Mock Trial
Mock trial teams learn a criminal or civil case from the Nebraska State Bar Foundation. The case contains witness statements, jury instructions and exhibits. We compete on both sides of the case (the Defense and the Prosecution/Plaintiff). There are three student attorneys and three student witnesses on each side of the case. The courtroom becomes the state for students to create a realistic enactment of the case. This program enables teachers and students from across school disciplines to collaborate and learn how Nebraska’s legal system works.
Seniors: Aubrey Bucknell, Isabel Buss, Maria Fix, Claire Kolbet, Jonah Meduna, Malachi McArthur, Isabella Nemec, Nicole O’Donnell, Brody Schnieders, Andrew Shields
Juniors: Blair Bergevin, Maddie Bixenmann, Della Halverson, Avery Kingery
Sophomores: Jaxson Hanks, James Kruger, Ivan Ortega-Pineda
Freshmen: Judi Becker, Gabriel Callahan, Alexa Mora
Faculty sponsor is Erin Willis.
Attorney coaches are Andy Barry and Mary Marcum.
Regional Competitions (at the City-County Courthouse in Lincoln):
- Tuesday, October 29: First Round of Regional Competition
- Wednesday, November 6: Second Round Regional Competitions
- Wednesday, November 13: Third Round Regional Competitions
State qualifying competition (top two from each region):
- Wednesday, November 20: State Qualifying Competition
State Competition (at the Federal Courthouse in Omaha):
- Monday and Tuesday, December 10-11: State Mock Trial Competition in Omaha
Mock Trial earns honorable mention at state event
Pius X Mock Trial earned an ‘honorable mention’ at its state competition this week. Ten teams qualify, and all but the top 3 earn honorable mention status. (Final results will not be known until next week.)
This year’s Bolts team at state included, from left to right: Brody Schnieders, Jonah Meduna, Maria Fix, Isabel Buss, Aubrey Bucknell, Claire Kolbet, Nicole O’Donnell, Jaxson Hanks. In the courtroom picture, the team is pictured with the Omaha Duchesne team, which qualified for the national competition.
