Extraordinary Mock Trial State Results

After winning the Region 6 competition in January, The Extraordinary Education "EXCEED Academy" Mock Trial Team competed at the Texas High School Mock Trial State Contest in Dallas on March 4th-5th, 2016. Once again, the team represented EE very well and earned recognition in several categories. Although the team did not advance to the finals, they did win 1 out of 4 rounds with many of their losing ballots only within 1-2 points difference. The competition was very close.

Pictured from left to right - Front Row: Jason Eaton, Arin Yost, Matthew Jones; Back Row: Madi Arnold, Jackson Davidson, Ion Powell, Jacob Johnson

Arin Yost was recognized as a finalist for Outstanding Advocate and many other team members earned nominations for outstanding roles. Each judge can only nominate one person for an award per round, so receiving a nominations is quite an accomplishment. Our students earned MANY nominations!

• Arin Yost
  • 7 Outstanding Advocate Nominations
  • Finalist for Overall Outstanding Advocate
• Ion Powell
  • 3 Outstanding Witness Nominations
• Jacob Johnson
  • 2 Outstanding Witness Nominations
• Jason Eaton
  • 2 Outstanding Witness Nominations
• Madi Arnold
  • 1 Outstanding Witness Nomination

The team will be looking for a few additional members for the Fall 2016-Spring 2017 contest. Be sure to register for the Mock Trial class so you can be part of this award-winning team next year!