Statewide Mock Trial Competition Draws 250 Teams From 203 Schools

This month, 250 teams from 203 high schools across Pennsylvania will be competing in a virtual setting in district and regional levels of the Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) Statewide High School Mock Trial Competition sponsored by the association’s Young Lawyers Division.

Of the Cove, Central High School will participate.

“This mock trial competition is designed to challenge students’ critical thinking skills, effective presentation techniques and dispute resolution tactics,” said PBA Young Lawyers Division Chair Paul D. Edger. “All of these elements can help prepare students to be success...