Pulling the books off the shelf
Program record
Detroit School of Arts
Detroit, MI
31
state titles
2
team state titles
2
sweeps titles
1995–2001
seasons
State Championships
High school: 2 team titles · 31 individual titles
Team state championships
Individual state champions
- 2001
- Raena WhiteDramatic Interpretation (Class B/C/D)
- Anderson / TrippDuo Interpretation (Class B/C/D)
- The Song of Jacob ZuluMultiple Interpretation (Class B/C/D)
- Chavis HarrisonOratory (Class B/C/D)
- Samona CombsPoetry (Class B/C/D)
- Avianna DeesProse (Class B/C/D)
- Lekeitia CokleyStorytelling (Class B/C/D)
- 2000
- Raena WhiteDramatic Interpretation (Class B/C/D)
- Chavis HarrisonInformative (Class B/C/D)
- Eve's BayouMultiple Interpretation (Class B/C/D)
- Aisha BentonOratory (Class B/C/D)
- Quianna DeesPoetry (Class B/C/D)
- Diona RobersonPoetry (Class B/C/D 9-10)
- George EtheridgeProse (Class B/C/D)
- 1999
- Adams / HallDuo Interpretation (Class B/C/D)
- Aisha BentonInformative (Class B/C/D)
- The Piano LessonMultiple Interpretation (Class B/C/D)
- Myron LeePoetry (Class B/C/D)
- George EtheridgeProse (Class B/C/D)
- Bianca DickersonProse (Class B/C/D 9-10)
- 1998
- Dorian LoganDramatic Interpretation (Class B/C/D)
- Yellow BoatMultiple Interpretation (Class B/C/D)
- Camilya WilliamsPoetry (Class B/C/D)
- 1997
- Sean MosleyDramatic Interpretation (Class B/C/D)
- Thomas / BonnerDuo Interpretation (Class B/C/D)
- "Don't Bother Me"Multiple Interpretation (Class B/C/D)
- Zenita DanielPoetry (Class B/C/D)
- Connell BrownProse (Class B/C/D)
- Dorian LoganStorytelling (Class B/C/D)
- 1996
- Connell BrownProse (9-10)
- 1995
- Candice TaylorProse
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.
2000–01
1 tournament · 1 team trophy · 7 event champions · 17 state finalists
- MIFA High School State FinalsFri, May 4, 2001 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)172
- 1stRaena White — Dramatic InterpretationClass B/C/DState Champion
- 1stAnderson / Tripp — Duo InterpretationClass B/C/DState Champion
- 1stThe Song of Jacob Zulu — Multiple InterpretationClass B/C/DState Champion
- 1stChavis Harrison — OratoryClass B/C/DState Champion
- 1stSamona Combs — PoetryClass B/C/DState Champion
- 1stAvianna Dees — ProseClass B/C/DState Champion
- 1stLekeitia Cokley — StorytellingClass B/C/DState Champion
- 2ndRay / Shabazz — Duo InterpretationClass B/C/D 9-10State Finalist
- 2ndColson / Hughes — Duo InterpretationClass B/C/DState Finalist
- 2ndMonique Perkins — OratoryClass B/C/DState Finalist
- 2ndBianca Dickerson — PoetryClass B/C/DState Finalist
- 3rdRyan Lacey — Dramatic InterpretationClass B/C/DState Finalist
- 3rdMurphy / Rowlett — Duo InterpretationClass B/C/D 9-10State Finalist
- 3rdJennifer Marsh — InformativeClass B/C/DState Finalist
- 3rdMalaika Nelson — ProseClass B/C/DState Finalist
- 3rdShemeeka Pearson — StorytellingClass B/C/DState Finalist
- 6thMallory Sotherland — InformativeClass B/C/DState Finalist
1999–00
1 tournament · 1 team trophy · 7 event champions · 14 state finalists
- MIFA High School State FinalsFri, May 5, 2000 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)142
- 1stRaena White — Dramatic InterpretationClass B/C/DState Champion
- 1stChavis Harrison — InformativeClass B/C/DState Champion
- 1stEve's Bayou — Multiple InterpretationClass B/C/DState Champion
- 1stAisha Benton — OratoryClass B/C/DState Champion
- 1stDiona Roberson — PoetryClass B/C/D 9-10State Champion
- 1stQuianna Dees — PoetryClass B/C/DState Champion
- 1stGeorge Etheridge — ProseClass B/C/DState Champion
- 2ndMyron Lee — Dramatic InterpretationClass B/C/DState Finalist
- 2ndTanika Harbor — ProseClass B/C/DState Finalist
- 3rdBianca Dickerson — PoetryClass B/C/DState Finalist
- 4thKristen Griffith — StorytellingClass B/C/DState Finalist
- 5thRobert Johnson — PoetryClass B/C/D 9-10State Finalist
- 6thMarcus Flemming — ImpromptuClass B/C/DState Finalist
- 6thJennifer Marsh — SalesClass B/C/DState Finalist
1998–99
1 tournament · 1 team trophy · 6 event champions · 15 state finalists
- MIFA High School State FinalsFri, May 7, 1999 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)152
- 1stAdams / Hall — Duo InterpretationClass B/C/DState Champion
- 1stAisha Benton — InformativeClass B/C/DState Champion
- 1stThe Piano Lesson — Multiple InterpretationClass B/C/DState Champion
- 1stMyron Lee — PoetryClass B/C/DState Champion
- 1stBianca Dickerson — ProseClass B/C/D 9-10State Champion
- 1stGeorge Etheridge — ProseClass B/C/DState Champion
- 2ndDorian Logan — Dramatic InterpretationClass B/C/DState Finalist
- 2ndConnel Brown — ProseClass B/C/DState Finalist
- 2ndLeketia Cokley — StorytellingClass B/C/DState Finalist
- 3rdOnce On This Island — Multiple InterpretationClass B/C/DState Finalist
- 3rdCamilya Williams — PoetryClass B/C/DState Finalist
- 4thDonna Marie Hall — ProseClass B/C/D 9-10State Finalist
- 5thChavis Harrison — InformativeClass B/C/DState Finalist
- 5thCassie Norman — OratoryClass B/C/DState Finalist
- 6thJennifer Marsh — SalesClass B/C/DState Finalist
1997–98
1 tournament · 3 event champions · 10 state finalists
- MIFA High School State FinalsFri, May 1, 199810
- 1stDorian Logan — Dramatic InterpretationClass B/C/DState Champion
- 1stYellow Boat — Multiple InterpretationClass B/C/DState Champion
- 1stCamilya Williams — PoetryClass B/C/DState Champion
- 2ndSerena Rodgers — Dramatic InterpretationClass B/C/DState Finalist
- 2ndFlorkowski / Bonner — Duo InterpretationClass B/C/D 9-10State Finalist
- 3rdDracula — Multiple InterpretationClass B/C/DState Finalist
- 3rdConnell Brown — ProseClass B/C/DState Finalist
- 3rdSharris McDuffie — StorytellingClass B/C/DState Finalist
- 4thPhillips / Jackson — Duo InterpretationClass B/C/DState Finalist
- 6thPorterfield / Smith — Duo InterpretationClass B/C/DState Finalist
1996–97
1 tournament · sweepstakes champion once · 6 event champions · 10 state finalists
- MIFA High School State FinalsFri, May 2, 1997 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)101
- 1stSean Mosley — Dramatic InterpretationClass B/C/DState Champion
- 1stThomas / Bonner — Duo InterpretationClass B/C/DState Champion
- 1st"Don't Bother Me" — Multiple InterpretationClass B/C/DState Champion
- 1stZenita Daniel — PoetryClass B/C/DState Champion
- 1stConnell Brown — ProseClass B/C/DState Champion
- 1stDorian Logan — StorytellingClass B/C/DState Champion
- 2nd"Rimers Of Eldrige" — Multiple InterpretationClass B/C/DState Finalist
- 2ndCamilya Williams — PoetryClass B/C/D 9-10State Finalist
- 3rdCandice Taylor — ProseClass B/C/DState Finalist
- 6thJenny Florkowski — InformativeClass B/C/D 9-10State Finalist
1995–96
1 tournament · sweepstakes champion once · 1 event champion · 8 state finalists
- MIFA High School State FinalsFri, May 3, 1996 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)81
- 1stConnell Brown — Prose (9-10)State Champion
- 2ndA Soldier's Play — Multiple InterpretationState Finalist
- 2ndZenita Daniel — PoetryState Finalist
- 4thCandice Taylor — Dramatic InterpretationState Finalist
- 4thAleisha Jordan — PoetryState Finalist
- 4thMyra Bennett — Prose (9-10)State Finalist
- 5thGabrielle — Dramatic InterpretationState Finalist
- 5thSerena Rodgers — StorytellingState Finalist
1994–95
1 tournament · 1 team trophy · 1 event champion · 4 state finalists
- MIFA High School State FinalsFri, May 5, 1995 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)43
- 1stCandice Taylor — ProseState Champion
- 3rdThe Colored Museum — Multiple InterpretationState Finalist
- 3rdAleisha Jordan — PoetryState Finalist
- 6thNakia Thomas — Dramatic InterpretationState Finalist
Assembled from official tabulations in the Michigan forensics archive. A program’s footprint grows as more historical results are imported.