The Roeper Middle School Forensics Team competed at the Middle School State Forensics Tournament at Wayne State University on Saturday, April 24, 2010. Over 500 Michigan students competed in this tournament. The team of Roeper students performed brilliantly with many students receiving 1st through 7th place in the state.

Following are the students who placed in the State:

7^th grader, Julie Eddy of Troy, and 6^th grader, Lucie Rosenthal of Huntington Woods, became a State Champions by placing 1^st in the state with perfect scores in Duo.

8^th grader, Max Berlin of Huntington Woods, became a State Champion by placing 1^st in the state with perfect scores in Storytelling.

6^th grader, Jordyn Wexler of Orchard Lake, became a State Champion by placing 1^st in the state with perfect scores in Story-6.

8^th grader, Rachel Stamler-Jonas of Royal Oak, placed 2^nd in the state in Dramatic Interpretation.

7^th grader, Ian Solomon of Clinton Township, placed 4^th in the state in Poetry.

6^th grader, Naomi Savas of Bloomfield, placed 4^th in the state in Story-6.

6^th graders, Josh Eisenman of Beverly Hills, Maha Hashwi of Dearborn, Michelle Ratchford of Southfield and 8^th grader, Jack McGinty of Canton, placed 4^th in the state in Multiple.

6^th graders, Jake Flynn of Troy, Jon Hatcher of Auburn Hills, Calvin Lind of Ortonville and Matthew Uncho of Bloomfield, placed 7^th in the state in Multiple.

8^th graders, Jeffrey Fox of West Bloomfield and Nadia Minart of Lake Orion, tied for 7^th in the state in Duo.

8^th graders, Akiko Abe and Jackie Gordin both of Detroit, tied for 7^th in the state in Duo.

The remaining members of the Roeper team also competed very strongly.

Founded in 1941, The Roeper School is a uniquely personalized, coeducational school for gifted and talented children in preschool through grade 12 from over 60 communities in southeast Michigan. With campuses in Bloomfield Hills and Birmingham, Mich., Roeper was conceived on founding principles that recognize the power of education, choice and self-expression, and the transformative impact these principles have on young minds. For more information, please visit www.roeper.