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40 Winter 2016 The Mississippi Lawyer LAW-RELATED EDUCATION 2016 Mississippi High Sch Sacred Heart Catholic School Team 1 displays the First Place gavel they were awarded during the 33rd Annual High School Mock Trial Competition. Pictured left to right with their attorney coach Don Hinton teacher sponsor Paul VanZandt and attorney coach Carey Varnado. The final round judges included left to right Robert Gibbs who has judged the final round for 25 years served as the presiding judge Chad Russell Past President of the Young Lawyers Division and Past Chair of the Mock Trial Competition Diala Chaney President of theYoung Lawyers Division of The Mississippi Bar Clarence Webster Past Chair of the Mock Trial Competition and Roy Campbell President of The Mississippi Bar. O n Saturday February 27 in the Hinds County Courthouse Sacred Heart Catholic School Team 1 finished in first place at the 2016 Mississippi High School Statewide Mock Trial Competition and will represent Mississippi in the 2016 National High School Mock Trial Competition on May 12-14 in Boise Idaho. Distinguished members of the Bar judged the statewide final round. These judges included Diala Chaney President of the Young Lawyers Division of The Mississippi Bar Roy Campbell President of The Mississippi Bar Chad Russell Past President of the Young Lawyers Division and Past Chair of the Mock Trial Competition Clarence Webster Past Chair of the Mock Trial Competition and Robert Gibbs who has judged the final round for 25 years served as the presiding judge. Twenty-seven teams from around the state participated in three regional competitions which were held in January in Jackson Gulfport and Oxford. From those teams 16 teams advanced to the statewide competition held on February 26 - February 27 at the Hinds County Courthouse and Chancery Courthouse in Jackson. MSMS Team 1 earned the second place trophy gavel coached by Scott Colom. The following schools earned the remainder of the top six positions Madison Central third place coached by Rogen Chhabra and Staci ONeal MSMS Team 2 fourth place coached by Scott Colom St. Patrick Catholic High School fifth place coached by Judge Jennifer Schloegel and Elena Guida and Lamar School sixth place coached by Kathryn McNair and Amanda Glover Evans. A special thanks to all of the attorney coaches and judges who volun- teered their valuable time to help with this Young Lawyers Division law related education program in its 33rd year.