Middle School Mock Trial Teams Compete Virtually

This year Johnston had three teams compete in the Iowa middle school mock trial competition. For the first time, the competition was held virtually with teams from across the state competing at the same time. Last week the qualifying rounds were held to determine which teams would make it to the state competition. Congratulations to Johnston’s teams Purple and Dragon who will be moving on to the state competition next week! Congratulations also to Johnston’s team Gold who made it to the playoff round. Mock Trial is coached by Molly McConnell.

Several Johnston participants also received recognition for their outstanding performances as both attorneys and witness during the qualifying rounds:

Outstanding Attorneys:
David Zhang- 8^th grade
Amogh Jithendra- 8^th grade
Nikolay Silking- 8^th grade
Gabriella LaRota- 8^th grade
Maraya Wiltfang- 8^th grade

Outstanding Witnesses:
Lauren Weber- 8^th grade
Sidney Maule- 8^th grade
Anna Lu- 7^th grade
Harrison Burkhardt- 7^th grade
Gabriella LaRota- 8^th grade

Congratulations to all!