The Archbishop Murphy High School Mock Trial team had a successful year.
After their strong performance at the Washington State Mock Trial Meet, 10 seniors in the program traveled to Charlotte, N.C. to compete in the American Mock Trial Invitational May 17-21.
The event hosted 18 of the top mock trial programs in the country. Archbishop Murphy finished in 15th place.
Kelly Gale won “outstanding witness” honors for her performance as a medical expert.
Fred Hines and Sky Muller drew strong reviews for their witness performances, as did attorney Kestle Olson for her work with objections. Shannon Hoban and Gale won top attorney and witness honors, respectively.
The final round pitted Archbishop Murphy against J.H. Rose High School from Greenville, N.C. Sporting a New Jersey accent, Isaac Bond won the outstanding witness award for the round. The strong performances of attorneys Christine Baele (objections), Tim Yates (closing argument rebuttal) and Kylen Stevenson (witness control) were also noted. Witnesses Muller and Hoban scored well with their portrayals of a private investigator and hospital chief of staff.
The team is advised by Roger Brodniak.
Families needed to host EvCC Japanese students
Everett Community College is seeking host families for Japanese high school students visiting the college July 19 to Aug. 2.
Host families are asked to provide room, board, and transportation to visiting students participating in the Nippon Business Institute’s summer exchange program. Families do not need to speak Japanese, as visiting students will want to practice English.
Students and their chaperones have come to the college from Japan since 1986 to study English and take part in activities that enhance their English language skills and promote friendship between Japan and the United States.
This summer’s exchange program is for students from Iwakuni and Ishinomaki.
Students will be on campus from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays, and stay with their host families at night and on the weekends.
The Nippon Business Institute provides host families with a stipend to help cover some of the expense associated with hosting a student.
For more information or a host family application, call the Nippon Business Institute at 425-388-9195 or e-mail kkoss@everettcc.edu.
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