Nationals

mock trial nationals . . .

sandia high school of Albuquerque PLACES 4TH
AT NATIONAL MOCK TRIAL CHAMPIONSHIP!!!

2008 national mock trial results
2008 national mock trial photos

"For Sandia's team to place in the top ten
nationally two years in a row is just outstanding."

Linda Sink, APS Interim Superintendent

The national championship is hosted by a different organization in a different city each year in May. This fun-filled and exciting event draws students, parents, teacher advisors, attorney coaches and judges from across the country. The 2009 national championship is scheduled in Atlanta, Georgia, and is predicted to draw more than 42 competitors from as far away as the the Northern Mariana Islands and South Korea.

On April 1, teams will receive the nationals case, an original problem developed by the host state. They will have about five weeks to prepare for competition which consists of two rounds on Friday, two rounds on Saturday and a final round between the top two teams, also on Saturday. (The championship round is videotaped and distributed at the New Mexico mock trial training in the fall.) Results are announced at an awards banquet Saturday evening.

CCV hosted the 1998 national championship, which drew nearly 1,000 people to Albuquerque for five days.The New Mexico State Champion will receive $5,000 to help with the cost of the trip to Nationals.