Regional Directors:Tournament Directors:

MISD Superintendent: Dr. David VroonlandMISD Deputy Superintendent: Beth Nicholas MISD Assistant Superindentent: Dr. Treva FranklinPrincipal: Taylor MorrisPoteet High School Custodial Staff Tish Downs and Pirate Band StudentsMaster of Ceremonies: Emily Duke & Russ Weeks

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to all the Team Managers, teachers, school sponsors, appraisers,

Challenge Masters, volunteers and parents for your hard work to make this

tournament possible every year!

Emily Duke & Carrie Hefner Liz Rimler, Russ Weeks &

A BIG thank you to ALL of our sponsors for feeding our volunteers!

FEBRUARY 22 POTEET HIGH SCHOOL MESQUITE, TX

AWARDS CEREMONY @ 6:30 PMIN THE GYM FOR THE COMPETING TEAMS

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2020REGIONAL TOURNAMENT

Tikka Walters

GENERAL SCHEDULE7:00-2:00 All Team Registration Poteet Cafeteria

8:00-4:00 Concessions Cafeteria/Commons

8:00-4:00 Dime Store Cafeteria

8:00-4:20 Challenge A - Technical - The Big Fix AL Choir Room

8:00-2:20 Challenge B- Scientific - First Encounter EL Orchestra

8:00-3:40 Challenge B - Scientific - First Encounter ML SL Band Hall

7:40-4:40 Challenge C- Fine Arts - Picture This EL Little Theater

7:40-4:40 Challenge C - Fine Arts - Picture This ML SL Auditorium

8:00-3:20 Challenge D - Improv - To the Rescue EL Room 261

8:00-3:20 Challenge D - Improv- To the Rescue ML SL Room 262

7:40-4:40 Challenge E- Engineering- In the Cards EL Room 115

8:00-4:20 Challenge E - Engineering - In the Cards ML SL Room 116

8:00-3:00 Challenge P-Service Learning-It's About Time AL Library

8:00-4:00 Early Learning - Rising Stars - Blast Off Rooms 171/172

6:30 Award Ceremony Gymnasium

ALL TEAMS( Challenge Room 171 & Instant Challenge 172 )

Create and present a play about characterswho travel from one planet to another.

Include something surprising that happensduring the trip.

Design and create a puppet to use in the play.

Launch team-created rockets during the play.

Create costumes, props, and scenery to helptell the story.

Our Rising Stars for Early Learners Challenge offers simple experiences with the creative process, and it gives young kids (preschool through

2nd grade) a place to work together and make new friends.

Teams, please report to your challenge prep at the time designated on the schedule & be sure to watch other teams whenever you have a chance!

Spectators will only be allowed to enter the Performance Area BEFORE a team’s presentation has begun and PLEASE clear the hallways for other teams and props.

PLEASE, NO WHOLE NUTS in the building. We have team members with extreme allergies.

Please come for the hour long awards ceremony and please don't leave early as we love your energy!

!! REMINDERS !!

ALL LEVELS( Library )

Identify, design, carry out, and evaluate aproject that addresses a need in a realcommunity.

Create and present a story that shows atleast one character in a race against time.

Integrate information about the project intothe story.

Design and build a device that representstime and highlights milestones from theproject.

Create and present two Team ChoiceElements that show off your team’sinterests, skills, areas of strength, andtalents.

Our Service Learning Challenge is designed to engage students in public service that addresses real-life community issues.

NOTES: Design and build a bridge that will be assembled

during the Presentation.

Move weight across the bridge to test itsstrength.

Create and present a story about an unexpectedconnection and its outcome.

Design and create a set piece that transitionsbetween settings.

Create and present two Team Choice Elementsthat show off your team’s interests, skills, areasof strength, and talents.

MIDDLE & SECONDARY LEVELS ( Room 116 )

Our Engineering Challenge asks students to design, build, and test load-bearing structures created from specific materials.

Design and build an invention.

Create and present a story about how aproblem is solved with the use of theinvention.

Integrate an invention artifact to highlightthe development process.

Design and build scenery that shows theimpact of solving the problem.

Create and present two Team ChoiceElements that show off the team’sinterests, skills, areasof strength, and talents.

ALL LEVELS ( Choir Room)

The Technical Challenge prompts students to complete tasks by using engineering, research, strategic planning, and related skills.

ELEMENTARY LEVEL( Room 115 )

Our Engineering Challenge asks students to design, build, and test load-bearing structures created from specific materials.

Design and build a bridge that will be assembledduring the Presentation.

Move weight across the bridge to test itsstrength.

Create and present a story about an unexpectedconnection and its outcome.

Design and create a set piece that transitionsbetween settings.

Create and present two Team Choice Elementsthat show off your team’s interests, skills, areasof strength, and talents.

ELEMENTARY LEVEL ( Orchestra )

Research a real species and a real habitat.

Create and present a story about the firstencounter between the species and thehabitat.

Show how the species and the habitatchange as a result of the encounter.

Present the story in theater in the round.

Create and present two Team ChoiceElements that show off the team’s interests,skills, areas of strength, and talents.

Our Scientific Challenge blends the curiosity of scientific research with the creative expression of performance art.

MIDDLE & SECONDARY LEVELS ( Room 262 UPSTAIRS )

Research superpowers and how they areportrayed in comic books, literature, film, andother media.

Create and present an improvisational skitabout a villain who uses a superpower tocause an unexpected situation.

Include a hero who uses an underwhelmingpower to try to overcome the unexpectedsituation.

Enhance the skit with sound effects.

Our Improvisational Challenge is all about research, spontaneity, and storytelling. Teams receive topics and produce skits right on the spot.

MIDDLE & SECONDARY LEVELS ( Band Hall )

Our Scientific Challenge blends the curiosity of scientific research with the creative expression of performance art.

ELEMENTARY LEVEL ( Room 261 UPSTAIRS )

Research superpowers and how they areportrayed in comic books, literature, film, andother media.

Create and present an improvisational skitabout a villain who uses a superpower tocause an unexpected situation.

Include a hero who uses an underwhelmingpower to try to overcome the unexpectedsituation.

Enhance the skit with sound effects.

Our Improvisational Challenge is all about research, spontaneity, and storytelling. Teams receive topics and produce skits right on the spot.

Research a real species and a real habitat.

Create and present a story about the firstencounter between the species and thehabitat.

Show how the species and the habitat changeas a result of the encounter.

Present the story in theater in the round.

Create and present two Team Choice Elementsthat show off the team’s interests, skills,areas of strength, and talents.

ELEMENTARY LEVEL( Little Theater )

Create and present a story that integratesresearch of a team-selected game.

Create and present a game gizmo that causesan action or event to occur.

Design and create a container that goes througha transformation.

Design either the game gizmo or the containerto be a technical element.

Create and present two Team Choice Elementsthat show off the team’s interests, skills, areasof strength, and talents.

Our Fine Arts Challenge helps students develop acting and creative skills through artistic media, theater arts, script writing, and prop design.

MIDDLE & SECONDARY LEVELS ( Auditorium )

Create and present a story that integratesresearch of a team-selected game.

Create and present a game gizmo that causesan action or event to occur.

Design and create a container that goes througha transformation.

Design either the game gizmo or the containerto be a technical element.

Create and present two Team Choice Elementsthat show off the team’s interests, skills, areasof strength, and talents.

Our Fine Arts Challenge helps students develop acting and creative skills through artistic media, theater arts, script writing, and prop design.