Spain Park High School Law Academy competed at the annual Alabama Youth in Government
Youth Judicial competition on October 9th, which was the regional competition. There were two regional competitions and Spain Park hosted the Northern Regional Competition. A total of 17 teams competed and several of them were Spain Park teams. Craig Thompson, Phillip Pate, and Jennifer Smith, the three law teachers, were all there in support of their students.
The teams that moved onto the state competition will compete on November 6th and 7th in
Montgomery, Alabama, at the federal courthouses against teams from across the state.
The following below are the names of the teams as well as the students from Spain Park who won individual awards:
Teams Moving On to State:
Team Keller (1st Place)
Team Tatum (3rd Place)
Team Cox (4th Place)
Team Bowden (7th Place)
Team Hendricks (9th Place)
Outstanding Witnesses
Elijah Ferguson
Selma Maric
Adie Carter
Annabelle King
Juliette Green
Micah Breland
Outstanding Attorneys
Grace Norman
Camila Lopez
Anna Huffstetler
Ann Charles Sutton
Palmer Cerniglia
Abigail Linderman
We are so proud of the teams and the students, and we wish the best of luck to all the students who are competing in November! But before the state competition, Law Academy will have two teams competing in an international competition called Empire Mock Trial Competition right as October ends, so stay tuned for updates!
