Mock Trial State Contest Results

The Extraordinary Education Mock Trial Team competed at the Texas State Mock Trial Tournament in Dallas on March 6-7, 2015. This was the third year that the EE team has advanced to state and also the third year that EE has competed in mock trial.

The team earned a number of nominations for "Outstanding Witness" and "Outstanding Advocate" in their rounds. Each judge can nominate only one ONE student for each of these awards per round, so each nomination is a great honor. To receive recognition at the banquet a student had to be nominated by all three judges in a single round or by two judges in each of two separate rounds.

Here are the nominations our team received for these awards.

Outstanding Witness

• Jacob Smith (3 nominations)
• Arin Yost (2 nominations)
• Ethan Briscoe (1 nomination)

Outstanding Advocate

• Jonathan Mitchell (4 nominations) – AWARD, RECOGNIZED
• Arin Yost (4 nominations) – AWARD, RECOGNIZED

Our team was the only team out of 28 teams at the contest to have two students recognized for the Outstanding Advocate Award.

In general, the team did very well at the state contest. Although they did not advance to the finals, they had split ballots in three of their four rounds and several of the ballots they lost were by a very small margin or even a single point. Their only decisive loss was to Tivy High School - who went on to compete in the "Final Four". Be sure to congratulate these extraordinary students when you see them!

Mock Trial Team members pictured above (l-r)
Bottom row:
Ethan Briscoe, Arin Yost
Second row:
Jason Eaton, Jacob Smith
Third row:
Allison Chamberlain, Natalie Herreid
Top row:
Matthew Sheppard, Jonathan Mitchell
Not pictured:
Team Sponsor: Elise Eaton
Attorney Advisor: Maureen Ball
Coaches: Michael Eaton, Karina Brisack

NOTE: EE is looking for students to be part of next year’s Mock Trial team. Membership is limited to 10 students. Be sure to register early to claim your spot!