Middle schools across the Midlands will compete in the South Carolina Bar Regional Middle School Mock Trial Competition Saturday, November 18, at the University of South Carolina School of Law.
The competition will begin at 9 am. The law school is located at 701 S. Main St. in Columbia.
Participating schools include Andrew Jackson Middle School (Kershaw), Blythewood Middle School (Blythewood), Chapin Middle School (Chapin), Crayton Middle School (Columbia), Dutch Fork Middle School (Irmo), E.L. Wright Middle School (Columbia), Hand Middle School (Columbia), Heathwood Hall Episcopal School (Columbia), Paul Knox Middle School (N. Augusta), Sandhills Middle School (Gaston), Southeast Middle School (Hopkins), St. Joseph Catholic School (Columbia), Timmerman School (Co-lumbia) and W.G. Sanders Middle School (Columbia). To view a complete student roster of the Midlands mock trial competitors, visit www.scbar.org/news/msmtrosters.asp.
Students will present the plaintiff and defense sides of a fictitious case before a panel of local volunteer lawyers. Additionally, students will fill the roles of defendant, witnesses and bailiff. Each team will be judged on its presentation skills rather than the legal merits of the case.
This year students will argue a collision case. Carolina Idol C.J. Lewis was driving back to his hotel after performing in his hometown of Abbeville when he struck and seriously injured a pizza delivery man. The sheriff who arrived at the scene and filed the incident report is out of the country, so it is up to a jury to decide who is at fault for the collision and liable for damages.
Regional competitions are also being held in the Coastal, Pee Dee, Piedmont and Lowcountry areas of the state. Two qualifying teams from each region will advance to the state competition Saturday, December 2, at the Marc Westbrook Judicial Center in Lexington.
The mock trial program is sponsored by the South Carolina Bar’s Law Related Education (LRE) Division, which was established 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 11,500 lawyers, is dedicated to advancing justice, professionalism and understanding of the law.
Participants in the S.C. Bar Mock Trial from the Midlands
Blythewood Middle School
Attorney Coach: Peggy Fox
Lead Teacher: John Goldsborough
Additional Teachers: Mitchell Case and Preston Pearman
Students: Allison Anderson, Isaiah Boyd, Lashonda Canty, Morgan Carter, Jasmine Frinks, Maressa Hawkins, Jasmine Jacobs, Kayla Major, Marie Plante, Cameron Queen, Dana Rhoney, Chelsea Scott, Maddy Sears, Katie Vassey, Elizabeth Von Keller, Jennings Walker, Sarah Wood, Jenny Wright and R.J. McDowell
Crayton Middle School
Lead Teacher: Mary Ann Odom
Students: Chris Bates, Janson Busby, Michael D’Amelio, Tyshea Edens, Brandon Greene, Taylor Hammond, Emily Haney, Lisa Huzey, Anna Jones, Ariel Jones, Destry Jones, Charlotte Musser, Rachel Robertson and Jamesha Schackerford
E.L. Wright Middle School
Lead Teacher: Richard Fish
Additional Teacher: Marci Fish
Students: Veronika Bethea, DeVonte Davis, Bethan Fanning, Gabe Fernandez, Mack Gatling, Alaina Graves, Jamie Hall, Jonathan Harper, Amanda Herring, Peirston Mack, Scarlett Murray, Kush Patel, Courtney Person, Rachael Purcell, Nicollette Rigon, Andrew Stefanovski, Anquinetta Thompson, James Webster, Brenae Williams and Gabrielle Wilson
Hand Middle School
Lead Teacher: Robert Lominack
Students: Lizzie Adkins, Kendall Beard, Dayne Burns, Priscilla Davis, Brandon Foster, Zachary Hodges, Madison Matheus, Sarah Rhu and Allison Schweickert
Heathwood Hall Episcopal School
Attorney Coach: Marcy J. Lamar
Lead Teacher: Burns Jones
Students: Asia Dozier, Burgess Foster, Renae Gray, Scott Harriford, Joseph James, Amber Johnson, Sanchit Kapur, Lauren Pansegrau, Sarah Jackson Smith, Sidney Tate, Mitch Watford, Pierce Werner and Corey Wood
Southeast Middle School
Lead Teacher: Paulette Cunningham
Additional Teacher: Anthony Crook
Students: Erika Alvarez, Cheryl Coleman, Jonathan Collins, Cedric Flemming, Nakiesha Gibson, Nathan Johnson, Malcolm Jones, Johnkeia Myers, Renaldo Suber, Darian Taylor, Alexis Walters, Jarod Washington, Brandon Whitehead, George Whitehead and Bryan Wider
St. Joseph Catholic School
Attorney Coach: Eileen Carrouth
Lead Teacher: Lisa Leonard
Additional Teachers: Nell Bramhall and Liz Loeffler
Students: J.B. Carrouth, Haley Claffy, Lester Duhe, Vincent Duhe, Benjamin Gause, Danielle Heebner, Bradley Hollingsworth, Kelsey Leonard, Jack McDonald, Julia McDonald, John Ogino, Markd Schimmoeller, Burke Ugarte and Danny Winterstein
Timmerman School
Attorney Coaches: Paige Jones Gossett and Tivis Sutherland
Lead Teacher: Tracy Sutherland
Students: Kaylee Amick, Joshua William Boyce, Marcus “Shawn” Davis II, Taylor Gardner, Nick Gray, Katherine Harris Hanson, Danielle Knight, Corey T. Littlejohn, Frannie Neal, Patrick Owens, Koren Rinehart, Tori Thompson and Brandi Wilson
W.G. Sanders Middle School
Lead Teacher: Judy Wright
Students: Marcus Allen, Gercia Almodora, Michaela Barber, Kimberly Cartledge, Javante Jackson, Malcom Jones, Tia Rankin, Tyriese Robinson, Kenecia Owens, Timothy Telford and John Thompson.
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