Mock Trial Team Takes Regional Honors
Athens Academy's Mock Trial Team took top honors at the Region 2 competition Saturday, February 4, at the University of Georgia Law School. In addition to the regional win, several students were recognized for excellence: Ward Archibald and Karishma Sriram (Outstanding Attorneys), and Jessica Gross, Elizabeth Naclerio, Robert Leverett, and Nathan Iyer (Outstanding Witnesses). Karishma Sriram was also recognized as a four-year participant, and the team's senior attorney-coach, Ernie Harris, was recognized as Outstanding Coach. Mock Trial faculty advisor Alan Hickerson was pleased with the team's work: "They performed wonderfully throughout a long and stressful day."
Special thanks to the local attorneys who volunteer their time to help coach the team, including Mr. Harris, Art Archibald, Chris Conley, and David Ellison, and to the many parents and students who came out to support the team on Saturday.
Athens Academy will compete at the state mock trial tournament on March 17-18 in Lawrenceville.