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MICDS Mock Trial Team Finishes Second in Nationals

Team achieves highest finish ever for a Missouri team.

The MICDS Mock Trial Team traveled to Phoenix, AZ this past weekend (May 6-8) to represent Missouri in the 2011 National High School Mock Trial Championships. The MICDS team made history with the highest finish ever for the state of Missouri, capturing second place in a highly competitive field of 48 teams.

In the early rounds on Friday and Saturday, MICDS defeated teams representing Virginia, Arizona, Iowa and Washington to advance to the final championship trial on Saturday night. Caroline Rouse, a senior on the MICDS team, also received an outstanding attorney award.

Team members competing for MICDS at nationals included seniors Vivek Biswas, Aash Chalasani, Will Johnston and Caroline Rouse; juniors Ali Dalton, Teddy Murphy and Corthay Schock; and sophomore Christina Rouse.
The MICDS team is coached by faculty members Chris Rhodes, Mark Autry, Karen Wildman, and attorney coach Rebecca Nickelson, a partner with the firm Hepler Broom LLC.

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“It’s hard to express just how impressed I am with our students’ intelligence, effort and character,” said Rhodes. “They made themselves and the school proud. In addition, many other unheralded members of the mock trial team dedicated hours of time to help their fellow students succeed. Coaching these students has been a truly memorable experience.”

MICDS captured the Missouri state championship and the right to advance to Nationals in March, winning the School's sixth state championship in the last eleven years.
 

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