| Oswego
County Mock Trial Program
The Oswego County Bar Association invites local high school
students, grades 9-12, to participate in the Annual NYS High
School Mock Trial Tournament. The local portion of this competition
is co-sponsored by the Bar Association in partnership with
the Weston Hyde Oswego County Educational Foundation, area
schools and other county and local agencies. The state-wide
portion of the tournament is sponsored by the New York State
Bar Association's Committee on Citizenship and Education,
The New York Bar Foundation, and local county bar associations
throughout the State. The local teams battle against each
other to earn the right to represent Oswego County in the
final rounds of the State-wide tournament. Each member of
the county's winning team receives a cash scholarship, payable
up heir graduation. All of the members of last year's winning
team earned a $250.00 cash award! To learn how to make a tax
deductible donation to the Mock Trial Scholarship Fund, please
contact the program
coordinator.
The goals of the program are:
- to
further understanding of the law, court procedures and our
legal system;
- to
help increase proficiency in listening, speaking, reading
and reasoning skills;
- to
promote better communication and cooperation between the
school community-teachers and students-and the legal profession;
- to
further the students' appreciation for academics; and
- to
raise awareness and provide insight into law related professions.
The Oswego County Bar Association's competition would not
exist without the generous support it receives from the judiciary,
members of the local bar association, court system personnel,
as well as numerous county and school officials. Trials are
judged by sitting Judges from our City, County, Family and
Supreme Courts, and other attorney volunteers. The legal mentors
and school advisors spend countless hours to help prepare
the students.
Mock Trial Brochure
SCHOOL OFFICIALS: If you would like more information about
entering a team in the competition, please send an e-mail
to Thomas Benedetto, Oswego County Mock Trial Coordinator
at: mocktrial@oswego-bar.org
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