Club Sponsor: Mr. Pinchot - epinchot@centralvalleysd.net
The Central Valley High School's Mock Trial team competes locally within the Pennsylvania Bar Association/Young Lawyer's Division annual competitions. From the Pennsylvania Bar Association's website, the mock trial competition is described as follows:
"One of the largest in the nation, the PBA/YLD Mock Trial Competition gives over 290 high school student teams from across the state the opportunity to act as lawyers and witnesses in simulated civil trials before actual judges and panels of juries. Lawyers volunteer to assist students as team advisors, scorekeepers and regional coordinators. Each year, the winning team goes on to represent Pennsylvania in the national competition."
To elaborate, this "club" operates as a team that competes at the Beaver County courthouse against teams from other schools in the Beaver County area. As such, students who participate in this club can expect to be actively participating between October and February, with multiple weekly meetings and plenty of reading and outside practice required. While this may seem like a lot, participating in Mock Trial can be a very rewarding experience where students can develop skills such as public speaking, writing, and creative thinking as they expose themselves to a potential future career field.
All interested students should reach out to epinchot@centralvalleysd.net with any questions on how to join.