West High School will represent Tennessee
at National Mock Trial event
NASHVILLE, March 18, 2006— Knoxville’s West High School won the state championship mock trial competition today, defeating Memphis’ St. Mary’s Episcopal School in the 26th annual Tennessee State High School Mock Trial Competition. Team member Jennifer Camfield was named Best Defense Advocate and Ian Orr was chosen as the team’s most valuable player. The West team will represent Tennessee at the National Mock Trial Competition in Oklahoma City, May 11-13.
Family Christian Academy, a team of home-school students from Chattanooga, took third place while last year’s champion, Hume-Fogg Academic High School of Nashville, took fourth place.
Sixteen high school teams from across Tennessee put their legal skills to the test during the Tennessee Bar Association's annual State High School Mock Trial Competition in Nashville. About 180 students and 200 volunteers – mostly, judges, lawyers and law students – gave their time and expertise. Sitting judges in the state presided over each round, with Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Cornelia Clark presiding over the championship match.
To reach the state competition, teams had to win district competitions by playing the roles of attorneys and witnesses in a fictitious case developed by the Tennessee Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division. This year, teams presented the case of Dale Evans v. Kris Harris, a civil suit involving a tour bus and pedestrian accident that occurs while tourists are trying to catch a glimpse of a popular country singer.
Teams presented their best arguments as to whether the bus driver or the pedestrian was at fault.
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The winners
Members of the championship West High School team celebrate their victory in the 2006 Tennessee State Mock Trial competition.
2006 MOCK TRIAL INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
• Best Plaintiff Advocate – Tracey Hancock of Gallatin High School
• Best Plaintiff Witness – Paige Hamby of Gallatin High School
• Best Defense Advocate – Jennifer Camfield of West High School
• Best Defense Witness – Harry Watson of Ravenwood High School
Most Valuable Players
Cookeville High School - Rachel Steidl
Dobyns-Bennett High School - Josh Mosley
Family Christian Academy - Ethan Hargraves
Gallatin High School - James Butler
Germantown High School - KC Young
Harpeth Hall - Claire Burks
Haywood High School - Trista Wade
Hume-Fogg Academic High School - Maggy Randels
McCallie School - Shayne Woods
Oak Ridge High School - Erin Wendt
Ravenwood High School - Robert Gardner
St. Mary's Episcopal School - Jenny Guyton
Seymour High School - Marcus Baker
South Greene High School - BJ Short
Webb School - Kelsey Lewis
West High School - Ian Orr
2006 MOCK TRIAL RANKINGS
1st place - West High School of Knoxville
2nd place - St. Mary's Episcopal School of Memphis
3rd place - Family Christian Academy of Chattanooga
4th place - Hume-Fogg Academic High School of Nashville
5th place - Webb School of Bell Buckle
6th place - Ravenwood High School of Brentwood
7th place - McCallie School of Chattanooga
8th place - Gallatin High School of Gallatin
9th place - Harpeth Hall of Nashville
10th place - Haywood High School of Brownsville
11th place - Germantown High School of Germantown
12th place - South Greene High School of Greeneville
13th place - Seymour High School of Seymour
14th place - Dobyns-Bennett High School of Kingsport
15th place - Oak Ridge High School of Oak Ridge
16th place - Cookeville High School of Cookeville
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