COMPETITION!!

January 2009


TO: Primary Teacher Coaches

Gwinnett High School Mock Trial Region 9 (Lawrenceville)

Welcome to the Region 9 (Lawrenceville) for the 2009 mock trial competition! So that you may begin finalizing your plans for competition day, this memo contains key information related to your region’s competition schedule.

* The competition will take place on Friday and Saturday, 6 & 7 February 2009 at the Gwinnett County Justice & Administration Center, 75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville 30045.
* Parking (car & bus) is available on-site at the courthouse.
* Team registration will take place in the 1st Floor Auditorium between 6:00 and 6:30 p.m. on Friday 2/6.
* Team orientation will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Friday 2/6 in the Auditorium.
* Round I will begin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday 2/6.
* Teams will arrive at the courthouse and gather in the Auditorium between 8:00 and 8:15 a.m. on Saturday, 2/7 – courtroom assignments will be made at this time.
* Round II will begin at approximately 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, 2/7.
* The Awards Ceremony will take place at approximately 11:00 a.m.
* A lunch break* will begin at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, 2/7.
* The Semi-Final (3rd) Round will begin at approximately 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, 2/7.
* An awards ceremony and announcement of pairing for the final round will begin at approximately 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, 2/7.
* The Championship Round will begin at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, 2/7.



Lunch*: Teams may go off site or bring their own lunch to the courthouse on Saturday. Teams participating in the Semi-Final round should plan to be back from lunch and ready to compete by 12:15 p.m. It is suggested that teams not rely on lunch being delivered by a restaurant to the courthouse, but either bring individual sack lunches or designate a parent, coach or other observer to pick up the lunch and bring it to the courthouse. It is also suggested that if lunch is ordered from a restaurant for pick-up, that the order be placed 2 to 3 days in advance of the event and confirmed the day before or morning of the event by phone.

Please be sure that you, your team members and your attorney coaches have thoroughly reviewed all Rules of the Competition. Focus particularly on the paperwork you’re required to submit on competition day, the time limits for each portion of the trial, the division of duties for team members and how different kinds of disputes are handled and when. If you have any questions, please contact the mock trial office immediately.