Open to students in Classes IX-XII. Enrollment is by year.
Students in the Mock Trial club develop a greater understanding of the law and of the trial system in the United States. Club activities include: gaining a basic knowledge of an attorney’s responsibilities and of court procedures, preparing an assigned case from both the prosecution and defense positions, assuming the roles of witnesses and attorneys, and presenting the case in the New York Criminal Court at the annual Mock Trial Tournament. Each year the competition includes approximately one hundred schools in the New York City area. The club meets once a week the first semester, but beginning in January, club members who will participate in the tournament have an additional weekly meeting with their attorney/coach. Weekend practices are held in the weeks prior to the February competition.