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Education is not the filling of a
pail, but the lighting of a fire.
William Butler Yeats

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new mexico high school
mock trial
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Mock trial is an innovative, hands-on experience in the law for high school students of all ages and abilities. Every year hundreds of New Mexico teenagers and their teacher advisors and attorney coaches spend the better part of the school year researching, studying and preparing a hypothetical courtroom trial involving critical issues that are important and interesting to young people.
In February, the teams try their cases
before judges and panels of jurors in
courtrooms in Albuquerque and Las Cruces.
See
regional results. In March, the 8 finalists meet in
Albuquerque to identify the state
champion, who will represent New Mexico at
the national championship in May. See
final results. See
mock trial round 2
photos. See
mock
trial championship round photos. See
award
banquet & dance photos.
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Review
or print
this
year's case,
Order in the Court (mock
trial teaching manual), or the
mock trial
rules. You will need Adobe
Acrobat Reader© to print the
materials. If you don't have Acrobat
Reader, you may download it for free
by clicking on the Adobe© icon.
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Get the mock trial rubrics
for the State Department
of Education's Standards and
Benchmarks.
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Apply for a Hon. Gene E. Franchini
scholarship (the 2009 application
will be available December 1, 2008).
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Learn more about the
competition.
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Review or print
tips and advice for
successful participation in mock
trial.
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Review
the 2007-2008
program calendar.
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Register
to attend the annual team training, to
enter your team or to serve as a judge
or administrative volunteer.
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Order
prior years' original New Mexico case
materials or national championship videos.
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