Naismith winners from the state of Michigan. In March 2004 the Michigan High School Athletic Association recommended that DCDS voluntarily forfeit three state basketball championships won between 1989 and 1991, claiming that former DCDS star Chris Webber had violated his amateur status via his relationship with University of Michigan athletic booster Ed Martin. DCDS declined to follow the MHSAA's suggestion. Arts Detroit Country Day School offers an active fine and performing arts program, celebrated every April through "Celebrate the Arts" weekend at the Upper School campus. Visual arts are part of the student experience at the Lower School, becoming formal academic curriculum at the Middle and Upper Schools. Similarly, general music and keyboard are part of the student experience at the Lower School, but not the formal curriculum. Band, orchestra and choir classes begin at the Middle School in grades 4 & 5, where they are taken as electives during or after school hours. At both the Middle and Upper Schools, multi-level performing classes for band, orchestra and choir meet during school hours. These Upper School classes compete at MSVMA and MSBOA festivals. Bella Voce, a 20-voice mixed ensemble auditioned from the Upper School's Concert Choir, performed in Austria and Germany in 2001, Italy in 2006, and Carnegie Hall in 2008. The Seligman Family Performing Arts Center, which opened in 2000, houses state-of-the-art digital sound, lighting and projection equipment, allowing for the production of all forms of performing art, including films and lectures. However, due to building height restrictions in the Village of Beverly Hills, the PAC lacks a fly system. The PAC has housed Off Broadway shows such as "The Stoop on Orchard Street" and is the home venue for the Chamber Music Society of Detroit The PAC is frequently used for school assemblies and two major school productions, typically one drama and one musical per year. Notable alumni Arts, film, theater, and broadcasting Abby Quinn – actress Betsy Thomas – television writer and producer Courtney B. Vance – Emmy- and Tony-winning actor Robin Williams – Oscar-winning actor and comedian; left prior to graduation Taylor Hale- Winner of Big Brother 24 Business Steve Ballmer – former CEO of Microsoft (2000-2014), and current owner of NBA's Los Angeles Clippers. Semon Knudsen – former head of GM's Chevrolet division and president of Ford Motor Company Scott Seligman – real estate developer, founder of Sterling Bank and Trust FSB, minority owner of