On February 13th, The Ambrose School competed in the Boise Region Mock Trial competition.  Each school is allowed up to two teams, and both of our teams progressed from regionals to the state quarter finals.  This is the second year in a row that both of our teams have advanced.  Last year, our teams progressed all the way to the state semi-finals, where our B team bested our A team.  Then, our B team lost to the state champions, Logos School in Moscow, Idaho in the state championship round.  This year, our B team faced tough competition against Centennial, Rocky Mountain, and Mountain Home while our A team competed against Columbia High School and Mountain Home.  we are pleased to send two teams to the state competitions once again.  In addition, two of four best attorney awards at the regional level were won by Krista Wilford and Christine Caven.  We also took 6 ”Best Witness” awards in the competition– congratulations Christine Caven (both a Witness and Attorney!), Ruth Fritz, Cooper Williams, Pierce Wasdahl, Connor MacMahon and Bridget Wasdahl.  Mock trial is an important part of our educational program.  As a classical Christian school, we seek to graduate thinking, articulate students.  Our success in our Mock Trial program is consistent with this vision.  We hope that this year, we can continue to improve and develop our teams.  The state quarter finals will be held on the evening of March 25th at the Ada County Courthouse.

Mock Trial is a national competition where students prepare both a prosecution and defense for a court case.  Students progress from a district level to state.  The state champions represent Idaho in the National Championship.  This year, Nationals are in Philadelphia.  During each round, students try a given case in front of a team of 3 judges– one of whom is typically a sitting judge.  Each Mock Trial team has 7 active members and two alternates.  The seven active members include 3 witnesses and 2 or 3 attorneys, plus a timekeeper.  The Idaho Law Foundation, sponsored by the Idaho Bar Association, sponsors the competitions.