The student body was happy to celebrate the well-deserved victory of our Mock Trial teams today! Mr. Staffelbach announced that in addition to Trinity teams winning first and second place in the state, members from our sophomore, junior and senior teams won multiple individual awards, including best attorney and best witness in the state!
Best Witness Award Winners: Luke Reifenberg* (4x); Ben Tomas Morgan (2x); Helena Drake* (1x)
Best Attorney Award Winners: Frank Rossi (2 + championship round); Thomas Goulding (2x); Pietro Stroik (1x); Anthony Kavanaugh (1x); Audrey Loughran (1x); Emily Morin (1x); Emma Barrett (1x); Helena Drake (1x).
*Luke Reifenberg was the only student at the state competition to win all four rounds for Best Witness!
*Helena Drake was the only Trinity student to win both Best Witness and Best Attorney awards!
Best Attorney in the State: Frank Rossi
Best Witness in the State: Nathan Trumble
Special thanks to Mr. Staffelbach, our faculty Mock Trial facilitator. This victory is many years in the making and would not be possible without his dedication!
Also, special thanks to our volunteer coaches: senior coaches, Kari Gallagher and Peter Staffelbach; junior coaches, Peter Morgan and Jesse Barrett; sophomore coach, Dani Campbell and student assistant Kaelyn Ackerman; freshman team coach, Erin Abbey; freshman team coach, Michael Palmer.