REGION 1-Ohio Kids for Creativity

To be a certified Tournament Appraiser or Official for the Region 1 competition you must attend the Officials’ (Appraiser) Training  on
Saturday, March 3, 2012 from
 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon.
Registration is from 8:30 am. to 9:00 am.
Training location has changed.
It is ITT Technical Institute
1030 North Meridian Road
Youngstown, OH 44509-4098.
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The Region 1 competition will be at
Youngstown State University on March 17, 2012.

You will receive confirmation of your Official assignment, a copy of the Challenge, and all additional, necessary, informational materials from your DI Coordinator through your Team Manager.  Please call or contact him/her if you have not received the materials by February 24. You must read all the information in your packet before coming to Official’s training and be sure to bring the material with you to training.

When you make this commitment, recognize that the team you represent will be assessed a score deduction if you do not attend both the Officials’ Training on March 3 , 2012 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon. and complete your assigned tournament duties from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on March 17, 2012. (Or until released by your Challenge Master).  Also, please be advised that you will not be able leave your job to see any performances on Tournament day in other Challenges or levels than the one you are appraising.

Once you have completed the online registration  form, should anything occur that would prevent you from fulfilling your Appraiser duties you need to notify your Team manager, District Coordinator (if you have one) and Region 1 Appraiser Coordinator as soon as possible!

Lois and Youngstown DI teams invite you their Music and Theatre Event Friday 27 Jan 2012, 5:30 pm – 8:30pm at Taft Elementary School, 730 E. Avondale Ave. Yo. OH.

Friends of D.I present a Musical Extravaganza to support Youngstown’s Destination Imagination teams. Come and join us for an evening of local musical talent, entertainment and an original play written by Youngstown Early College’s Creative Writing Club!

Advance tickets are $10, $12. at the door. Tickets are available at GOLDIE’S FLOWER SHOP, TABERNACLE BAPTIST CHURCH OR LOIS THORNTON AT 330-744-7973 EXT 3176.
See attached flier for full details.

The RD reminds all Coordinators and TM’s – If you are doing an event to support DI, let us spread the word. The more we help each other, the more successful we’ll be.

Hi Folks,

There are a few stragglers… Please get your registrations in as soon as possible!

Thanks!

Destination ImagiNation Community,

This is a reminder that the deadline for DISC Scholarships is February 1,
2012 and rapidly approaching! You can find out all the details for this
year’s search at didisc.org/scholarshipshome

Lists of past winners are located at didisc.org/scholarshipslist

You can also see some of our past entries at didisc.org/r-scholarshipentries

If you have ANY questions or have problems accessing any of the materials,
please contact either Nancy or I at _ScholarshipChairs@idodi.org_
(mailto:ScholarshipChairs@idodi.org)

Thank you!

DISC Scholarship Committee Co Chairs
Chris Groberg and Nancy Kornegay

Sunday, Midnight is the deadline to get most Tournament forms submitted! Team Registration, Appraiser, and Volunteer are due.
We thank the 22 Teams who have submitted forms so far.

Also; don’t forget that additions to the submitted roster must be approved by the RD and (except RS teams) are limited to 7 team members even if one or more have left the school, been grounded, etc. Please read and reread the Rules of the Road.

Don’t forget the T-shirt, Ad, and Pin Order forms. And practice IC!!!

See region1di.org/?page_id=115

Agenda on the page above and will be e-mailed to the usual list.

FYI- RD is in 5216b at St. Elizabeth’s, Belmont (as of 01/08 at 19:30)

Saturday is Training for Challenge Masters at Mt Vernon HS. Might want to attend Tuesday to arrange rides?

It’s 76 days until the Region 1 Tournament! How are your preparations coming?

1. Don’t forget to check for problem clarification at idodi.org/index.php/what-is-a-clarification

2. Don’t forget to get your team forms in. (We have 14 team tournament forms so far.)

3. Don’t forget Ad forms and the T-shirt forms (We have 1 T-shirt entry so far.)

4. Don’t forget Appraisers and Volunteers have forms to complete.

5. Don’t forget to have a Happy New Year!!! See you March 17th!

December Board meeting is THIS Tuesday! Usual 6:30 dinner/7PM Business at Denny’s.

See region1di.org/?page_id=115

Agenda is now on the page above (as of 22:44, 12/11) and will be e-mailed to the usual list when approved by the RD. lol

The rush to Region 1 Tournament 2012 has started!

Congrats to our 1st Team Registration received – from Warren Lincoln K-8 Middle Level Team, William Young, Team Manager!

And last Saturday, FedEx delivered 36 lbs of Award Ribbons! Is one of those yours? Only if you register!

Barbara J. Acerra, career educator, Past Regional Challenge Master for Instant Challenge, and friend of Region 1, died Thursday morning at her home.
Barb served several years as Co-Regional Challenge Master for Instant Challenge. After stepping down from that active roll she continued to assist the region behind the scenes arraigning for our use of the Trumbull County Educational Services Center for our Team Manager Training.
She will be missed by us and our prayers go out to her family.

Region 1 Board

Full details are available at Vindy.com.