Pulling the books off the shelf
Program record
Southfield-Lathrup High School
Lathrup Village, MI
Competed under this name until 2016, when it became part of Southfield High School for the Arts and Technology.
7
state titles
0
sweeps titles
7
event champions
1979–2000
seasons
State Championships
High school: 7 individual titles
Individual state champions
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.
1999–00
1 tournament · best team finish 20th · 1 state finalist
- MIFA High School State FinalsFri, May 5, 2000 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)120
- 3rdBradley / Crump — Duo InterpretationClass AState Finalist
1998–99
1 tournament · best team finish 11th · 2 state finalists
- MIFA High School State FinalsFri, May 7, 1999 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)211
- 2ndBejin / Hodgson — Duo InterpretationClass AState Finalist
- 2ndJada Black — OratoryClass AState Finalist
1997–98
1 tournament · 1 team trophy · 2 event champions · 5 state finalists
- MIFA High School State FinalsFri, May 1, 1998 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)53
- 1stBejin / Hodgson — Duo InterpretationClass AState Champion
- 1stCrump / White — Duo InterpretationClass A 9-10State Champion
- 3rdGrace Edwards — Dramatic InterpretationClass AState Finalist
- 3rdBecause It Is Bitter — Multiple InterpretationClass AState Finalist
- 5thJada Black — OratoryClass AState Finalist
1996–97
1 tournament · 1 team trophy · 1 event champion · 8 state finalists
- MIFA High School State FinalsFri, May 2, 1997 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)83
- 1stEdwards / Stephens — Duo InterpretationClass AState Champion
- 2ndBeth Short — Dramatic InterpretationClass AState Finalist
- 2nd"Marigolds" — Multiple InterpretationClass AState Finalist
- 3rdLatoya Gupton — Dramatic InterpretationClass AState Finalist
- 3rdBeckett / Levi — Duo InterpretationClass AState Finalist
- 4thRyan Jones — ProseClass AState Finalist
- 5thJada Black — InformativeClass A 9-10State Finalist
- 5thMelissa Levi — ProseClass AState Finalist
1995–96
1 tournament · best team finish 4th · 3 state finalists
- MIFA High School State FinalsFri, May 3, 1996 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)34
- 2ndMelissa Levi — Prose (9-10)State Finalist
- 4thLamothe / Stallin — Duo InterpretationState Finalist
- 6thBeckett / Levi — Duo InterpretationState Finalist
1994–95
1 tournament · best team finish 8th · 1 event champion · 3 state finalists
- MIFA High School State FinalsFri, May 5, 1995 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)38
- 1stJones / Beckett — Duo Interpretation (9-10)State Champion
- 2ndBalderson / Stallings — Duo InterpretationState Finalist
- 6thMichael Anayas — ProseState Finalist
1993–94
1 tournament · best team finish 8th · 1 event champion · 2 state finalists
- MIFA High School State FinalsFri, May 6, 1994 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)28
- 1stBeth Short — Poetry (9-10)State Champion
- 3rdGod's Trombones — Multiple InterpretationState Finalist
1992–93
1 tournament · best team finish 14th · 1 state finalist
- MIFA High School State FinalsFri, May 7, 1993 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)114
- 4thGanelle Dakowski — PoetryState Finalist
1991–92
1 tournament · best team finish 34th
1990–91
1 tournament · best team finish 25th
1989–90
1 tournament · best team finish 11th · 1 event champion · 2 state finalists
- MIFA High School State FinalsFri, May 4, 1990 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)211
- 1stGurwin / Sampson — Duo InterpretationState Champion
- 3rdAlissa Eller — PoetryState Finalist
1988–89
1 tournament · best team finish 14th · 1 state finalist
- MIFA High School State FinalsFri, May 5, 1989 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)114
- 3rdSampson / Bell — Duo InterpretationState Finalist
1987–88
1 tournament · best team finish 11th · 1 state finalist
- MIFA High School State FinalsFri, May 6, 1988 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)111
- 2ndDanny Gurwin — Dramatic InterpretationState Finalist
1986–87
1 tournament · best team finish 25th
1985–86
1 tournament · best team finish 36th
1984–85
1 tournament · best team finish 39th
1983–84
1 tournament · best team finish 18th
1982–83
1 tournament · best team finish 18th · 1 state finalist
- MIFA High School State FinalsFri, May 6, 1983 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)118
- 6thBrian Benderoff — SalesState Finalist
1980–81
1 tournament · 1 event champion · 1 state finalist
- MIFA High School State FinalsSat, May 2, 19811
- 1stAdam Rubenstein — Radio SpeakingState Champion
1979–80
1 tournament · 1 state finalist
- MIFA High School State FinalsSat, May 3, 19801
- 5thKevin Neff — Humorous InterpretationState Finalist
Assembled from official tabulations in the Michigan forensics archive. A program’s footprint grows as more historical results are imported.