by David Trevaskis | Apr 4, 2025 | LEAP, Mock Trial
Nearly 140 Philadelphia Central High School students gathered at the Federal Courthouse, Thursday, March 27th, to argue the fictional case of Jacob's v Bells Tower High School. A teacher at the school saw a student with his cell phone out after a test in violation of...
by David Trevaskis | Jul 25, 2024 | LEAP, Mock Trial
Abington Heights, the 2024 Pennsylvania Mock Trial Team, won the national competition this spring. They won a trip to the White House. In the President Biden photo: From L. to R. Amy Kelly - Teacher/Coach, Daniel E. Cummins, Esq. - Attorney Advisor, Zachary Riggall,...
by David Trevaskis | Jul 24, 2024 | LEAP, Mock Trial
Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (2nd from left in blue) with the CEO and a board member from Campaign for Working Families, joined by former LEAP Director Roberta West at the far right. What does this summer 2024 picture have to do with mock trial—Congresswoman Scanlon...
by David Trevaskis | Jul 20, 2024 | LEAP, Mock Trial
The highly successful Pleasant Valley High School team of the 1980s which went to the statewide high school mock trial finals three consecutive years. The team went undefeated through the finals but finished third due to the scoring system used at the time.
by David Trevaskis | May 18, 2024 | LEAP, Mock Trial
LEAP has always championed mock trial in Philadelphia, with Central High School winning the first citywide competition among a handful of schools (circa 1981). The mock trial program was the brainchild of then LEAP Executive Director Beth Farnbach. By 1984, Beth was...
by David Trevaskis | Apr 10, 2024 | LEAP, Mock Trial
Mock trial has been a piece of LEAP since even before the first Philadelphia citywide competition—circa 1981. Sometimes even the New York Times paid attention! Do you see the future lawyers and judges featured here? Download (PDF,...
