HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommendation John Adams High School's Mock Trail Team for winning the 2009 National High Schol Mock Trail ChampionshipRESOLUTION
3972-09
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana
June 8,
2009
Attest:
Chief Deputy
City Clerk
President of Common Council
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
June 9,
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Approved and signed by me June 10, 20 09
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Chief Deputy
City Clerk
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RESOLUTION NO. 3972-09
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, PUBLICLY
COMMENDING THE JOHN ADAMS HIGH SCHOOL'S MOCK TRIAL TEAM FOR WINNING THE
2009 NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL MOCK TRIAL CHAMPIONSHIP
G~l~fiPrre~, the National Mock Trial Championship began in 1984 in Des Moines, Iowa, and is
designed to give high school students an inside perspective of the legal system by providing them with an
understanding of the mechanism through which society chooses to resolve disputes; and provides high
school students with practical knowledge about how our legal system operates while developing in each of
them a reasoned and informed commitment to democracy; and
~1z~~, through mock trials, high school students gain an understanding of society's approach to
dispute resolution and justice through an experiential learning opportunity where they can acquire skills in
critical thinking and reasoning, effective communication, team work and citizenship involving a hypothetical
case where mock trial team members compete in actual courtrooms and display their knowledge; and
~'l~fini.~ea,~, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, is proud to recognize that this
year's National High School Mock Trial Championship was held in Atlanta, Georgia, and focused on the
case of the State of Georgia v. Ashley Dougherty which drew the best high school teams from 42 states, U.S.
territories and South Korea, who competed in the two-day mock trial competition; and
%~~inii~, the Common Council would especially like to publicly recognize that the members of the
John Adams High School Mock Trial Team is the first team from the State of Indiana to ever win the
National High School Trial Championship, and the Common Council salutes each of the members of the
John Adams High School Mock Trial Program, Judith Overmyer, the teacher at John Adams who
oversees this outstanding program, Jay Tidmarsh, a Notre Dame Law School Professor who coaches the
team with Coach Lucas Burkett; and thanks each of these talented high school students:
Josh Courtney Allison Saisson Gabe Young
Jennifer Deeter Chris Silvestri Kieran Neal, Alternate
Adam Kern Eilis Smyth David Kern, Timekeeper
~aul, C-~/~~ex~e, lse r,C xeaa/ ed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows:
Section I. On behalf of all of the citizens of the City of South Bend, Indiana, the Common Council
hereby congratulates each and every member of the 2008-2009 John Adams High School Mock Trial
Team, their program's organizer and sponsor, Judith Overmyer, and their coaches Jay Tidmazsh and Lucas
Burkett, for winning the 2009 National Mock Trial Championship in Atlanta, Georgia!
Section II. The South Bend Common Council notes that for the past 13 years, John Adams High
School has developed an exceptional mock trial program which has won many Indiana state titles. The
Council believes that the hazd-work, discipline, and dedication of the students on the National
Championship Mock Trial Team from John Adams High has enabled each of these especially dedicated
and talented students to be excellent role models for all students throughout our country; and each team
member has brought the highest of honors to themselves, their family and friends, John Adams High School,
the South Bend Community School Corporation, and all of the residents of the City of South Bend, Indiana.
be in full force and
its adoption by the Council
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Timot A. Ro t~ i~t Large
Karen .White At Lar e
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Kat een Cekanski-Farrand, Council Attorney
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Jo Vo rde, City Clerk
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Stephen J. L e, Mayor of South Bend