National High School Mock Championship

Last update:
May 28, 2008

Future host sites:
2009: Atlanta, Georgia
2010: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Judge Robert Kinney accepting Golden Gavel Award during the Saturday night Awards Banquet

New 2008 National Champion !!

Jonesboro High School from Jonesboro, Georgia defended their national title by defeating Kalamazoo Central High School from Kalamazoo, Michigan. Kalamazoo Central HS has repeated in the top two teams in the nation for the past three years !
Congratulations to Guam, South Korea, the Commonwealth of Northern Marianna Islands, and all 39 state champions who competed.
Complete transcript of the Championship Round is now available here ! (530 kb PDF) (posted May 28, 2008)
Want a DVD of the Championship Round? The cost is only $15 (please make checks payable to DLREC) and includes mailing costs. Contact Franny Haney.
Outstanding Performance Awards given to ten participants.
Nick Del Pesco Photography provided professional photographic services for the National Championship. You can view the photographs online, and purchase a wide variety of formats. Check it out!

2008 Awards Banquet - Attorney Pete Jones, Co-Host Director	2008 Awards Banquet - Attorney Steve Miller from Texas accepting Golden Gavel Award

New items and deadlines:

The National Association of Secondary School Principals has placed this program on the NASSP National Advisory List of Contests and Activities for 2008-2009 (posted April 15, 2008)

Board members visit Kauai HS mock trial team/coaches in Kauai, Hawaii.
November 2007 trip pictures

Newsletters and other documents available:

Golden Gavel Nomination Form (29 kb PDF)
December 2006 "Mock Trial Matters" Newsletter (243 kb PDF)
May 2005 Board Meeting Minutes (64kb)
February 2005 "Mock Trial Matters" Newsletter (379kb)
2005 State Coordinator Survey Results (858 kb)
(State Mock Trial Program Participation, Costs, and Sponsor Support)
Please note: this is a large file (126 pages), and may take several minutes to download even with broadband internet access.

(these documents require Adobe® Acrobat® Reader - click here to download a free copy of Adobe® Acrobat® Reader)

The intercollegiate mock trial program is run by the American Mock Trial Association (AMTA). You can visit the AMTA web site at www.collegemocktrial.org .