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Stamford Public Schools: Stamford Public Schools High School Mock Trial Team Advances To State Championships
In addition to its captains, the team members are: Academy of Information Technology & Engineering (AITE).
March 12, 2021 - 10:46am
Stamford Public Schools (SPS) announced that the district’s high school Mock Trial team, which competes as the Westhill/Stamford High/AITE team, won all four trials in the first four rounds of Civics First High School Mock Trial competition, advancing to the State Championships. According to Civics First, a private, non-profit company that provides law and government education to public and private schools throughout Connecticut and organizes the tournaments, 44 teams from across the state competed in this year’s tournament. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the competition was virtual. The winning team comprises students from all three high schools, led by Captains Westhill High School Seniors Gaurov Bansal, Christian Rubino-Chuckas and James Grosso, and Stamford High School Junior Emmerson Sigtryggsson. Attorney Daniel Brill, Esq., of Stamford-based law firm Wofsey, Rosen, Kweskin & Kuriansky, LLP serves as the team’s coach. In addition to its captains, the team members are: Academy of Information Technology & Engineering (AITE)
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This year’s mock trial is a fictional criminal case where a teenage boy is accused of murdering a fellow teen at an outdoor high school party. The case centers on a supposed confession that the accused made while pledging to join a fictional college secret society. The Westhill/Stamford High/AITE team will be representing the defense, while the Weston High School team will represent the prosecution, at the championships. A panel of judges from the Connecticut Supreme Court will determine the outcome of the trial. The competition will be livestreamed on March 17, 2021, at 3:00 p.m., at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5HZPxA-bMzJ09jSN68bnPw/about%5C According to the organization, Mock Trial is an after-school enrichment club that teaches essential skills such as public speaking, critical thinking, and the art of forming a persuasive, cohesive argument. Participants garner an understanding and appreciation of the American judicial system through academic competition.
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