Mock Trial & Hurricane Sandy

What an honor it was last week to be able to travel to Brooklyn, New York with the Mock Trial Team as they competed in the Empire City 6th Annual Mock Trial Invitational. The students from our Mock Trial team are a remarkable group of young men and women who have demonstrated an extraordinary amount of dedication and initiative as they prepared, planned and saved money for this academic competition! Mr Myers our Mock Trial Teacher as well as Amy Toy, Creekview's Law Academy Director have given many hours to get our students prepared for the Invitational!
The competition traveled to New York from schools in Ireland, South Korea, United Kingdom, Canada, California, Washington, Louisiana, Texas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, California, Arkansas, South Carolina, Alabama, Pennsylvania, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, and Connecticut! Yes, this is big time and the second year in a row that the Creekview team was invited! Thirty six schools from around the world were prepared to do battle in the case of Happy Land Toy Company!
The good news is that we all arrived safely and were able to participate for part of the tournament. The bad news was that Hurricane Sandy had some bad intentions that caused us to change our flight plans and Escape from New York two days early! What a great decision that was- the hurricane was heading our way and we held a meeting with the Mock Trials captains to determine the best course of action.....and yes, they delivered. The plan to leave early was not an easy decision to make...well for some it was....I must say it was not easy to leave New York but knowing the the so called FrankenStorm was bearing down on us made it a bit easier.....In spite of our early departure, it was a trip worth remembering and worth attending in the future if the opportunity arises. It was also great to see the Creekview students practicing, preparing, and delivering on the case. I could not be more proud of a group of students and I look forward to our state competition in early 2013!