Welcome to
SaYes to Creativity - West Texas Destination Imagination!
Welcome to the 2026-2027 Season!
SaYes Updates
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SaYes Regional Awareness Meeting - August 11, 2026 - 5:30 p.m. at SISD DSC.
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Your Regional Registration, T-Shirt, and Pin orders are due by December 11, 2026. If not received by that date, there will be an additional $200 late fee assessed to your registration.
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If you have any questions, please contact your District Coordinator or Leslie Akins for assistance.
Contacts
Need help? Click here.
OR Contact your school district coordinator/representative:
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Clint ISD: Margarita Mendez - margarita.Mendez@clint.net
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El Paso ISD - rd@sayes.texasdi.org
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Fabens ISD - rd@sayes.texasdi.org
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Socorro ISD: Stephanie Carrasco - ycarra@sisd.net
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Ysleta ISD: Frances Padilla - fpadilla@yisd.net
- All other districts, private, charter schools - rd@sayes.texasdi.org
2026-2027 Challenge Masters
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Technical - Roman Hernandez
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Scientific - Kara Baker
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Fine Arts - Caitlyn Luebke
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Improv - Theresa Zlotopolski
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Engineering - Deanna McSwain
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Service Learning - Elizabeth Duran
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Early Learning - Linda Hitter
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Instant Challenge - Sharon Wiles
Which Website Should I Use??
Use this website for...
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Training handouts
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Calendar of events & training
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Newsletters
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Practice Instant Challenges
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Regional Tournament info
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State Tournament Info
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Practice Instant Challenges
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Purchasing & downloading the challenges
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Downloading other program materials
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Submitting and reviewing clarifications
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Registering your team for the Regional Tournament (also, https://ryt.destinationimagination.org/)
SaYes to Creativity (West Texas DI) sponsors Destination Imagination® for students in grades Pre-K through college in the West Texas area of Texas.
Destination Imagination® is an extraordinary non-profit organization that provides educational programs for students to learn and experience creativity, teamwork and problem solving. It is an exhilarating after-school activity in which students work in teams to solve mind-bending Challenges and present their solutions at Tournaments.
Helpful links:
SaYes Team Managers
Be sure you have signed in at meetings in order to gain access to the Google Folder with all regional information.