The team from Creekview High School, of Carrolton, Texas, won first place at the 39th AnnualTexas High School Mock Trial Competition on Saturday, March 3, at the George Allen, Sr. Courthouse in Dallas, Texas—making them back-to-back champions. This is the team’s fifth championship in the last six years.
The competition brought more than 25 high schools teams from across the state to Dallas the weekend of March 3-4, to argue a hypothetical civil court case written by local attorneys with the Dallas Bar Association. These teams, which have emerged as the best among their school districts and regions, were matched against one another, culminating in the final championship round on Saturday afternoon. The Creekview team will represent the State of Texas at the 2018 National High School Mock Trial Competition May 10-12 in Reno, Nevada.
Judges and attorneys served as “jurors,” and selected the teams that were best prepared and demonstrated exceptional presentation skills. Students portrayed prosecution and defense attorneys, as well as “witnesses.” The “case” is tried by students from approximately 165 Texas schools annually.
Taking home the additional top places were: One Day Academy of Austin (2nd place); and Covenant Classical School of Fort Worth and The Law Magnet of Dallas (both semi-finalists).
The National High School Mock Trial Competition is the ultimate law-related education experience for the best and brightest high school students around the globe. The program is dedicated to promoting an understanding and appreciation of the American judicial system through an academic competition.
The Dallas Bar Association has sponsored and coordinated the statewide program since its inception in the 1970s to teach high school students how the justice system works and how the law is applied in everyday life, and to expose them to critical thinking exercises and quick analysis through preparation and presentation. In the 36-year history, the Texas High School Mock Trial Competition has had more than 120,000 participants and has awarded approximately $300,000 in scholarships at the local, regional and state levels. More information about the program is available at www.texashighschoolmocktrial.com.
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The Dallas Bar Association is a professional, voluntary organization of more than 11,000 Dallas-area attorneys. Find out more at www.dallasbar.org.