April DPS Recognitions

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Dickinson Public Schools thrives because of its outstanding students, staff, and faculty members. Congratulations to all for your remarkable achievements!


DICKINSON HIGH SCHOOL MAVERICKS EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCES
The Dickinson High School Mavericks had exceptional performances across multiple state and regional competitions, highlighted by team titles, individual championships, record-breaking performances, and podium finishes.

GYMNASTICS

11th consecutive NDHSAA State Championship and 10th straight WDA title!

State All-Around Sweep:

  • Aspen Roadarmel – 38.783
  • Reygan Strommen – 38.417
  • Charlotte Haapapuro – 37.000

Event Highlights:

  • Aspen Roadarmel set a state meet vault record (9.967)
  • Brooklyn Wariner – State Champion, Uneven Bars
  • Reygan Strommen – State Champion, Balance Beam
  • Aspen Roadarmel – State Champion, Floor

BOYS’ SWIM & DIVE WDA

  • 200 Medley Relay Champions - Bohdan Shevchenko, Shain Louw, Alex Williams, Liam Cloutier
  • 100 Breaststroke Champion – Shain Louw

GIRLS’ WRESTLING
WDA Team – 4th Place

WDA Champions & Placers:

  • Clancy Meyer
  • Kolbi McElwain
  • Christina Dorhmann
  • Breanna Erickson

CHEER

  • Performance Routine – Team
  • Game Day Cheer – Team
  • Ykria Schneider – All Around
  • Violet Kitzen – Sideline

BOYS’ WRESTLING

WDA Tournament
Team Finish: 4th place

Regional Champions:

  • Max Glaser (114)
  • Jake Glaser (121)
  • Conrad Kopari (152)
  • Hugh Meyer (189)

Region Runner-Up:

  • Wyatt Turner (133)

State Tournament

  • Team Finish: 3rd place
  • Jake Glaser – State Champion (121)
  • Conrad Kopari – State Champion (152)
  • Max Glaser – State Runner-Up (114)
  • Wyatt Turner – State Runner-Up (133)
  • Hugh Meyer – State Runner-Up (189)

Placers:

  • Jacob Wolf – 4th
  • Holden Kopari – 6th

STARK COUNTY SPELLING BEE

Dickinson Middle School proudly made its return to the Stark County Spelling Bee, and our students represented the school with determination and impressive spelling skills!

A special congratulations to our finalists:

  • Xayden Harrington (Grade — 4th place in the oral spell-down
  • Easton Putala (Grade — 10th place in the oral spell-down
  • Additional participants who qualified to represent DMS included:
  • Benjamin Bryant (Grade 6) — School Champion
  • Yayelle Simo (Grade 6)
  • Simon Schleppenbach — Alternate
  • Emmett Schleppenbach — Alternate

A special thank you to Advisor Sandra Craig for supporting and preparing these
students for the competition.

2026 NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP FINALISTS

We are proud to celebrate two Dickinson High School students who have been named National Merit Scholarship Finalists in the 2026 competition!

  • Gabriel Ricks
  • Rory Yoder

To earn this distinction, students must demonstrate exceptional academic performance, maintain a strong GPA throughout high school, submit a detailed scholarship application, earn confirming SAT or ACT scores, and be endorsed by their school.