Cranberry Advances To Mock Trial District Finals

Cranberry Advances To Mock Trial District Finals

Cranberry advanced to district finals in the Mock Trial competition following a recent win that left CHS as victors over Grove City and Fort LeBoeuf. This is Cranberry’s 6th year participating as one of over 600 Mock Trial teams in Pennsylvania, but it is the first time for them competing virtually over Zoom.

Mock Trial is a competition designed to simulate an actual court trial. In November, students are given either a civil or criminal case and are tasked with developing this case until the actual competition begins in January. These students act as both attorneys and witnesses while walking through the entire procedure of an actual trial.

The cases are presented in front of actual legal professionals, including real judges and attorneys. These professionals both judge and give feedback on the presentations.

Mock Trial is also an extremely rewarding experience for the students who are involved in it. According to gifted support teacher Gayle Mitchell, Mock Trial is “a great way to work on  speaking, writing, comprehension, critical thinking, and problem solving.”

Cranberry’s team competed at districts Wednesday, Feb. 24th, winning against Northwestern, then losing to Meadville by 2 points.