The eight high school teams that will advance to the semifinals of the Ventura County Mock Trial were announced today by the Ventura County Office of Education. The semifinalists received the eight highest scores of the 34 teams participating in this year’s Mock Trial. Listed in order of their scores, the final eight teams are:
1. Westlake
2. Trinity Pacific Omega
3. Saint Bonaventure
4. Adolfo Camarillo Blue
5. Newbury Park Gold
6. Oak Park Black
7. La Reina
8. Santa Susana Troubadours
The public is invited to watch the semifinals tonight, February 28, at 5:15 pm at the Ventura County Superior Court at 800 South Victoria Ave. in Ventura. The final four teams will face off Thursday evening at 5:15 pm at the courthouse.
Awards Ceremony
The Mock Trial awards ceremony will be held on Monday, March 5 at 6:00 pm at the Oxnard Performing Arts Center at 800 Hobson Way. The public is invited to attend and media coverage is welcomed.
About the 2018 Ventura County Mock Trial
The Mock Trial competition is coordinated annually by the Ventura County Office of Education. This year’s fictitious case is People v. Davidson. It is the trial of Casey Davidson, who is charged with first degree murder for the death of Alex Thompson, a member of an extremist nationalist group.
High schools participating this year are: Adolfo Camarillo, Agoura, Buena, Channel Islands, Fillmore, Grace Brethren, Hueneme, La Reina, Newbury Park, Newbury Park Adventist Academy, Nordhoff, Oak Park, Oaks Christian, Oxnard, Pacifica, Rio Mesa, Royal, Saint Bonaventure, Santa Paula, Santa Susana, Simi Valley, St. Augustine Academy, Thousand Oaks, Trinity Pacific Christian School, Ventura, Villanova Preparatory School and Westlake.
The winner of the county competition will go on to the state mock trial contest March 16-18 in Orange County. Ventura County has taken first place at the state level in 2008, 2011, 2012 and 2013.
This year’s Ventura County Mock Trial logo artwork was created by Saachi Kotia from Santa Susana High School in Simi Valley.
Additional information about the 2017 Ventura County Mock Trial is available at vcoe.org/mocktrial.