who do not wish to take Honors or AP courses. The school also offers many courses in journalism, with the newspaper- "The Scriptor", the yearbook- "The Talon", and the television production- "The Fann (Falcon Action News Network)" Athletics and activities The school offers over 30 varsity sports for both men and women. Most sports are broken down into varsity, junior varsity, and freshmen teams. Groves is a member of the Oakland Activities Association and has won league championships in nearly every sport since the league's inception in 1994. In soccer, Jordan Gruber set the Michigan State High School goal-scoring record with 69 goals as a senior. Groves also offers a variety of activities for students to participate in, including instrumental music (both band and orchestra), forensics team, eco club, interact club, fashion club, Amnesty and Animal Rights club, Gay-Straight Alliance club, Japanese club, Spanish club, French club, debate team, theatre, quiz bowl, bowling club, photography club, and the National Honor Society. Both the forensics and debate teams have enjoyed success in recent years. The forensics team finished second in the state in 2007, while the debate team finished first in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. Groves Student Congress (GSC) is responsible for planning school-wide activities and events such as Spirit Week, Field Day, Extreme Dodgeball, Operation Volleyball, Sadie Hawkins Dance, Wylie's Winter Week, and two blood drives. Members of GSC are elected in school-wide elections. In addition, each class elects its own government, which is responsible for planning class-wide events. Groves students also run their own events independent of the school, including the seniors-only "Water Wars" tournament at the end of the year. State championships * Birmingham Unified is a combined team of Groves and Seaholm students Notable alumni Leigh Taylor-Young, 1962, actress Jeff Teague, 1975, automotive designer C. Mark Jordan, 1975, automotive designer Bruce Campbell, 1976, movie actor Sam Raimi, 1976, movie director Jennifer Laura Thompson, 1987, Tony-nominated Broadway actress Raymond Kethledge, 1985, judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Jeff Katz, 1997, movie producer and broadcaster Jordan Gruber (born 1983), American-Israeli soccer player Jason Polan, 2000, artist Meryl Davis, 2005, Olympic medalist ice dancer Mike Posner, 2006, singer and pop star Grant Kwiecinski, 2008, also known by his stage name GRiZ, DJ and electronic music producer Annie Lazor, 2012, Olympic bronze medalist and swimmer Matthew Lucas, 2014, also known by his stage name Peekaboo