2022 NExT Region DI Tournament
2022 NExT Tournament Special Awards
A note about Bonus Teams:
If your team does not automatically qualify to advance to the affiliate tournament, but placed 2nd in their category, YOU MAY QUALIFY AS A BONUS TEAM. Hold on to your props, costumes and other Team Challenge items. Bonus teams are chosen by the Texas Affiliate (not the NExT Region) and will be contacted in early March.
Quick Links
Destination Imagination Resource Area
No printed program will be available on Tournament Day. Please print or otherwise save necessary information.
Venue Information
Tournament Schedule
Tournament Safety
The NExT Region cares about the health and safety of our volunteers and participants and their families. At this time, the NExT Tournament is planned to be an in-person low contact event.
Teams may request to have no audience in their Team Challenge performance. If a team requests this, only the appraisers, team, and team managers will be in the room. All teams must respect other team’s wishes and comply with appraiser instructions.
N95 masks will be available for volunteers, participants, and attendees. We expect all people at the tournament to be respectful, responsible, and proactive about health and safety guidelines.
Appraisers will reset rooms after each team performance to clean the space. Attendees and teams must exit the room between performances.
Per CDC guidelines, if any team members, Team Managers, supporters, or volunteers test positive for COVID-19 or begin COVID-19 symptoms within 10 days before the tournament date, the sick person should not attend the tournament.
Per the Rules of the Road, if any team members, Team Managers, supporters, or volunteers are sick within 48 prior to the NExT tournament, the sick person should not attend.
Quick Facts
Only one Team Manager (or Assistant Team Manager) can accompany the team to the Instant Challenge.
Cell service may be spotty. We recommend having necessary information printed or saved offline.
Use this handy form to collect all of the information you need.
A message from the participants regarding the Rules of Interference
We Can Do It!
NO ONE MAY HELP US PREPARE FOR OUR PRESENTATION.
You may not fix our hair, put on our makeup, repair our props, direct our production, or do anything that might be considered Interference.
Interference may cause us point deductions!
Let us show you what we can do.
Parking
Parking can be challenging and can take up to 30 minutes during busy times.
There are 4 parking locations assigned for the tournament. Click the map (below) for the locations, which are circled in orange.
Click to Enlarge the Map
Performances
To find a performance, you will need to know:
Challenge Name (i.e., Scientific, Rising Stars, Improv, etc.) - This is CRITICAL!
Room Designation (i.e., Rising Stars, Scientific Elementary etc.) See the schedule coming soon.
Team Manager Last Name
School
Follow color-coded signs to the appropriate Challenge area.
Here’s a handy informational page to fill out before tournament day.
No one will be allowed to enter the room once the performance begins. Guests should allow extra time for parking and locating the correct room.
WiFi
Network: JPIIHS-Guest
Password: Seek2Serve2021!
Awards Ceremony
The NExT Tournament Awards will be Sunday 2-27 at 7:30pm. Because of COVID19 precautions, awards will be VIRTUAL.
Special Awards
Competitive teams are eligible for special awards
High IC Award: In rooms with two or more teams competiting against one another, this award is given to the team with the highest Instant Challenge score.
Spirit of Discovery and Imagination Award (Spirit of DI Award): This award is given in recognition of those who act as superior role models in the areas of spirit, teamwork, sportsmanship, or volunteerism.
Renaissance Award: This award is given for outstanding skill in the areas of design, engineering, execution, or performance.
DaVinci Award: This award is given for having a unique approach to a solution, for risk taking, and/or for outstanding creativity (not skill or talent).
Magellan Award: This award is given to participants who, over their DI career, have completed in every challenge category.
Advancing to Affiliate
The top teams from the competitive challenges will advance to the Affiliate Tournament in Arlington TX on March 25-26.
The top teams will receive a note with details about a virtual Going to State meeting after Virtual Awards are finished Sunday, Feb 27.
Texas DI will continue the Bonus Team program to allow more teams to participate in the Affiliate Tournament. Bonus teams will be selected from regional teams across the state who came close to qualifying but did not quite make it. Invitations will be issued in early March, and must by accepted promptly.
DIme Store
This year’s commemorative pins and shirts will be available at the Dime Store for purchase, along with other fun items.
Many thanks to our own Junior Board for sponsoring the DIme Store.
Pre-order shirts and pins before Feb 21 for Early Bird Pricing!
Volunteers
It takes a team.
The Tournament is not possible without the generous support of more than 200 volunteers!
Junior Board
A big thanks goes out to the NExT Region Junior Board members. These high school students are former or current DI participants who give back to our organization by volunteering in numerous ways. They develop our shirt and pins designs, working with local vendors. The Junior Board also runs the DIme Store - start to finish. And our Junior Board members volunteer at DI events throughout the year. What an exceptional group! Find more info here.
NExT Year's Challenges
It's never too early to start thinking creatively for the next season of Destination Imagination (DI). Are you ready for a sneak peek at what's around the corner? The 2022-2023 Challenge previews will be available soon!
A school nurse is available in the front office.
Lost and found is located at the Dime Store.
To see a complete list of this year’s restricted items click here.
Special thanks to
Thanks to all of the Team Managers, teachers, campus coordinators, board members, appraisers, volunteers, and parents who helped make this DI season possible for more than 1,000 students. Without your countless hours of support, we wouldn't be here today!
