Forsyth County is hosting a regional High School Mock Trial Competition put on by the State Bar of Georgia on Friday, Jan. 30 and Saturday, Jan. 31. In the Mock Trial Competition, high school students play the roles of attorneys and witnesses, and professional attorneys and judges serve as the presiding judges and evaluators.
Approximately 120 area high school students will be competing and 72 lawyers will be volunteering as evaluators during the two-day event, to be held at the Forsyth County Courthouse, Forsyth County Administration Building, Cumming City Hall and the Stone Building. The top three teams will advance to the district competition in Athens, Georgia.
The eight schoo
ls scheduled to participate are North Forsyth High School (Forsyth), Forsyth Central High School (Forsyth), West Forsyth High School (Forsyth), South Forsyth High School (Forsyth), Lambert High School (Forsyth), Milton High School (Milton), Cambridge High School (Milton), and Centennial High School (Roswell).
Round 1 of the competition will be held Friday, Jan. 30. Registration is from 5 to 5:30 p.m. and orientation for Round 1 is from 5:30 to 6 p.m. Round 1 will begin at 6 p.m. Round 2 of the competition will be held Saturday, Jan. 31. Orientation for Round 2 is from 8:15 to 8:45 a.m. Round 2 will begin at 9 a.m.
The final round is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.
The public is invited to attend this event.
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