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03/15/2018 12:01 AM

Valley Mock Trial Team Makes it to ‘Elite 8’


Valley Mock Trial team members (from left) Celia Robbins, Erin LoMonaco, Jenna LoMonaco, Maggie Dipierdomenico, Maeve Collins, Sophie Spaner, and Gabby Pitruzzello competed in the Elite 8 round of the State Mock Trial competition.Photo courtesy of Bobbi Nidzgorski

The Valley Mock Trial team of Sophie Spaner, Maeve Collins, Gabby Pitruzzello, Jenna LoMonaco, Erin LoMonaco, Celia Robins, and Maggie Dipierdomenico competed in the Elite 8 round of the State Mock Trial competition. Held on Feb. 12 at the U.S. District Court in North Haven, 25 teams with a win-win record in their first two trials were eligible to compete. Valley won against Northwestern Regional in the play-in round, and won against Bethel in the round of 16, held at Quinnipiac University School of Law on Feb. 9.

Although the Valley team, presenting their Prosecution, lost to Weston’s Defense, it was the first time for Valley to break into the Elite 8.

Teams receive the trial in September and work through the case throughout the next several months. Each team consists of both a Prosecution and a Defense, with three students playing the role of lawyer and three students as their witnesses.