St. Lawrence Martyr School wins mock trial hit-and-run case
Photo submitted by Ron GeltzFRONT ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: Julia Szalla, Katalina Lomibao, Jonathan DeArruda, Tessa Sharpe, Olivia Thompson, Isabella Barajas, Sarah Geltz, Elizabeth Gutierrez, Jolean Escoto, Ron Geltz (coach)BACK ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: Carrie Elliott (coach), Elizabeth Lopez, Rebecca Altshuler, Nora Ward, Katiana Sickmann, Amanda Elliott, Alyssa Villarreal, Rebecca Moore, Rebecca Schulist, Kalina Poprac. The St. Lawrence Martyr School Mock Trial team qualified for the quarterfinals for the first time last Wednesday. They ended the competition in the top 8 out of 53 Los Angeles County teams. Team member Kalina Poprac was awarded with the title of ‘Outstanding Defense Attorney.’ This is the school’s second year sponsoring a mock trial team. When they participated last year, they had gone to trial for a murder case, but were unable to make it past the first round. “It was really exciting,” said member Amanda Elliott. “This is the first time moving on and only the second time in the competition… We’ll keep our fingers crossed that we’ll move on more next year.” The Mock Trial program is run by the Constitutional Rights Foundation. It is a program for middle school students…
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