HSMT State Championship - May 13-14, 2009

The following is a press release from the South Carolina Bar regarding the results of the 2009 HSMT State Championship. http://www.scbar.org/news/news/434


Fort Mill High wins state mock trial competition; Bob Jones Academy places second

March 16, 2009

COLUMBIA, S.C. (March 16, 2009) -- Fort Mill High School students placed first among 11 other S.C. high schools who competed in the state mock trial competition March 13-14 at the Matthew J. Perry Jr. Federal Courthouse in Columbia. The team will advance to the national competition May 7-10 in Atlanta, GA.

Participating students were Darius Becker, Josh Bradley, Ryan Corby, Justin Duke, Heather Griffin, Maddison Hall, James Hughes, Sunshine Isner, Rowena Jones, Kristy Klixbull, Nathan Koverman, Gabriela Lanza, Chase Lovins, Veronica Martinez, Tasha Sanders, Mattson Taylor Smith and Kaylee Wagner. Attorney coaches were Walter Dusky, Harold Staley, Stephen Corby and Erin Fitzpatrick. Teacher coaches were Lynn Dickinson, Jimmy Fitzpatrick, Beth Spratt and Tom Wood.

photo courtesy of SC HSMT website

Bob Jones Academy placed second. Participating students were Annie Churdar, David Freeman, Brendan Kelley, Jon Ludwig, Valerie Myers, Jackie Olinger and Stephen Vogt. Attorney coach was Allen Fretwell. Teacher coaches were Michael Murphy and Jennifer Olinger.


Other teams competing at the state competition were as follows: Blythewood High School, Chapin High School, Daniel High School, Dutch Fork High School, Fort Dorchester High School, Johnsonville High School, North Myrtle Beach High School, Strom Thurmond High School, Wade Hampton High School and Wando High School.

For more information on the mock trial case or program, visit www.scbar.org/lre.
The mock trial program is sponsored by the South Carolina Bar’s Law Related Education (LRE) Division, which was developed in 1976 to improve the ability of teachers to instruct law related education.

The mock trial program is made possible through an IOLTA grant from the South Carolina Bar Foundation.

The South Carolina Bar, which has a membership of more than 13,000 lawyers, is dedicated to advancing justice, professionalism and understanding of the law.