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Junior High Mock Trial on April 29
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Posted on Apr 27 2017
Junior high and middle school students will be arguing a fictitious case of cyberstalking in Commonwealth v. Kelsey Reed at the annual CNMI Junior High Mock Trial this Saturday.
The CNMI Junior High Mock Trial is a signature program of the Northern Marianas Humanities Council where students learn about the law and standard courtroom procedures in a non-competitive format.
Though the program is non-competitive, special recognition will be given to students who give outstanding performances in their roles as attorneys or witnesses.
Over 70 students from nine different schools have registered. Participating schools include Admiral Herbert G. Hopwood Middle School, Chacha Ocean View Middle School, Dandan Middle School, Eskuelan San Francisco De Borja, Francisco M. Sablan Middle School, Grace Christian Academy, Mount Carmel School, Saipan Community School, and Tinian Junior Senior High School.
Schools have been paired up over two rounds, which will be presided by a judge. This year’s judges are Chief Justice Alexandro Castro, Associate Justice John Manglona, Associate Justice Perry Inos, Associate Judge Teresa Kim-Tenorio, and Associate Judge Joseph N. Camacho.
The program is this Saturday, April 29, at 9am at the House of Justice in Susupe. It is free and open to the public.
The CNMI Junior High Mock Trial is made possible through funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities and in partnership with the CNMI Public School System and the CNMI Judiciary.
For more information, please call Council staff at 235-4785. (PR)
