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MHMA Mock Trial Team sees natl success

By Brian Hagen

05/15/2024

Credit: MHMA/Facebook

(KAIR)--Following back-to-back state championships, the mock trial team of Atchison's Maur Hill-Mount Academy placed 28 out of 48 in the national tournament, held earlier this month in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

According to a release, Senior Anthony Wurtz was named a top 10 attorney in the nation as part of the nationals.

The release explains that mock trial is a high school competition in which students act as attorney- to try a simulated civil or criminal case, awarded points based on their arguments, knowledge of the case, and oration.
The program is coached by two Benedictine College students, senior Thomas Doyle and junior Jefferey Schremer, while former Atchison County Judge Martin Asher supports the group with practical legal advice and guidance.

In the program's first season, the varsity team won state. This year, in addition to the varsity team- first-place finish at state, the JV team took third place.
According to the release, the varsity team maintained its momentum by securing the 28th position out of 48 in the national mock trial tournament, with the team- 28th place tied for the best finish a Kansas team has had at the national competition.

Now, following the state win and what the release calls "a strong performance at nationals," the mock trial team is excited to compete next year, setting a goal of breaking the Kansas record.

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