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Mock Trial Team

Students participating in Mock Trials are trained by lawyers how to:
  • write opening and closing statements
  • prepare witnesses
  • testify
  • make objections
  • think on their feet
  • Cite law
  • Research laws


The Mock Trial Team competes at the Nassau County Bar Association Mock Trial Competitions and The Long Island Metropolitan Mentor Moot Court Competition. Students compete before judges at the Mineola Supreme Court House.

Last season, the Sacred Heart Academy Mock Trial Team won rounds one (vs. Kellenberg) and two (Great Neck South) of the Long Island Metropolitan Mentor Moot Court Competition and the team defeated Seaford to advance to the second round of the Nassau County Bar Association Mock Trial Competition.

Moderator:  Ms. Alison Mertz

Meeting Days and Times: September- March  Tuesday and Thursdays/ occasionally on Saturdays to prepare for competitions