Pulling the books off the shelf
Program record
Clarence M. Kimball High School
Royal Oak, MI
Competed under this name until 2006, when it became part of Royal Oak High School.
12
state titles
0
sweeps titles
12
event champions
1979–1997
seasons
State Championships
High school: 12 individual titles
Individual state champions
- 1997
- John HartExtemporaneous Speaking (Class A)
- 1992
- Danielle WieseExtemporaneous Speaking
- 1990
- Kevin MinchExtemporaneous Speaking
- 1989
- Danielle WieseExtemporaneous Speaking (9-10)
- 1988
- Carter DoughertyExtemporaneous Speaking
- 1986
- Emily SintzExtemporaneous Speaking
- 1984
- Vicky HenryExtemporaneous Speaking
- 1983
- Doug HertaImpromptu
- 1981
- Bart CraigImpromptu
- 1980
- Nick McCrackenExtemporaneous Speaking
- 1979
- Bart CraigExtemporaneous Speaking (9-10)
- Kim GarvinExtemporaneous Speaking
This is what the archive holds, not necessarily the whole record — the high school State Finals for 2001–02 and 2002–03 and 2003–04 and 2004–05 and 2008–09 and 2009–10 and 2018–19 and 2019–20 are not in it yet, so a title from those seasons would not appear here.
Season by season
Sweeps place by tournament over time — higher is better.
1996–97
1 tournament · best team finish 21st · 1 event champion · 1 state finalist
- MIFA High School State FinalsFri, May 2, 1997 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)121
- 1stJohn Hart — Extemporaneous SpeakingClass AState Champion
1995–96
1 tournament · best team finish 17th · 1 state finalist
- MIFA High School State FinalsFri, May 3, 1996 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)117
- 2ndJohn Hart — Extemporaneous SpeakingState Finalist
1994–95
1 tournament · best team finish 23rd
1993–94
1 tournament · best team finish 34th
1991–92
1 tournament · best team finish 15th · 1 event champion · 2 state finalists
- MIFA High School State FinalsFri, May 1, 1992 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)215
- 1stDanielle Wiese — Extemporaneous SpeakingState Champion
- 6thLauren Korn — ImpromptuState Finalist
1990–91
1 tournament · best team finish 14th · 2 state finalists
- MIFA High School State FinalsFri, May 3, 1991 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)214
- 2ndDanielle Weise — Extemporaneous SpeakingState Finalist
- 4thLauren Korn — ImpromptuState Finalist
1989–90
1 tournament · best team finish 10th · 1 event champion · 1 state finalist
- MIFA High School State FinalsFri, May 4, 1990 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)110
- 1stKevin Minch — Extemporaneous SpeakingState Champion
1988–89
1 tournament · best team finish 14th · 1 event champion · 2 state finalists
- MIFA High School State FinalsFri, May 5, 1989 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)214
- 1stDanielle Wiese — Extemporaneous Speaking (9-10)State Champion
- 2ndKevin Minch — Extemporaneous SpeakingState Finalist
1987–88
1 tournament · best team finish 13th · 1 event champion · 2 state finalists
- MIFA High School State FinalsFri, May 6, 1988 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)213
- 1stCarter Dougherty — Extemporaneous SpeakingState Champion
- 6thPat Landreth — Humorous InterpretationState Finalist
1986–87
1 tournament · best team finish 10th · 1 state finalist
- MIFA High School State FinalsFri, May 1, 1987 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)110
- 2ndCarter Dougherty — Extemporaneous SpeakingState Finalist
1985–86
1 tournament · best team finish 7th · 1 event champion · 2 state finalists
- MIFA High School State FinalsFri, May 2, 1986 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)27
- 1stEmily Sintz — Extemporaneous SpeakingState Champion
- 4thSteve Williams — Extemporaneous SpeakingState Finalist
1984–85
1 tournament · best team finish 16th · 1 state finalist
- MIFA High School State FinalsFri, May 3, 1985 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)116
- 4thMike Chowning — Humorous InterpretationState Finalist
1983–84
1 tournament · best team finish 8th · 1 event champion · 2 state finalists
- MIFA High School State FinalsFri, May 4, 1984 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)28
- 1stVicky Henry — Extemporaneous SpeakingState Champion
- 3rdSteve Hanson — Extemporaneous SpeakingState Finalist
1982–83
1 tournament · best team finish 4th · 1 event champion · 4 state finalists
- MIFA High School State FinalsFri, May 6, 1983 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)44
- 1stDoug Herta — ImpromptuState Champion
- 2ndTodd Cochran — Extemporaneous SpeakingState Finalist
- 3rdVicky Henry — Extemporaneous SpeakingState Finalist
- 5thKen Osmund — SalesState Finalist
1981–82
1 tournament · 1 state finalist
- MIFA High School State FinalsFri, May 7, 19821
- 5thShelly Bryson — SalesState Finalist
1980–81
1 tournament · best team finish 9th · 1 event champion · 3 state finalists
- MIFA High School State FinalsSat, May 2, 1981 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)39
- 1stBart Craig — ImpromptuState Champion
- 2ndTodd Cochran — Impromptu (9-10)State Finalist
- 3rdNick McCracken — Extemporaneous SpeakingState Finalist
1979–80
1 tournament · best team finish 5th · 1 event champion · 4 state finalists
- MIFA High School State FinalsSat, May 3, 1980 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)45
- 1stNick McCracken — Extemporaneous SpeakingState Champion
- 2ndAllison Rogell — ImpromptuState Finalist
- 5thEric Johnson — ImpromptuState Finalist
- 5thAmy Ronayne — OratoryState Finalist
1978–79
1 tournament · best team finish 5th · 2 event champions · 3 state finalists
- MIFA High School State FinalsSat, May 5, 1979 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)35
- 1stKim Garvin — Extemporaneous SpeakingState Champion
- 1stBart Craig — Extemporaneous Speaking (9-10)State Champion
- 3rdAmy Ronayne — Humorous InterpretationState Finalist
Assembled from official tabulations in the Michigan forensics archive. A program’s footprint grows as more historical results are imported.