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Thursday, April 1, 2010

MHS Mock Trial 2010

This year was a great year for Elise and her High School Mock Trial Team! They started their work in the fall of the year and prepared a great case for regionals in February. The regional competition was held in Charlotte at the Federal Court House.

The team enjoyed two great victories in the first two rounds of the day. Within the team victories, Elise won individual awards for best attorney and best witness.

After all the scores were in, Mooresville competed against Victory Christian Center in the final round. MHS won this final round with Elise winning an individual award for best witness and the team was awarded the honor of representing the region in the State Finals.

State Finals were held in March at the Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law - Raleigh. The team spent a beautiful March Friday touring the Law School, General Assembly Building and the NC Supreme Court. Then on Saturday, the State Finals competition was held with a total of ten teams from around the state. The MHS team did a great job presenting the case for the prosecution before Judge Richard A. Elmore of the NC Court of Appeals and then presenting the case for the defense before Judge Paul M. Newby of the NC Supreme Court.

Although the team did not get to go on to the National level, they had a great experience and Elise, along with another team member won individual awards. Elise - Best Witness.

Here a some snapshots of the Mock Trial 2010 Season:

The MHS Mock Trial Team

Round 1 of Regionals Completed Successfully!

Discussing Round 1 and Stratgizing for Round 2

MHS Wins Big!

Winner of Regionals with Judge Smith

Now . . . . On to the State Finals held in Raleigh, NC!

First, a day of touring . . .

Inside the General Assembly

Beautiful Building!

The team takes a break in the park while waiting to enter the NC Supreme Court Building

The NC Supreme Court

The "Bench" in the NC Supreme Court.

Justice Robert H. Edmunds, Jr. addressed our group here in the courtroom. He was very open to answering our questions regarding his work.

Touring the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law. This is one of the mute court "classrooms."

Greg tries out one of the attorney slots while the team strategizes.

After a full day of touring, the team enjoyed a great dinner at the Mellow Mushroom. Lots of fun on the walk back to the hotel!

More fun back at the hotel!

State Finals begin bright and early on Saturday morning.

Round 1 complete!

Celebrating great round!

Waiting for Round 2.

Both Rounds 1 and 2 are held in a functioning courtroom housed within the Campbell University School of Law.

Round 2 complete - they were great!

An all around great weekend and competition!

Welcoming the Beginning of Spring

March was pretty cold, but we did have a couple of nice days. One afternoon we took advantage of the sunshine to visit a nearby garden and strike a few poses with the cousins.