PORTSMOUTH — Of all school clubs and activities, one of the hardest to prepare for is the well-known and respected mock trial competition.
Early in the school year, students receive an example case between two parties, and they form teams to compete in a legal system against other schools. Students are expected to learn the basics of law and presentation, while studying the supplied case. After months of students getting into character as witnesses and student attorneys preparing for anything and everything that could happen in a trial, they go against another team and see which school has dedicated…..