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Did you know that the Arkansas Bar
Association annually sponsors a statewide Mock Trial
Program for Arkansas students? It does, indeed,
and it's an overwhelming success! And, for the
past five years, the Arkansas winning team has competed
at the national level.
This past year, 40 teams of junior high and high
school students from around the state registered
to participate. Over 200 lawyers and judges
volunteered to work with the teams as coaches, or
served as judges or in other capacities to help
the teams.
This is a program all lawyers and judges can get
behind in their communities. If you would
like to volunteer for the next competition, click
here for online registration!
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| For many
years, social studies instructors have successfully
incorporated into their law and government classes and
Gifted and Talented programs various role-playing activities,
including mock trials. As the law-related education
movement has grown, mock trial competitions have evolved
from school district competitions to statewide and national
competitions. Arkansas's first regional competition
was held in 1983. Currently, over 45 states and territories
run mock trial competitions for young people of high
school age. |
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you think your school would like to participate
in the 2007 Mock Trial Program, please contact
Rando Hicks, State Mock Trial Coordinator, via
eMail
or by calling 800-609-5688
or 501-375-4606. For the schedule of events,
registration forms or to request a packet in
electronic format,
click here.
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| Q. |
What
is a mock trial competition? |
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mock trial is much like a real court
trial. Team members, "attorneys," and
"witnesses," prepare a case for trial
before a judge. All competing teams
prepare the same case. Local teams in
a district compete advancing to the
regional competition. Those winners
then vie for the state championship,
and the state champion has the option
of competing nationally. |
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| Q. |
What
does a team do? |
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With
the help of attorney and teacher coaches,
teams prepare for competition according
to established rules governing trial
procedures, which are modified from
those of formal trials. Team members
learn the trial rules, rehearse their
own roles in a trial, prepare strategy,
and must be able to think quickly during
competition. Teams are judged on their
ability to follow procedures and present
a plausible case. |
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Who
is eligible to participate? |
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Arkansas
young people, grades 9 - 12 or ages
14-19. Each team must have a teacher
sponsor and should have an attorney
coach. |
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How
many members can participate on a team? |
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Young
people participate as members of either
a plaintiff / prosecution team or a
defense team; each team consists of
three "attorneys" and three "witnesses." |
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| Whether
you are a student, teacher, attorney or judge,
participating in the Arkansas Bar Association's
Mock Trial program is a rewarding way to experience
our judiciary system at work. For more
benefits,
click here..
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| The
2008 competition is now history and the Arkansas
Bar Association would like to acknowlege the
following students and schools for their participation:
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State Winner: |
Nettleton
High School |
| Coaches: |
Bobbie Timmermann - Teacher Coach
Karen Ladd - Teacher Coach
Jeff Scriber - Attorney Coach |
| Team
Members: |
Jared
Wolf, Dalton Shannon, David Hornbeck,
Meghal Shah, Rachel Henderson, Katie
Fowler, Hunter Petrus, Kasha Shannon,
Josh Waters, Katelyn Jackson |
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Regional Winners: |
Pine
Bluff Regional
Winner - Monticello High
Runner-Up - Hamburg High
Conway Regional
Winner - Central High
Runner-Up - Parkview High
Jonesboro Regional
Winner - Nettleton High
Runner-Up - Newport High
Fort Smith Regional
Winner - Springdale High
Runner-Up - Valley Springs High
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