By: Maggie Lehman, Drafting Instructor at DHS
Dickinson High and Roughrider Area Career and Tech Center (RACTC) had a phenomenal showing at State SkillsUSA Competition this year in Wahpeton. We had 38 students participate, 10 from RACTC and 28 from DHS. The students won 28 medals: 10 from RACTC and 18 from DHS. We also brought home 4 state officers and an officer team trainer. The students showcased their leadership and trade skills through industry-standard competitions. This year, the areas that participated in SkillsUSA were Automotive, Building Trades, Drafting, Heath Careers, PowerSports, and Welding.
| Here are the top finishers in Individual Events: | |
|---|---|
| Architectural Drafting – Kelby Gion – 1st | Power Equipment Tech – Hunter Moreno – 1st |
| Architectural Drafting – Dylan Smith – 2nd | Power Equipment Tech – Trentin Urlacher – 2nd |
| Architectural Drafting – Kaden Hintz – 3rd | Prepared Speech – Bailey Binstock – 1st |
| Carpentry – Brayden Barnhart – 2nd | Prepared Speech – Sage Morton – 3rd |
| Extemporaneous Speech – Rachel Thompson – 1st | Related Technical Math – Bailey Binstock – 3rd |
| Firefighting – Rachel Thompson – 1st | Technical Drafting – Drew Ficek – 2nd |
| First Aid/CPR – Charly Wyatt – 1st | Welding – Cole Kadrmas – 3rd |
| Job Skill Demonstration – Kate Enney – 2nd | Welding Sculpture – Diego Villalvazo – 3rd |
| Pin Design – Jordyn Wanner – 2nd | |
Team Events:
- Health Knowledge Bowl – Brinishia DeVall, Dezirae Grinsteinner, Ashley Pinto-Melendez, Aidynn Yoder – 1st
- Health Knowledge Bowl – Dustie Dassinger, Brayden Jangula, Brandon Tackett – 3rd
- Teamworks – Tom Lewton, Aiden Dahmus, Gavin Ranum, Deklan Roll – 3rd
State Officer Team – Dezirae Grinsteinner (RACTC), Hunter Moreno (DHS), Justin Wardell (DHS), and Charly Wyatt (RACTC)
State Officer Team Trainer – Kate Enney (DHS)
The following students and advisors will be attending the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Competition, June 19-24th, in Atlanta, GA.
| Kelby Gion | Lyle Smith (PowerSports Advisor) |
|---|---|
| Rachel Thompson | Scott Schmidt (Building Trades Advisor) |
| Charly Wyatt | Jaclyn Guillaume (Health Careers Advisor) |
| Kate Enney | Courtney Sadowsky (Health Careers Advisor) |
| Brinishia DeVall | Maggie Lehman (Drafting Advisor) |
| Dezirae Grinsteinner | Mason Geiger (Fire Dept.) |
| Ashley Pinto-Melendez | |
| Aidynn Yoder | |
| Hunter Moreno | |
| Bailey Binstock |