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<p>KINGSTON &#8212;The Wyoming Seminary Mock Trial team won the 2018 Pennsylvania State High School Mock Trial Tournament and has gone undefeated in district, regional and state competition for the first time in school history, according to a news release.</p><p>The tournament was held in the Dauphin County Courthouse in Harrisburg on Saturday. The team won in four rounds, defeating Penn Trafford High School to win the championship.</p><p>Mock trial teams argue a hypothetical case before a judge and are evaluated based on their presentation, opening and closing arguments, direct and cross examination, poise and articulation, control of facts, and knowledge of mock trial rules of law and exceptions. Competitions involve two opposing high school teams who apply real-life statutes and case law to fictitious situations in a simulated trial setting.</p><p>In addition to winning the championship during the two-day tournament, team members received several awards based on their outstanding individual performances in the courtroom. Junior Molly Leahy received two Best Witness Awards, while junior Philip Ouellette and sophomore Jillayne Gumbs received one Best Witness Awards each. Also, senior and team captain Meghna Melkote received two Best Advocate Awards, while senior Corey Bohn and freshman Shailee Desai received one Best Advocate Award each.</p><p>The team will now move on to the 2018 National High School Mock Trial Championship, which will be held in Reno, Nevada from May 10 to May 12.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Following their victory in the 2018 Pennsylvania State Mock Trial Tournament, members of The Wyoming Seminary Mock Trial team, from left: sophomore Jillayne Gumbs, junior Morgan Price, freshman Shailee Desai, senior and team captain Meghna Melkote, senior Corey Bohn, junior Philip Ouellette, and junior Molly Leahy. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/web1_WyoSem_Sem_MockTrial_StateChamps-1.jpg</photo0><caption0>Following their victory in the 2018 Pennsylvania State Mock Trial Tournament, members of The Wyoming Seminary Mock Trial team, from left: sophomore Jillayne Gumbs, junior Morgan Price, freshman Shailee Desai, senior and team captain Meghna Melkote, senior Corey Bohn, junior Philip Ouellette, and junior Molly Leahy. </caption0><photoCredit0></photoCredit0></div></div>
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Wyoming Seminary mock trial team wins state tournament