When a person thinks ‘All-Star’, images of a clutch player hitting a three point shot at the buzzer might come into play or a linebacker making the game saving tackle might cross their mind. Seaholm Seniors Matt Block and Lizzie Grobbel starred in a different way. They went above and beyond the call of duty; in the class room.
While both achieving a 4.0 GPA, extraordinarily high test scores on both the ACT and SAT, and logging significant amounts of work in the community, it’s no surprise that they are finally being recognized for their academic ability.
In this, the 24th year in which an Academic All-Star Team has been announced, a total of 23 Metro Detroit students were named to the team while another 37 were runners-up. The Principals committee that was making the selections was very happy with the amount of students they were able to name to the list.
“It’s a great honor”, said Grobbel. “It was a pleasant surprise for both me and my parents.”
Grobbel, who plans to study environmental science at The University Of Michigan, made the squad of 23. Block, who is headed down south to Duke this fall, was right in the mix being named to the runner-up team. For Block this also came as a pleasant surprise.
“There are so many students in Metro-Detroit”, said Block. “And for me to be named to the top 60 kids is truly unlike anything I’ve been a part of.”
It’s hard to argue that these two brilliant people are going in positive directions. Not only are they fantastic in the classroom but also outside of it. Grobbel stars on the girls Varsity Soccer team and Block has been in the Seaholm band, playing percussion, for all four years at Seaholm.
“This whole thing has been just a great way to cap off senior year”, said Grobbel.
