss management techniques, such as how to deal with conflict, how to handle behavior issues, and how to structure your team meeting.  We will also model how to deconstruct and analyze a challenge.  New and experienced team managers are welcome.  There is no advanced sign up.  Just show up!

Team Memberships are available for purchase on the IDODI website. http://www.idodi.org/challenge-program/start-a-team
Challenge Previews:  http://www.destinationimagination.org/challenge-program/2015-16-challeng...

Southeast 6 has 11 teams headed to Global Finals.

Click to results of all Southeast 6 Teams at the 2015 Affiliate tournament.

Team rankings from the 2015 Regional Tournament have been posted.

Click here to see.

Please remember that The Woodlands Marathon will effect traffic patterns on Tournament Day.  Plan your route and allow yourself at least 30-45 minutes extra travel time to Oak Ridge High School.  Check out The Woodlands Marathon website for more information.
http://thewoodlandsmarathon.com/interior.cfm?pg=72

We will be hosting our annual Instant Challenge Workshop at College Park High School in The Woodlands.  The Academy of Science and Technology will be hosting Elementary and Middle Level teams (no Rising Stars or Secondary teams may attend) for this workshop on Saturday, February 7, 2015.  The cost will be $25 (cash only) per team and will be collected at the door at the workshop.  The workshop will be open to the first 33 teams that register.

Congratulations to Priya Srivastava for her winning t-shirt design.  Priya has won a $25 gift certificate to our Dime Store, a free t-shirt and a free pin set. 

Thanks to everyone who submitted designs. This was a difficult decision, because we had so many creative entries!

Watch for more details to come.

Congratulations to the Bellville High School DI team, the Alternate Understudies, who won the Mayo Clinic Super Hero Challenge!  The Alternate Understudies, coached by SE 6 Region Board member, Susan Marek,  will receive a free trip to the Mayo Clinic for Innovation's Transform Symposium in Rochester, Minnesota, where they will present their award-winning solution. In addition this team won a free DI Team membership and an all expense paid trip to Global Finals in Knoxville, May 2015.  We are so proud of this team!! Way to go!!!

Journey Camp has a NEW location and it's close to home!!! This year Journey Camp will be at Camp Cullen in Trinity, Texas. The camp is just north east of Huntsville and only about an hour away from The Woodlands area.  Registration is now open. DI participants get a discount! Discounts are also available for campers whose parents volunteer as camp counselors. Students in Grades 9-12 are needed as Junior Counselors.

For more information or to register visit the Journey Camp website:  http://dijourneycamp.com/

Here is the information from Destination Imagination Headquarters about the price change for team memberships for the 2014-2015 season:

Check out the Challenges for the 2014-15 DI Season! It's never too early to start dreaming!!

http://www.idodi.org/challenge-program/2014-15-challenge-previews

All Regional T-shirt and Pin orders are due by Monday, March 10th, so that we can process the orders and deliver them before the State tournament.

Team rankings from the 2014 Regional Tournament have been published.  Click here to see rankings

Rankings with scores will be made available to teams as soon as possible.

T-shirt orders will be ready for pick up in the Dime Store at the tournament on Saturday. The Dime Store will be in the cafeteria near team registration. 

The 2014 Tournament Schedule is posted.  Click HERE to see the schedule.  

A link to the schedule has also been placed on the 2014 Tournament page.

You can also download an Excel version of the schedule on this page.

The deadline was February 1st. There will be a limited number of shirts and pins for sale in the Dime Store at our Regional Tournament. After the Regional Tournament you will be able to purchase more shirts and pins before the Affiliate Tournament.

Thanks for the support!

Interactive (PDF) versions of Tournament Data Forms are now available for download on the 2014 Tournament page.

The New T-shirt Design is ready to order.

Just click the link for pins and t-shirts in the Regional Tournament section on our website. Scroll down and select the t-shirts and pins you want to order. If you previously ordered and you want to change your order, please notify Missy McNeill (mkmcneill12 [at] gmail [dot] com) or Pat Sudduth (psudduth [at] yahoo [dot] com). We can change your order. The deadline is February 1st.

Go Directly to order form:  Order Pins and Shirts

Thanks for your support!