New Glarus High School Mock Trial Team To Compete in its 12th Regional Tournament

Dan Gartzke
This photo is from the team's special exhibition performance of the trial in the New Glarus High School auditorium that began on Wednesday, February 3, 2016. Team members are: Front Row (L-R): Michael Schieldt, Alexys Strahm, Katy Way, Madison Perkins, Olivia Woodmansee and Tessa Sheridan. Back Row (L-R): Katherine Gregory, Kerry McCoy, Jane Thurow, Daisy Rivera and Annalee Kaiser. Missing from photo: Katy Dunham.
The New Glarus High School Mock Trial team will compete in Janesville, Wisconsin, on Saturday, February 13, 2016, in its twelfth tournament. The students are responsible for mastering a manual with over 80 pages of rules and procedures, and 25 pages of witness statements, exhibits and legal standards before they compete against teams from across southern Wisconsin. They assume roles as either lawyers presenting the case and making arguments, or as witnesses who must make a convincing presentation of their facts. The witnesses are then cross examined by student attorneys from other teams...
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