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14 Teams Named to State Mock Trial Competition

Posted by: Laura Labenberg on Mar 1, 2024

With district mock trial competitions wrapping up last week, the stage is now set for the 43rd Annual Tennessee State High School Mock Trial Competition. More than 100 teams from across the state competed in eight district competitions leading up to the selection of the teams to participate in the finals. Agathos Classical School (Columbia), Chattanooga Southeast Home Education Association (CSTHEA — Chattanooga), Central Magnet High School (Murfreesboro), Clarksville High School (Clarksville), East Hamilton High School (Ooltewah), Farragut High School Blue (Knoxville), Farragut High School Grey (Knoxville), Montgomery Bell Academy (Nashville), St. Mary's Episcopal School Marigold (Memphis), St. Mary's Episcopal School Orchid (Memphis), Sevier County High School (Sevierville), Signal Mountain High School (Signal Mountain), Unicoi County High School (Erwin) and the University School of Nashville (Nashville) will compete in Nashville on March 22 and 23 at the Metropolitan Courthouse. Special thanks is due to the lawyers who coordinated district competitions across the state: Caroline Rogers (District 1), Celia Ball and Isaac Westling (Districts 2, 3 and 4), Mary Frances DeVoe and Alex McVeagh (District 5), Morgan Hanna (District 7), Paige Barbeauld and Lindsey Ralston (Districts 8 and 10), Hayley Baker, Pooja Bery, Caleb Hogan and Richard Swor (District 9),  Dylan Harper (District 11), and Brande Boyd and Faith Watson (District 14). The TBA YLD's version of "March Madness" is under the direction of Ashley Tipton, chair, and Michael Holmes, vice chair. Zack Walden serves as the long range planning coordinator. The mock trial competition is the largest public service project of the TBA.

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