mock trial

Caleb worked hard all of second semester to prepare for Mock Trial.  Mock trial is a competition wherein participants are given a case (often based on a real-life court case) so that they can present both the prosecution and the defense. Students spend some time preparing for their roles as prosecutors, defense attorneys, defendants, and witnesses, and the outcomes can either be determined by which side prevails (the verdict/judgment) or by overall points.

Caleb was a prosecuting attorney for the first round and then the bailiff for the second round.  The competition was a CC group from Rochester, NY.  They drove over 5 hours to come down for this!

The kids learned much about the roles of witnesses, attorneys, judges, how to admit evidence, how, why, and when to object to a line of questiong, and much more.  My only wish is that the kids could have done one trial the first semester and another the second.  When they were done, the judge gave some incredibly valuable tips (including SLOW DOWN!), but now there is no chance to put them into practice!  Oh well.  All in all it was a great experience and I believe it was Caleb's first time ever wearing a tie :)

Leah was so proud of Caleb- this is what was on the door when he got home. :)