Mid-Cities Region - All News
New Website
Please visit our new website for all current season information. Be sure to save https://www.midcitiesdi.org to your bookmarks!
Instant Challenge Training and Make and Take materials have been posted!
You can download the handouts here https://midcities.txdi.org/tmtrainhandouts.
Training Handouts
Youth Protection Policy
Please take some time to review our new Youth Protection Policy. All Team Managers are required to have an approved background check.
2019 Tournament Rankings Published
You can view rankings from the Regional Tournament at this link. https://midcities.txdi.org/2019rankings
2017 Award Ceremony Video Posted
Go here: https://vimeo.com/205742574 to watch a video of the 2017 Mid-Cities DI Tournament Award Ceremony.
The password is: dimc170225
2017 Tournament Rankings posted
Rankings from the 2017 Mid-Cities DI Regional Tournament have been posted. Click Here.
Award Ceremony Photographs Posted
Photographs from the Regional Tournament Award Ceremony have been posted.
Candids taken before the award ceremony and photos of award winners are posted.
Go to: https://texasdi.smugmug.com/Midcities/2016TournamentYear
New URL to register
There were some changes to www.texasdi.org over the weekend.
The URL to register or login as a Team Manager, Appraiser or regional official has changed to register.txdi.org
www.texasdi.org will still be your link for state and general information.
We have a Tournament date and location
Grand Prairie ISD has come through and we now have a tournament site and location.
The tournament will be February 27 at South Grand Prairie High School.
2015 Tournament Rankings Published
Tournament rankings from the 2015 Mid-Cities Destination Imagination Regional Tournament have been posted.
2015 Tournament Schedule Posted
The 2015 Regional Tournament Schedule is posted: Go to: http://midcities.texasdi.org/2015schedule
Images of 2015 Pins and TShirts Posted
Images of Mid-Cities Region 2015 Pins and TShirts are now posted. Go here to see them.
Check out the Calendar
Make sure you check out the Mid-Cities Calendar for upcoming trainings and workshops. All dates are on the calendar but we are still finishing up the details on a few trainings and workshops. Calendar.
2014 Affiliate Tournament Results
Mid-Cities has 6 teams advancing to Global Finals. Go HERE to see results for all Mid-Cities teams at the 2014 Affiliate Tournament.
Award Photographs Posted
Pictures from the Award Ceremony are now available for viewing at:
http://texasdi.smugmug.com/Midcities/2014-Tournament-Year/2014Award-Cere...
You have the option of ordering prints from the website. Pprices are fairly reasonable ($3 for a 4x6) or you can download and print your own prints.
Tournament Rankings Posted
Tournament Rankings have been posted. CLICK HERE.
Rankings with scores will be made available to teams as soon as possible.
Tournament Schedule Posted
The Tournament Schedule for the 2014 Regional Tournament is now online. Click here to see the schedule. There is also a link in the Regional Tournament block on the front page of the website and on the Regional Tournament Page.
If you have questions about how the tournament schedule is put together you can go here.
Important Information for Team Managers
A new document has been added to the 2014 Regional Tournament Page: IMPORTANT Tournament Information for Team Managers
This document contains information that team managers need about the tournament day, tournament day checkin, the awards ceremony and some challenge specific information. Click here to download the document.
2014 Travel Guide for Teams released
The 2014 Travel Guide for Teams has been released.
The Travel Guide for Teams tells you what to expect at your tournament. Inside this Guide you will find information that includes what will happen at your Presentation Site and tips from teams and Team Managers on how to have a great tournament experience.
2014 Regional Tournament location set
GCISD has once again stepped up to host the Regional Tournament. The Regional Tournament will be February 22, 2014 at Colleyville Heritage High School and Heritage Middle School.
Goto: http://midcities.texasdi.org/2014tournament for more information
2013 Tournament Schedule is posted
The 2013 Regional Tournament schedule is posted at: http://midcities.texasdi.org/2013schedule.
70 of the 170 teams in the tournament had special scheduling requests. We have accommodated those requests as best we can.
2013 Travel Guide for Teams released
Destination Imagination has released the 2013 Travel Guide for Teams.
The Travel Guide tells you what to expect at your tournament. The guide includes information about what will happen at your Presentation Site and tips from teams and Team Managers on how to have a great tournament experience.
You can download the Guide HERE.
Winter Workshop Registration is open
Registration Deadline extended until 7:00 pm 11/26/2012
Registration for the Winter Workshop is now open.
Click here for more information and to find the registration forms.
If you would like to verify if your registration has been processed.
Competitive Teams
If your school is paying by purchase order or check
2013 Tournament Location is set
Grapevine Colleyville ISD will once again be hosting the Regional Tournament at Colleyville Heritage High School and Heritage Middle School. The tournament dates will be February 23, 2013
2012 Tournament Photos Posted
Photos from the award ceremony and the tournament have been posted. Goto: http://texasdi.smugmug.com/Midcities/2012 to view them.
Tournament Results are posted
2012 Tournament Results are posted. Click here or visit the 2012 Regional Tournament Page to see them. Special Awards will be posted soon.
Journey Camp Registration is open
Registration for Journey Camp is now open.
Journey Camp is a one-of-a-kind educational experience
for the most creative kids, exclusively offered by Texas DI.
Click to visit the Journey Camp website and to register.
Watch a promo video about Journey Camp.
Revised Tournament Helper Schedule Published
The tournament helper schedule has been revised. Click to see the new schedule.
Texas DI announces "Bonus Team" program.
The Executive Board of Texas DI has implemented a new program to maximize the number of teams that can participate in the Affiliate (State) Tournament. The number of teams that we can advance to Global Finals is fixed by Destination Imagination, Inc.so it is not possible to run more challenge sites than we are already running. However, since many challenge sites do not have a full complement of teams, the Executive Board has announced the following.
Tournament Helper Schedule Published
The tournament Helper schedule has been published. Visit the tournament page at 2012 Tournament to view
Site Maps have been posted
Site maps with locations for the challenges have been posted on the Tournament page.
Go to: http://midcities.texasdi.org/2012tournament to download them. There is a color and black and white version of the map. The color map is easier to read but doesn't print very well for those who cannot print in color.
Tournament Schedule Posted
The tournament schedule is posted. http://midcities.texasdi.org/2012tournamentschedule
2012 Travel Guide for Teams Released
Destination Imagination has released the 2011-2012 Travel Guide for Teams
The Travel Guide includes information on what will happen at each Presentation Site along with tips from Teams and Team Managers on how to have a great tournament experience.
Mid-Cities team results from Global Finals 2011
Mid-Cities had 5 teams advance to Global Finals
Regional Tournament Results Posted
The results of the Mid-Cities Creativity Regional Tournament Results have been published (click here). Thanks again to Irving ISD for hosting the Tournament. Thanks also to all of our appraisers and officials who made the tournament possible.
If your team is not advancing you should take time to celebrate the teams season.
Texas DI announces DI Journey Camp
Texas Destination Imagination is introducing Journey Camp! Journey Camp is a 3-day, 2-night event full of extreme DI activities, and intensive, strategic workshops that give participants the tools they need to succeed in DI. Participants will have a chance to fly 30 feet in the air while solving instant challenges, learn leadership on horseback, battle burning towers of fire as they race against four other teams, and learn from the most professional and innovative leaders in the fields of technical engineering, performance, improv, structure creation, and community service.
DI releases 2011 Travel Guide for Teams
Destination Imagination has released this years Travel Guide for Teams.
It can be found at: http://www.idodi.org/10-11downloads/10-11TravelGuide.pdf
The Travel Guide has information teams will need as the prepare for our Regional Tournament. It tells you what to expect at the tournament. There is information about what happens at each presentation site. You will also find information about the appraisal teams.
DI releases BETA version of Roadmap
Roadmap is a guidebook designed to help Destination ImagiNation (DI) Team Managers navigate their teams to a Tournament through 16 team sessions.
Important:
Mid-Cities Teams at Global Finals 2010
Click to see how Mid-Cities teams did at Global Finals.
Tournament Scores posted
Tournament Scores for the 2010 Regional Tournament are posted.
Click: 2010 Tournament Scores
2010 Travel Guide for Teams published
DI has published the 2010 Travel Guide for Teams.
This Guide has information about:
- What happens at each presentation site
- The roles of different Appraisers at the Presentation Sites
- Information about Scoring
- Tips for Preparing for the Tournament
- and more
Mid-Cities at Global Finals 2009
Mid Cities teams did very well at Global Finals 2009. Click HERE for results.
Mid-Cities at 2009 Texas Tournament
Mid-Cities region has several top 10 finishers at the Texas Affiliate Tournament in April. Teams designated as such are advancing to Global Finals.
2009 Tournament Scores are Posted
Scores from the 2009 Regional Tournament have now been posted.