Mock Trial Camp
Mock Trial Camp
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Mock Trial Camp June 1-June 5, 2026 9 am - noon with final trial for friends and families on Friday, June 5 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Registration opens April 1, 2026.
Mock Trial camp is open to all incoming fifth through tenth graders that reside in the Talawanda school district. Camp fees are $100 and all proceeds fund THS Mock Trial.
Each year, THS Mock creates an original case inspired by a pop culture phenomenon. Just like college Mock Trial, we alternate between criminal and civil cases. 2026 will be a spoonful of a criminal case.
2026 Case Teaser
Original Case Capsules
Peri Winkle, a competitive and headstrong young girl, was one of the five winners of the Golden Ticket to Billy Bonka Candy Factory. During her visit to the factory, Peri decided to try one of the factory’s newest inventions: the 3-Course Meal Chewing Gum, which was said to simulate an entire meal with just one piece of gum. After chewing the gum, Peri experienced a strange reaction, causing her to balloon into a giant blueberry-like shape. She is suing Billy Bonka Candy Factory for product liability, claiming the gum was defectively designed and that she wasn’t properly warned about the potential dangers.
On April 1 2016, The Revengers team of crime fighters battled one another in the streets of Spincinnati as a result of a disagreement between Metal Marvel and Commander U.S.A. over the Enhanced People Act (EPA). EPA requires all enhanced beings to register with the federal government, reveal their true identities to authorities, and undergo training. The battle between the two factions resulted in millions of dollars in damage and destruction to the structure and valuable artistic contents of the Salzarulo-Sullivan Federal Building. It is a federal crime to destroy or damage any property owned or under the federal government’s control. The government of the United States seeks to prosecute Commander U.S.A. for the crime of Destruction of Government Property under Title 18 U.S.C. 1361 and 18 U.S.C. 1363. If convicted, the maximum sentence is 10 years in prison and/or $250,000 in fines.
Some long-time residents of the small town of Falcon, Ohio, remember when the strangest stuff started happening. It began in 1953 when Fal Laboratories opened. Private investigator B. McMurray had researched and documented the strangest stuff for over a decade (1972-1982), and when they were contacted by a high school journalist in regards to the death in 1985 of a Falcon High student, McMurray came out of retirement to prove once and for all that Fal Labs were indeed responsible for some of the strangest stuff in Falcon. McMurray then uncovered evidence that Fal Labs technician, John Mullins, might have been killed on the job three years earlier due to negligence. Kei Mullins (PLAINTIFF), the spouse and estate representative of the late John Mullins, brings suit against Falcon Laboratories, Incorporated (DEFENDANT) in the wrongful death of John Mullins. The plaintiff asserts that Falcon Laboratories, Inc. breached its duty of care.