Mock Trial to begin competition season Jan. 18

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January 17, 2012

According to sponsor Holly Hochstedler, Mock Trial will have its first competition of the season January 18 against Fishers High School.

“Mock Trial is an interscholastic school competition similar to speech team or debate team,” Hochstedler said. “We go up against other schools and each year we get a different case. This year it is a murder case called United States of America vs. Gale Storm.”

Mock Trial will have five regular season competitions over this case. Each competition will be one week apart until the tournament season.

According to Hochstedler, “After the regular season, the teams are seeded and the tournament season begins.”

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