2007-2008
| “Lawyers on opposite sides of a case are like the two parts of shears; they cut what comes between them, but not each other.” ~ Daniel Webster (1782-1852) |
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| Sponsor: | Mrs. Culp |
| Members: | Jimmy
Epperson, Nicholas
Jackson, Ethan Goins, Amber Edens, Holly Bates, Morgan Maxey, Jacob Parker, Marshall Tucker, Justin Koon, Spencer Lawson, Whitney Couch, Malia Kemp, James Rush, Catee Shouse, Brittany Dick, Tyler Benge, Arriana Kerns, David Layton, and Luke Darnell |
| Meetings: | During
2nd hour class. Practices are after school. December through February 2nd trimester. |
| How to join: | Attend a meeting and complete an application. |
| What we do: | We prepare a court case and compete against other schools by playing the opponents in a "mock" trial. All teams are given the same case and we take turns playing the defense and the prosecution. The roles that students can portray are the defense attorneys, defense witnesses, prosecution attorneys, prosecution witnesses, bailiff, and timekeeer. |
| Trials: | 1.
VHS Defense vs. Lakeside Alternative Prosecution 2. Oologah Defense vs. VHS Prosecution Both competitions at the Tahlequah County Courthouse |
| Results: | This was a rough year--we went 2 and out, but we worked hard. Ethan Goins won Best Lawyer in both of our matches. |
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