John Wesley North High School - Aurora Yearbook (Riverside, CA)

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Order In The Court tC n herefore, I ask that you find the X defendant guilty of hit-and-run as harged, said Bob Blackman as he ended Ins statement for the prosecution, which also concluded two hours of fierce competi- tion in the final round of the Riverside County Mock Trail for 1984-85. This was the first year that North participat- ed in the Mock Trial, yet the neophyte team managed to receive second place, losing to Ramona by only two points. Members of the Mock Trial team spent many hours in prep- aration, but the newness of the subject and the achievements of the team provided mo- tivation and rewards. It was more work than we thought it would be, but we Do you solemnly affirm that the testimony ■;■ u may give ... Rick Lund, portraying a : wedish exchange student, is sworn in. Lund I ' ent much time working on his Swedish accent l-i I he part MOCK TRIAL TEAM. FRONT ROW: S FV bbins, ]. Deal, ]. Vandenburg: ROW 2: D, F ronenfeld, L. Rao, B. Hao, L. Hughes, S. Negus; TOP ROW: R. Lund, R. Blackman, L. Platzer, E. I ' liang, C. Adami, G. Broiles, Mr. Penn, learned a lot, stated John Vandenburqh, The team ' s practices began three montli before the actual competition. Two night.s week and several Saturdays were spent ii practice-simulation and studying the leq.t and vehicle codes. We all had to under stand every legal aspect of the case, ex plained Leela Rao. The students were aide by speech teacher Dan Penn, Judge Gar, Sieser, and Defense attorney Virginia EJu menthal. Though not all of the team member: planned to use the experience as a stt:-| ping stone to a law career, much w.i learned and the rewards were many, h ' • only did North lead into the final round t 34 points, but three members received i wards for their performances: Betty ITa clerk bailiff; Linda Platzer, prosecution wit ness; and Jennifer Deal, defense witnes; Blackman, a senior, commented, 1 kn ' -w we ' ll win next year ' V- Glancing at her notes. Prosecution attorney Lon Hughes presses on with the cross-examina tion of a defense witness, while Bob Blackman listens attentively. mock trial 43