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Poly High Wins Mock Trial
Riverside Poly High School won the 2009 Riverside County Mock Trial competition Saturday, March 7, at the Historic Courthouse in Riverside. Poly had not won the event since 2005, when it finished a consecutive streak of four Mock Trial wins.
Hemet High School finished second and Temecula’s Great Oak High School and Riverside’s Woodcrest Christian shared third place honors. (Team photos | photos from awards ceremony)
Mock Trial involves students arguing cases in front of real judges and scored by real attorneys. The case this year is People v. Lane, an arson case. The event is sponsored by the Riverside County Office of Education, Riverside County Bar Association, and Riverside Superior Court.
The Semi-Final Round included Riverside Poly High School (Riverside Unified) vs. Woodcrest Christian, Hemet High School (Hemet Unified) vs. Great Oak High School (Temecula Valley Unified).
Mock Trial began February 18. Individual winners and pairings for the Elite 8 Round of the 27th Annual Mock Trial were announced February 28. The Elite Eight Competition was held March 4 at the Riverside Hall of Justice.
The winning team from Riverside County will compete March 20-22 at the California State Mock Trial Competition.
Individual Award Recipients
Outstanding Bailiff:
Anna Seo, Murrieta Valley High School
Outstanding Clerk:
Richard Watson-Embry, Centennial High School
Outstanding Prosecution Pretrial Motion Attorney:
Miranda Ravicz, Palm Springs High School
Outstanding Defense Pretrial Motion Attorney:
Miranda Ravicz, Palm Springs High School
Clint Ulmer, Palo Verde High School
Outstanding Prosecution Witnesses: Andres Abarca, Temecula Valley High School
Sadi Ali, Centennial High School
Sara Connors, Murrieta Valley High School
Dylan Wanta, Hemet High School
Outstanding Defense Witnesses:
Tierre Henry, Poly High School
Chelsea Norrup, Norco High School
Rex Connor, San Jacinto High School
Teja Henry, Poly High School
Outstanding Prosecution Attorneys: *Andres Delgadillo, Centennial High School
Barry Lawrence, Hemet High School
Pablo Wudka-Robles, Poly High School
*Won a summer internship with the District Attorney’s Office
Outstanding Defense Attorneys:
Mitchell Podlaha, Palo Verde High School
Sameera Salari, Temecula Valley High School
*Pablo Wudka-Robles, Poly High School
*Won a summer internship with the Public Defender’s Office
Please refer to the Elite 8 Awards Ceremony press release, list of teams, and find more information on Mock Trial and all RCOE student events at www.rcoe.us/studentevents.
For information contact:
Rick Peoples,
Public Information Officer
Telephone: (951) 826-6642
Fax: (951) 826-6199
rpeoples@rcoe.us
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