WXYZ-TV/Channel 7 paid tribute to over 250 high school seniors from throughout Southeast Michigan at a special picnic in the 30th annual celebration of the "Brightest & Best"

Since 1980, the station has honored graduating seniors from public and private schools who have demonstrated excellence in academic, extracurricular and community pursuits. The program has recognized over 7,000 high school seniors in its 30-year history, making it the longest-running program of its kind in the Detroit market.

Brightest & Best '09

Rochester, Detroit Tech, Plymouth, Redford Union, Agape Christian, Pontiac Central, Almont, Southfield, Deckerville, Peck, Sandusky, Brown City, Southfield Christian, Fraser, Fordson, Life Skills Center, Chelsea, Washtenaw Christian

Roseville, Macomb Christian, Bethany, Akiva Hebrew Day School, Mercy, Athens, Cranbrook, Eton Academy, Michigan Islamic Academy, Churchill, WS Christian Academy, Romeo, Cooley, Flat Rock, Whitmore Lake, Calvary Christian, Canton, Pontiac Central

Algonac, Hamtramck, Salem, Marine City, Wayne Memorial, Garden City, John Glenn, Summit Academy North, Pontiac Northwen, Holly, Warren Woods Tower, L'Anse Creuse North, Novi, Michigan Collegiate, Northville, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel

Claranceville, Henry Ford, Woodhaven, Chadsey, Brandon, Manchester, Memphis, Milan, Ladywood, Roosevelt, Cabrini, Pershing, Andover, Bishop Foley, Parkway Christian, East Detroit

Marian, Brighton, Howell, Grosse Pointe South, Dexter, Lutheran North, Clawson, Stevenson, Yale, New Life Christian Academy, Lamphere, University Liggett, Crockett Technical, St. Clair, River Rouge, Highland Park

Career Technical Center, Oscar A. Carlson, David Aerospace, Allen Park, Lapeer West Senior, Milford, Cardinal Mooney Prep, Port Huron Northern, Farmington, De La Salle Collegiate, Troy, Old Redford Academy, Bedford, Ida, Bellevilla, Lake Shore

Stoney Creek, Lincoln, Warren Mott, New Haven, Cherry Hills School of Arts, Franklin, Huron Valley Lutheran, Mumford, Hazel Park, Seaholm, Roeper Upper School, L'Anse Creuse, Academy of Oak Park, Riverview East, North Branch

Carsonville-Port Sanilac, Capac, Plymouth Christian Academy, U of D Jesuit, Oxford, Clarkston, Arts Academy in the Woods, Greenhills, Chippewa Valley, Ferndale, Dearborn, Anchor Bay, Brother Rice, Dakota, Advanced Tech Academy, Ferguson Academy

Berkley, Fitzgerald, Royal Oak, Whiteford, Lincoln Park, Walled Lake Northern, Madison, St. Mary's Prep, Kettering, Riverview, Comm. Media Arts, John F. Kennedy, Harper Woods, Detroit Catholic, Marvin L. Winans Academy, Annapolis

Huron, Finney, M.L. King, Northwestern, Sterling Heights, Cousino, Oakland Christian, Auburn Hills Christian, Michigan Health Academy, Croswell-Lexington, Gabriel Richard, Renassance, Baptist Park, Romulusm, Frederick Douglass Prep, Southgate Anderson

Groves, Rochester Adams, Southfield Lathrup, Regina, Huron, International Academy, Community, Mount Clemens, Rochester Hills Christian, Henry Ford II, Lutheran Northwest, Walled Lake Western, Grosse Pointe North, Detroit School of Arts, A.G.B.U. Manoogian, Melvindale

Harrison, North Farmington, Eisenhower, Stevenson, Mason Senior, Marysville, Walled Lake Central, Marlette, Center Line, Utica, Avondale, Lakeview, West Highland Christian, Lapeer East Senior, Imlay City Senior, Fowlerville

Thurston, Trenton, Devine Child, Consortium HS Academy, Southwestern, Michigan Tech. Academy, Oak Park, Western International, Southlyon, Cesar Chavez Academy, Cass Tech, Harry S. Truman, Airport, Monroe, Waterford Mott, Dundee

Armada, Richmond, West Bloomfield, Detroit International Academy, Notre Dame Prep, Dryden, Summerfield, Lake Orion, South Lake, Grosse Ile, Inkster, Robichaud, Franklin Rd. Christian, Southeaster, Eaton Academy, Lahser

Hartland, Our Lady of the Lakes, Waterford Kettering, Lakeland, Robichaud, Detroit Academy of the Arts, Norte Dame Prep, Cleveland Intermediate, Ypsilanti, Shrine Catholic, Port Huron, Saline, Academt of the Sacred Heart, Pinckney, Lincoln Senior,