The 2007-08 Grosse Pointe Academy 5/6 forensics team, led by faculty advisor Marsha Thomas, had a strong showing at the 5th/6th grade Eastside Catholic Forensics League meet at St. Thecla on Saturday, February 9. Receiving a first place in declamation in all three rounds and an overall first place with a perfect score was Zachary Wood. Also receiving first place awards were Joe DiMauro (declamation), and the multiple team of Andrew Cornwall, Gordon Fisher, Kara French, Kate Krueger and Lauren Mattes.

Additional awards were given to Allison Mobley and Kate Van Pelt in duo interpretation (two second places and a third place), Nikolas Minanov and Kaley MacLeod in duo interpretation (second and third place), Jonathan Montgomery in storytelling (two third places); Joseph Cavataio and Brooke Ottaway in storytelling (third place); Angela Perry-Hudson in poetry (third place), Miranda Turner in drama (third place), and the duo teams of Will Scarfone and Robbie Triano and Luiza Wasilewski and Taylor Blake (third place).