MENDHAM, NJ — For the 19th year in a row, West Morris
Mendham High School's team had the winning arguments
in the county's Mock Trial Competition.
County commissioners, local lawyers, judicial officers, and others
congratulated the team during a Law Day celebration on May 1 in
the historic courtroom at the county courthouse in Morristown.
This year's county competition ended with Mendham High School
earning a favorable decision against Morristown's Delbarton School
for the second year in a row, said Principal Steve Ryan in his spring
newsletter. Leading the team were Senior Attorneys Ashley Cespedes
(prosecution), Zadie Weaver (defense), and Campbell Portland (both
prosecution and defense).
The West Morris Mendham team members also include Ashley
Cespedes, Campbell Portland, Zadie Weaver, Jaira Pierre-Louis, Olivia
Piacenti, Ryan Smith, Nathan Acheampong, Colin Stolarski, Anthony
Khakhiashvili and Sophia D’Auria. Teacher Eric Heditsch is in his 25th
year coaching the squad, and attorney William Connelly has
volunteered his counsel for 21 years.
The Morris County Bar Association and Morris County Bar
Foundation sponsored the event along with the Morris/Sussex
Superior Court Vicinage and Office of the Ombudsman.
Law Day, which was established by President Dwight D. Eisenhower
in 1958, is a national day of "dedication to the principles of
government under law.” This year's Law Day theme was "Voices of
Democracy."
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