Mock Trial Regional Tournament

 PHC Teams 1294 and 1297 before leaving campus for PA.

I was lead attorney and team captain this year, so I directed two witnesses and had to be prepared to cross 6 witnesses. I delivered one of the closings and also did pre-trial motions. It was a lot of work but totally worth it!

On the way down in between practicing, someone announced 

they had brought donuts. I was kind of caught in the middle. :)

We ran practice rounds for a day and a half before the tournament 

only taking breaks for quick meals and a little sleep.

The teams eating dinner.

 The tournament began early on Saturday morning! We had two 

3 hour rounds that day and two on Sunday.

My team before a round.

 We were in a court house for the tournament, so we were in actual 

courtrooms, which was awesome.

 Motivating one of the witnesses on a break during a round.

Talking to the judge after a round. 

 My team and my coaches after the tournament. 

My team had the toughest schedule in the tournament. We lost 3 rounds and won one round. We hit two undefeated teams and a team that won 3 out of 4 rounds. We beat one team. We beat them by the highest margin in the tournament (73+ points!). I was very proud of my team's performance! 

 Both PHC teams after the tournament. The other team qualified for the next round of tournaments.

***Pictures courtesy of Christine R. and Claire R.***