LOCAL MOCK TRIAL CHAMPS HEAD WEST FOR STATE CONTEST; LA REINA HIGH TEEN-AGERS SEEKING CALIFORNIA CHAMPIONSHIP AT COMPETITION.Byline: Lisa Mascaro Daily News Staff Writer The seven-time Ventura County championship mock trial A simulated trial-level proceeding conducted by students to understand trial rules and processes. Usually tried before a mock jury, these proceedings are different from Moot Court proceedings, which simulate appellate arguments. team from La Reina High School La Reina High School is a Catholic college preparatory junior and senior high school for girls. Located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, La Reina is owned and administered by the Sisters of Notre Dame. was ready to take on the statewide competition Friday during a two-day event to choose California's top team. The 19-member team from the Catholic girls school in Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. has beaten the local competition in many a county courtroom but has yet to capture the state championship. School officials said this year's group is a well-balanced team that is ready to try its case as members headed to the statewide contest. The team is competing against 32 others in Riverside, trying its talents in a mock <noinclude></noinclude> Wikipedia does not currently have an encyclopedia article for . You may like to search Wiktionary for "" instead. To begin an article here, feel free to [ edit this page], but please do not create a mere dictionary definition. court case with each member assigned to courthouse roles. The competition will end after two rounds today. Team members take on the various duties in the courtroom, from prosecution and defense attorneys to witnesses, court clerks A court clerk, in British English clerk to the court or in American English clerk of the court is an officer of the court whose responsibilities include maintaining the records of a court. Another duty is to swear in witnesses, jurors, and grand jurors. and bailiffs. Volunteer judges and attorneys oversee the presentations and judge the students. La Reina's team was among 18 that competed last month at the county courthouse in Ventura. Led by faculty coach Eileen De Bruno, the team consists of seniors Jeeven Brah, Quyen Ha, Krishma Parsad, Sandhya Ramadas, Nicole Rinetti and Erynn Smith; juniors Kelly Drew, Jennifer Ghaussy, Monica Hiranandani, Laura Ingman, Valerie Lam, Jennifer Marshall and Kara Kara (kär`ə), river, c.140 mi (230 km) long, NE European and NW Siberian Russia. It flows N from the N Urals into the Kara Sea, forming part of the traditional border between European and Asian Russia. It is navigable in its lower course. Tredway; sophomores Christine Jelinek and Annu Neumayr; and freshmen Lindsey Budny, Melissa McCabe, Laura Perry and Kelly Specht. |
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