For Immediate Release: 01.17.12
Students from Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School were the proud recipients of the silver medal at the Mock Trial Competition on January 16, 2012. The team included, from left, John Sime, Dylan Marassato, Joel Slater, Chris McDonald, Ben Bourdon and Joshua Hyatt with law teacher Terry Pagan. The team was also guided by the legal expertise of Michael Gauthier of Orendorff and Associates.
Marissa Sarrazin of Collège Notre-Dame and Ryan McIntosh of Confederation Secondary School received the Miller Maki Best Witness Award from Lucille Shaw of Miller Maki LLP at the 2012 Mock Trial Competition.
Danielle Levesque of Confederation Secondary School, left, received the Lacroix, Forest Best Advocate Crown Award from Danielle Vincent of Lacroix, Forest LLP.
Jean-Loup Doudard, Collège Notre-Dame, left, accepts the Weaver Simmons Best Advocate Defence Award from Michael Haraschuk of Weaver Simmons.
Collège Notre-Dame not only captured the top honours at the 2012 Mock Trial Competition on January 16, but also the Edward J. Conroy Q.C. Team Civility Award. From left, are, Daniel Valade, Marissa Sarrazin, legal coach James Ross of Conroy, Trebb, Jean-Loup Doudard, Danika Borges, Émilie Bouchard and Patrick Diotte.
Collège Notre-Dame captured top honours at the 2012 Mock Trial Competition on January 16th, winning the coveted Hennessy Cup. From left are Madam Justice Patricia C. Hennessy, Daniel Valade, Danika Borges, Patrick Diotte, Jean-Loup Doudard, Émilie Bouchard, Assistant Crown Attorney Nathalie Boivin, Marissa Sarrazin, Assistant Crown Attorney Julie Lefebvre and Law teacher Melanie Pharand-Prevost.
Rainbow secondary school students showcased their analytical and critical thinking skills at the 11th annual Mock Trial Competition where they garnered the silver medal and captured a number of individual awards. The Mock Trial Competition was held on January 16th at the Sudbury Court House.
Close to 100 students in Grade 12 from Rainbow District School Board, the Sudbury Catholic District School Board and the Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario donned legal gowns to prosecute and defend the case of Her Majesty the Queen versus Justin(e) Pieber.
Secondary schools participating in the 2012 competition included Confederation Secondary School, Espanola High School, Lasalle Secondary School, Lockerby Composite School, Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School, Sudbury Secondary School, St. Benedict’s Secondary School, St. Charles College and Collège Notre-Dame.
The Hennessy Cup was awarded to Collège Notre-Dame. Silver medals were presented to students from Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School, including John Sime, Dylan Marassato, Joel Slater, Chris McDonald, Ben Bourdon and Joshua Hyatt. Michael Gauthier of Orendorff and Associates and Grade 12 Law teacher Terry Pagan coached the team to victory.
Other awards that were presented included:
Miller Maki Best Witness Award
Ryan McIntosh – Confederation Secondary School
Coach: John Recoskie (Weaver, Simmons) and Karen Lische (Crown Attorney’s Office)
Marissa Sarrazin - Collège Notre-Dame
Coach: Nathalie Boivin and Julie Lefebvre (Crown Attorney’s Office)
Award Presenter: Lucille Shaw (Miller, Maki)
Lacroix, Forest Best Advocate Crown Award
Danielle Levesque – Confederation Secondary School
Coaches: John Recoskie (Weaver, Simmons) and Karen Lische (Crown Attorney’s Office)
Award Presenter: Danielle Vincent (Lacroix, Forest)
Weaver Simmons Best Advocate Defence Award
Jean-Loup Doudard - Collège Notre-Dame
Coach: Nathalie Boivin and Julie Lefebvre (Crown Attorney’s Office)
Presenter: Michael Haraschuk (Weaver, Simmons)
Edward J. Conroy Q.C. Team Civility Award
Collège Notre-Dame
Coach: Nathalie Boivin and Julie Lefebvre (Crown Attorney’s Office)
Presenter: James Ross (Conroy, Trebb)
Rainbow District School Board Chair, Doreen Dewar, thanked the volunteer coaches from the Sudbury and District Law Association and the Sudbury Crown Attorney’s Office who, year after year, provide hundreds of hours of time to this project.
“Through the Mock Trial Competition, local lawyers make an invaluable contribution to student learning by bringing the classroom into the courtroom,” she said. “Many students have been inspired to pursue studies in the legal field after secondary school.” She added: “We commend the legal community for being exceptional role models for community service and student success.”
The Mock Trial competition is well established within the Grade 12 Law curriculum. In addition to meeting curriculum expectations, mock trials develop other skills in students, including public speaking, teamwork, presentation, preparation and critical thinking skills.
“Students from Sudbury area secondary schools have fully embraced the Mock Trial program. They are taking advantage of the wonderful opportunity of working with local lawyers to experience the inside workings of the criminal justice system. Their enthusiasm and hard work is inspiring,” said Madame Justice Patricia C. Hennessy.
She added: “It is our hope that these students will be engaged citizens, whose experience of the court process will give them an understanding of important events in the life of the community. We also know that this experience creates confident advocates, whether as students, citizens or professionals.”
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Media Contact:
Tiffany Roberts, Curriculum Co-ordinator,
Rainbow District School Board, 705-523-3308, ext. 8209
Rainbow Schools Awarded Silver at Mock Trial Competition
Students from Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School were the proud recipients of the silver medal at the Mock Trial Competition on January 16, 2012. The team included, from left, John Sime, Dylan Marassato, Joel Slater, Chris McDonald, Ben Bourdon and Joshua Hyatt with law teacher Terry Pagan. The team was also guided by the legal expertise of Michael Gauthier of Orendorff and Associates.
Marissa Sarrazin of Collège Notre-Dame and Ryan McIntosh of Confederation Secondary School received the Miller Maki Best Witness Award from Lucille Shaw of Miller Maki LLP at the 2012 Mock Trial Competition.
Danielle Levesque of Confederation Secondary School, left, received the Lacroix, Forest Best Advocate Crown Award from Danielle Vincent of Lacroix, Forest LLP.
Jean-Loup Doudard, Collège Notre-Dame, left, accepts the Weaver Simmons Best Advocate Defence Award from Michael Haraschuk of Weaver Simmons.
Collège Notre-Dame not only captured the top honours at the 2012 Mock Trial Competition on January 16, but also the Edward J. Conroy Q.C. Team Civility Award. From left, are, Daniel Valade, Marissa Sarrazin, legal coach James Ross of Conroy, Trebb, Jean-Loup Doudard, Danika Borges, Émilie Bouchard and Patrick Diotte.
Collège Notre-Dame captured top honours at the 2012 Mock Trial Competition on January 16th, winning the coveted Hennessy Cup. From left are Madam Justice Patricia C. Hennessy, Daniel Valade, Danika Borges, Patrick Diotte, Jean-Loup Doudard, Émilie Bouchard, Assistant Crown Attorney Nathalie Boivin, Marissa Sarrazin, Assistant Crown Attorney Julie Lefebvre and Law teacher Melanie Pharand-Prevost.
Rainbow secondary school students showcased their analytical and critical thinking skills at the 11th annual Mock Trial Competition where they garnered the silver medal and captured a number of individual awards. The Mock Trial Competition was held on January 16th at the Sudbury Court House.
Close to 100 students in Grade 12 from Rainbow District School Board, the Sudbury Catholic District School Board and the Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario donned legal gowns to prosecute and defend the case of Her Majesty the Queen versus Justin(e) Pieber.
Secondary schools participating in the 2012 competition included Confederation Secondary School, Espanola High School, Lasalle Secondary School, Lockerby Composite School, Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School, Sudbury Secondary School, St. Benedict’s Secondary School, St. Charles College and Collège Notre-Dame.
The Hennessy Cup was awarded to Collège Notre-Dame. Silver medals were presented to students from Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School, including John Sime, Dylan Marassato, Joel Slater, Chris McDonald, Ben Bourdon and Joshua Hyatt. Michael Gauthier of Orendorff and Associates and Grade 12 Law teacher Terry Pagan coached the team to victory.
Other awards that were presented included:
Miller Maki Best Witness Award
Ryan McIntosh – Confederation Secondary School
Coach: John Recoskie (Weaver, Simmons) and Karen Lische (Crown Attorney’s Office)
Marissa Sarrazin - Collège Notre-Dame
Coach: Nathalie Boivin and Julie Lefebvre (Crown Attorney’s Office)
Award Presenter: Lucille Shaw (Miller, Maki)
Lacroix, Forest Best Advocate Crown Award
Danielle Levesque – Confederation Secondary School
Coaches: John Recoskie (Weaver, Simmons) and Karen Lische (Crown Attorney’s Office)
Award Presenter: Danielle Vincent (Lacroix, Forest)
Weaver Simmons Best Advocate Defence Award
Jean-Loup Doudard - Collège Notre-Dame
Coach: Nathalie Boivin and Julie Lefebvre (Crown Attorney’s Office)
Presenter: Michael Haraschuk (Weaver, Simmons)
Edward J. Conroy Q.C. Team Civility Award
Collège Notre-Dame
Coach: Nathalie Boivin and Julie Lefebvre (Crown Attorney’s Office)
Presenter: James Ross (Conroy, Trebb)
Rainbow District School Board Chair, Doreen Dewar, thanked the volunteer coaches from the Sudbury and District Law Association and the Sudbury Crown Attorney’s Office who, year after year, provide hundreds of hours of time to this project.
“Through the Mock Trial Competition, local lawyers make an invaluable contribution to student learning by bringing the classroom into the courtroom,” she said. “Many students have been inspired to pursue studies in the legal field after secondary school.” She added: “We commend the legal community for being exceptional role models for community service and student success.”
The Mock Trial competition is well established within the Grade 12 Law curriculum. In addition to meeting curriculum expectations, mock trials develop other skills in students, including public speaking, teamwork, presentation, preparation and critical thinking skills.
“Students from Sudbury area secondary schools have fully embraced the Mock Trial program. They are taking advantage of the wonderful opportunity of working with local lawyers to experience the inside workings of the criminal justice system. Their enthusiasm and hard work is inspiring,” said Madame Justice Patricia C. Hennessy.
She added: “It is our hope that these students will be engaged citizens, whose experience of the court process will give them an understanding of important events in the life of the community. We also know that this experience creates confident advocates, whether as students, citizens or professionals.”
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Media Contact:
Tiffany Roberts, Curriculum Co-ordinator,
Rainbow District School Board, 705-523-3308, ext. 8209
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