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Ohio Middle
Schools Participate in Mock Trial Showcase
Ohio Supreme Court...
April 20, 2012
More than 300 Ohio middle school students from 30 schools competed in
the 10th Annual Middle School Mock Trial State Showcase at the Thomas
J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center on April 19-20. The mock trial is hosted
by the Ohio Center for Law Related Education (OCLRE).
Tim Kalgreen, with OCLRE, said the students are participating in the
newly written case State of Ohio v Frankie Hunter, based on the novel
Lord of the Flies. Middle school mock trial cases are written by
teachers and attorneys who craft the trial from literature taught in
middle school English classes. Kalgreen said OCLRE chose this case
because most middle school students read Lord of the Flies in class.
“From this book, these students are learning about the themes of
acceptance and bullying during the entire mock trial process. It really
starts the discussion of tolerance and working together,” Kalgreen said.
The 6th- through 8th-grade students also improve their public speaking
and critical thinking skills as well as learn more about legal
processes and procedures, he said.
About 30 volunteer attorneys from across the state helped judge the
two-day showcase. There is no overall winner; instead the students
received a superior, excellent, or outstanding score from the judges.
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