Destination Imagination
A challenge based educational programme
Success Stories
CHRIS
COLFER
ACTOR &
AUTHOR
Actor Chris Colfer, who plays Kurt Hummel on the hit TV series “Glee,” got his start doing DI in Clovis, California. In addition to winning the 2011 Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series, Colfer won the People’s Choice Award for Favorite Comedic TV Actor in 2012 and 2014. He is also a “New York Times” best-selling author and publisher of “Struck by Lightning” and “The Land of Stories.”
RACHEL
HALE
SINGER &
SONG WRITER
Destination Imagination alumna, Rachael Hale, is a singer and songwriter from Prescott, Arkansas. She was a featured contestant on Season 12 of American Idol, and was a Top 20 female finalist competing in the “live” shows. Billboard ranked her performance of “Nothing but the Water” as one of the Top 12 Performances of the entire season. Hale has opened for Tracy Byrd, Joe Nichols and Chris Cagle, and appeared on an episode of ABC’s Nashville.
KEVIN
HOBAN
TELEVISION
PRODUCER
Kevin Hoban is a producer at Brian Catalina Entertainment and has worked on a variety of popular television series including the National Geographic Channel’s “Ultimate Survival Alaska.“ “After producing three seasons of ‘Ultimate Survival Alaska,’ I’m forever grateful that I went through Destination Imagination,” said Hoban. He was a DI participant for several years and continues to volunteer as an Appraiser.
MAELLE
RICKER
OLYMPIC GOLD
MEDALLIST
Maelle Ricker became the first Canadian woman to win gold at home in the 2010 Winter Olympics. She learned competition, teamwork and goal setting at a young age as a DI team member from British Columbia.
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