We are pleased to announce the top eight scoring teams this year, in alphabetical order:
Boylan Catholic High School, Rockford
Evanston Township High School, Evanston
Glenbard East High School, Lombard
Glenbard South High School, Glen Ellyn
Hinsdale Central High School, Hinsdale
Timothy Christian High School, Elmhurst
Wheaton Academy, Wheaton
York High School, Elmhurst
Of those schools, three were awarded for exceptional performances:
1st Place, Timothy Christian High School
2nd Place, Glenbard South High School
3rd Place, Boylan Catholic High School
Timothy Christian High School will represent Illinois at the National High School Mock Trial Championships in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in May.
Taking 1st place in the written portion of the event, with the highest team average on the Law Exam, was Boylan Catholic High School.
The following schools participated this year:
Antioch High School, Antioch
Bartlett High School, Bartlett
Boylan Catholic High School, Rockford
Carmel Catholic High School, Mundelein
Chatham Glenwood High School, Chatham
Chicago Christian High School, Palos Heights
DeLaSalle Institute, Chicago
Evanston Township High School, Evanston
Fenwick High School, Oak Park
Glenbard East High School, Lombard
Glenbard South High School, Glen Ellyn
Glenbrook South High School, Glenview
Highland Park High School, Highland Park
Hinsdale Central High School, Hinsdale
Hinsdale South High School, Darien
Homewood-Flossmoor High School, Flossmoor
Hubbard High School, Chicago
Huntley High School, Huntley
Illiana Christian High School, Lansing
H.D. Jacobs, Algonquin
Joliet Catholic Academy, Joliet
Joliet Central High School, Joliet
Larkin High School, Elgin
Lexington High School, Lexington
Libertyville High School, Libertyville
Maine East High School, Park Ridge
Maine South High School, Park Ridge
Maine West High School, Des Plaines
Meridian High School, Mounds
Mt. Carmel High School, Chicago
Mt. Vernon High School, Mt. Vernon
Mundelein High School, Mundelein
Noble Street Charter High School, Chicago
Normal Community High School, Normal
Normal Community West High School, Normal
Oak Park/River Forest, Oak Park
O'Fallon High School, O'Fallon
Providence Catholic, New Lenox
Providence-St. Mel, Chicago
Sacred Heart Griffin, Springfield
St. Charles East High School, St. Charles
St. Charles North High School, St. Charles
Salem Community High School, Salem
Springfield High School, Springfield
Timothy Christian High School, Elmhurst
Wheaton Academy, West Chicago
Willowbrook High School, Villa Park
York High School, Elmhurst
Zion-Benton High School, Zion
We would be remiss if we did not extend our appreciation to the extensive list of volunteer judges, lawyers and paralegals who volunteered to assist with the administration of this program:
Aaron Wickenhauser, Pekin Aimee Roper, East Peoria
Alex de Saint Phalle, Springfield Ari Fisz, Chicago
Arthur Greenberg, Eureka Arthur Inman, Peoria
Benjamin Brown, Springfield Charles Watson, Springfield
Christina Kwon, Springfield Christine Zeman, Springfield
Dale Schempp, Springfield Dan Fultz, Springfield
Dennis A. Rendleman, Springfield Douglas Jarman, Hillsboro
Eric Madiar, Springfield Eugene Friedman, Chicago
Hon. Thomas Appleton, Springfield Howard Peters, Springfield
James Murphy, Peoria Jay Barr, Decatur
Jody Malmstrom, Aurora John Keith, Springfield
Keleigh Biggins, Springfield Kelli Hillis, Springfield
Lee Beneze, Springfield Lyndsay Dudgeon, Decatur
Lynn Palmgren, Springfield Marilyn Gatschenberger
Mark Thielen, Springfield Mary Albert-Fritz, Brighton
Michael Robinson, Springfield Michelle Anderson, Springfield
Michelle Coady, Taylorville Nancy Martin, Springfield
Pablo Eves, Bloomington Patrick Smith, Springfield
Peter Manuele, Springfield Randy Cox, Springfield
Richard Wray, Springfield Robert Neiner, Morton
Roland Cross, Springfield Sean Liles, Chatham
Sean O'Brien, Springfield Stephen D. Iden, Springfield
William Brown, Springfield William LaMarca, Springfield
Standing Committee on Law-Related Education for the Public, the group who makes this event possible each year:
Mary Milano, Chair Zeophus Williams, Vice-Chair
Thomas Carlisle, Secretary Jay Reece, Ex-Officio
Hon. Harris Agnew David Anders
Kimberly Anderson Rex Brown
Kelli Childress Politte Hon. John Coady
Lauren DeJong Mary Doherty
Sheila Fahey-Wallenius Gail Friedman
Camela Gardner Carl Gilmore
Yvonne Kato O'Connor Marylou Kent
Frank Kopecky Ann Pictor
Anthony Rothert Kelli Smith
Mark Hassikis, ISBA Board of Governors Liaison
And last, but certainly not least, the ISBA staff who work hard all year to help make this happen:
Tracy Potter, ISBA Staff Melinda J. Bentley, ISBA Staff
Selina Thomas, ISBA Staff Paula Magdich, ISBA Staff
Mary T. McDermott, ISBA Staff Donna Schechter, ISBA Staff
And a special thanks to James Caruso who helps us administer and score the Law Exam each year!
A number of students received special recognition for outstanding performance as a mock trial witness and/or a mock trial attorney:
Outstanding Attorney Awards:
Antioch High School Branka Cimesa
Boylan Catholic High School, Laura Benson
Chicago Christian High School, Dawn Bulthius
DeLaSalle High School, Michael Castillo
DeLaSalle High School, Wilfredo Galarza
Evanston Township High School, Michael Spitulnik
Evanston Township High School, Ron Williams
Fenwick High School, Atina D'Souza
Glenbard East High School, Melissa Solis
Glenbard East High School, Molly Lynch
Glenbard South High School, Amarto Bhattacharyya
Glenbard South High School, Katie Kosartes
H.D. Jacobs High School, Jason Dittmann
Highland Park High School, Josh Levin
Hinsdale Central High School, J.D. Bryant
Homewood-Flossmoor High School, Kelli Pointer
Hubbard High School, Evelyn Pyrek
Hubbard High School, Janette Palos
Hubbard High School, Matthew Palmer
Larkin High School, Samon Siddique
Libertyville High School, Amanda Muskat
Maine East High School, Lamise Shawahin
Maine South High School, Amy Johnson
Maine South High School, Rebecca Christopher
Mt. Carmel High School, Christopher Owoyemi
Mt. Carmel High School, John Chapman
Mundelein High School, Mallory Lemme
Noble Charter High School, Dionne Gomez
Normal West High School, Meredith Crews
O'Fallon High School, Lori Witherspoon
Oak Park/River Forest High School, Christopher Barlow
Providence Catholic High School, Stephanie Nugent
Providence St. Mel High School, Tiffany Scott
Salem Community High School, Katie Greer
Springfield High School, Cordelia Moore
St. Charles East High School, Nick Rubino (awarded in both trials)
St. Charles North High School, Heather Kopec
St. Charles North High School, Michal Gawlik
Timothy Christian High School, Alyssa Van Staalduinen
Timothy Christian High School, Caroline Christman
Wheaton Academy, Juliana Wilhoit
Wheaton Academy, Libby Baker
York High School, Jacob Wolff
Zion-Benton Township High School, Yvonne Batac (awarded in both trials)
Outstanding Witness Awards:
Bartlett High School, Joshua Curtis
Bartlett High School, Nirav Patel
Bartlett High School, Sophia Leo
Boylan Catholic High School, Amanda Kamar
Carmel Catholic High School, Joe Novak
Chicago Christian High School, Jake Boss
Evanston Township High School Adam Spitulnik
Evanston Township High School, Veronica Mendoza
Fenwick High School, Michael-Patrick Bagnowski
Glenbard East High School, Mike Jaroski
Glenbard East High School, Kaitlyn Drew
Glenbard South High School, Ben Miller
Glenbard South High School, Kate Ledwidge
H.D. Jacobs High School, Edmond Helaire
Highland Park High School, Katie Wynbrandt
Hinsdale Central High School, Dan Jaugey
Homewood-Flossmoor High School, Wayne White
Hubbard High School, Vince Hernandez
Illiana Christian High School, Kyle Reid
Joliet Central High School, Norma Gutierrez
Larkin High School, Jorge Martinez
Maine South High School, Elizabeth Kossner
Mt. Carmel High School, Christopher McDonald
Mundelein High School, Alex Bowman
Normal Community, Kurt Olsen
Normal West High School, Josh Kolbus
O'Fallon High School, Caroline Kionka
Oak Park/River Forest High School, Rebecca Bloch
Providence Catholic, Lauren DeCeault
Providence St. Mel High School, Cheryl Goss
Providence St. Mel High School, Feneishia Hill
Sacred Heart-Griffin High School, Tom Kennedy
Salem Community High School Jacob Baldridge
Springfield High School, Michael Evans
St. Charles East High School, Jake Gossman
St. Charles East High School, Michael Mullen
St. Charles North High School, Samantha Resser
St. Charles North High School, Stephanie Kos
Timothy Christian High School, Laura Roose
Wheaton Academy, Brittany Zielske
Wheaton Academy, Juliana Wilhoit
Willowbrook High School, Liz Bucko
Willowbrook High School, Nicole Spizziri
York High School, Dan Neubauer
York High School, Samir Zaffer
Again, thank you to everyone who participated!