LA PLATA, Md. — North Point High School’s Mock Trial team has made it to the Final Four of the Maryland Youth & the Law competition.
After successfully arguing against other teams throughout the season to make it to the quarterfinals on March 17, the team bested Marriotts Ridge High School of Marriottsville to win a berth in the Final Four.
The Final Four is mock trial’s semifinals to determine the two teams advancing to the finals on March 27 in a courtroom of the Supreme Court of Maryland in Annapolis. This is the second time in recent years the team has made the semifinals having last gotten there in 2023.
North Point will argue the defense’s case against Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School March 26 at the Anne Arundel Circuit Court.
Mock trial is a statewide program for high school students challenging them to think critically and learn more about the law. Students study a faux case based on real-life issues and act as attorneys and witnesses — either on the prosecution or for the defense — with their skills scored by judges and attorneys.
The Eagles are coached by Frederick Sanford, a business education teacher, and Dajuon Maillard, a mathematics teacher. Nick Teleky, a 2011 North Point graduate and practicing intellectual property lawyer, is the team’s attorney coach.
Charles County Public Schools provides 27,904 students in grades prekindergarten through 12 with an academically challenging education. Located in Southern Maryland, Charles County Public Schools has 38 schools that offer a technologically advanced, progressive and high quality education that builds character, equips for leadership and prepares students for life, careers and higher education.
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