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House
Resolution 1830
By:
Representative Glanton of the
76th
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending the Jonesboro High School Mock Trial program; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
the Georgia Mock Trial Competition helps students gain an understanding of the
legal system by providing opportunities for school teams to participate in
academic competitions where players assume the roles of attorneys and witnesses
in a court case, and professional attorneys coach these students in developing
skills in questioning, critical thinking, oral advocacy, listening, speaking,
reading, and reasoning; and
WHEREAS,
the Georgia High School Mock Trial competition was created at North Clayton High
School over 20 years ago as a way for students to learn about law and the legal
system, and the first state competition was held in 1988 and won by Jonesboro
High School; and
WHEREAS,
Jonesboro High School has continued with its dominance of state, regional, and
national competitions since that time, finally capturing the national
championship in 2007, and in 2008, the team won the state competition again and
will be competing in Wilmington, Delaware in May, 2008, including team members
Laura Parkhouse, Dominique Delgado, Joe Strickland, Brian Bady, Ralph Wilson,
Avion Jackson, Jurod James, Lindsay Hargis, Bridget Harris, Braeden Orr, Jayda
Hazell, Adrienne Marshall, Tabias Kelly, Miguelande Charlestin, and Kayla
Daniels; and
WHEREAS,
many of the students, including Jurod James, Tabias Kelly, Laura Parkhouse,
Bridget Harris, and Kayla Daniels, won individual awards at state, but the
greatest prize was the team's third consecutive state championship; and
WHEREAS,
no other team except for Jonesboro has won two consecutive state championships
more than once, and no other team has won three consecutive state championships,
an accomplishment carried out under the superlative direction of team coaches
Honorable John C. Carbo III, Honorable Deborah C. Benefield, Tasha Mosley, Esq.,
Katie Powers, Anna Cox, and Andrew Cox; and
WHEREAS,
it is abundantly fitting and proper for this body to recognize with
particularity the outstanding accomplishments of this extraordinary
program.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body join together in recognizing and commending the outstanding efforts of
the Jonesboro High School Mock Trial program.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the Jonesboro
High School Mock Trial program.