Student Awards and Recognition

Dakota High School Design Technology students have won many national and state awards throughout the years including some of the following listed below.
- Nationally Recognized Engineering Design Program
- 2020 Detroit Autorama Winners - Custom Pro Class and High School Class
- 2008 & 2012 State Champion Avanti Stellar Scholars Award for Automotive Design
- 2000 & 2002 National Champions in Technical Drafting for SkillsUSA
- 2007 National 4th Place in Technical Drafting for SkillsUSA
- 2006 National 3rd Place in Technical Drafting for SkillsUSA
- 2004 National 2nd Place in Technical Drafting for SkillsUSA
- 2003 National 3rd Place in Technical Drafting for SkillsUSA
- 1999 National 4th Place in Technical Drafting for SkillsUSA
- 1999 National 3rd Place for Daimler-Chrysler’s “Build Your Dream Vehicle
- 1999 State Quiz Bowl Champions and National Runner-up for SkillsUSA
- 1999 & 2000 State Champions in Daimler-Chrysler’s “Build Your Dream Vehicle” Team #1
- 1999 & 2000 Silver Medal Winner in Daimler-Chrysler’s “Build Your Dream Vehicle” Team #3
- 1999 & 2000 Bronze Medal Winner in Daimler-Chrysler’s “Build Your Dream Vehicle” Team #2
- Students have won over 800 individual awards in the Michigan Industrial and Technology Educational Society (MITES)
- Twenty-five Divisional Grand Awards and Ten Grand Award in MITES competition
- Won every major design competition in Michigan for over 20 years.
- Largest annual Cardboard Boat Regatta for high school students
- 1998 First high school in the country to receive and use a Rapid Prototype technology (better known as 3D Printing)