On Saturday February 2nd, 2019. The Savannah Arts Academy
Mock Trial Team won the Region 14 (Savannah) Mock Trial Competition held
at the Chatham County Courthouse. The team defeated Greenbrier High School
(Augusta) in the final round of competition. The team also defeated Habersham
County, Islands High, Clinch County and Country Day among others). SAA claimed
the region title for the fourth straight year.
The entire team performed exceptionally well in the region
competition. The following students were selected for individual
Awards. Best witness Awards: Gabbrielle Rilley in
both rounds 1 and 2. Sara Bass and Emma Madsen both claimed
best witness awards in the final round. Best Attorney Awards:
Isabel Stafford Round 1 and Alexis Williamson Rounds 1, 2, and
final. Alexis swept the individual awards winning in every round of
competition. Alexis and Isabel have never lost a region competition in
their 4 years of participation in the Mock Trial Competition. The two
adults in the picture above are the Attorney Coaches for SAA, Richard Sanders
and Joe Huffman. The team owes their success to these two who have
sacrificed countless hours of time to provide these students with an
introduction to litigation.
This is the youngest team the Savannah Arts Academy has ever taken
into competition. The performance squads consisted of just 2 seniors and
one junior. The remaining team members were all Freshmen and
Sophomores. The team moved on to
compete for the District title on February 23rd at the Bibb County Courthouse
in Macon, Georgia. Though they did not move on from that competition, the
future looks bright for this team! A huge thank you to Mr. John Lynah, SAA’s
Mock Trial Sponsor.
