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SCR89 • 2025

CONGRATULATING THE WINNERS OF THE 34TH ANNUAL DELAWARE HIGH SCHOOL MOCK TRIAL PROGRAM.

CONGRATULATING THE WINNERS OF THE 34TH ANNUAL DELAWARE HIGH SCHOOL MOCK TRIAL PROGRAM.

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Cruce
Last action
2025-06-10
Official status
Passed 6/10/25
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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CONGRATULATING THE WINNERS OF THE 34TH ANNUAL DELAWARE HIGH SCHOOL MOCK TRIAL PROGRAM.

CONGRATULATING THE WINNERS OF THE 34TH ANNUAL DELAWARE HIGH SCHOOL MOCK TRIAL PROGRAM.

What This Bill Does

  • CONGRATULATING THE WINNERS OF THE 34TH ANNUAL DELAWARE HIGH SCHOOL MOCK TRIAL PROGRAM.
  • This resolution congratulates the winners of the 2025 Delaware High School Mock Trial Program.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-10 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced in Senate

  2. 2025-06-10 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT

  3. 2025-06-10 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed In House by Voice Vote

Official Summary Text

CONGRATULATING THE WINNERS OF THE 34TH ANNUAL DELAWARE HIGH SCHOOL MOCK TRIAL PROGRAM.
This resolution congratulates the winners of the 2025 Delaware High School Mock Trial Program.

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SPONSOR:

Sen. Cruce & Rep. Chukwuocha

Sens. Hansen, Hoffner, Sokola, Wilson; Reps. Bolden, Griffith, K. Johnson, Kamela Smith

DELAWARE STATE SENATE

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 89

CONGRATULATING THE WINNERS OF THE 34TH ANNUAL DELAWARE HIGH SCHOOL MOCK TRIAL PROGRAM.

WHEREAS, over 200 students from public, private, parochial, and charter schools throughout Delaware comprised 18 teams that participated in the 2025 Delaware High School Mock Trial Competition; and

WHEREAS, the competition took place over two days on February 28 and March 1, 2025, at the Leonard L. Williams Justice Center; and

WHEREAS, the 2025 Mock Trial Committee organized the case materials and coordinated the competition; and

WHEREAS, the event was sponsored by the Delaware Law Related Education Center, Inc., and made possible due to the time and effort of over 200 volunteers; and

WHEREAS, the competition provides a valuable civic learning experience to all who participate; and

WHEREAS, teams make opening statements, closing arguments, question mock witnesses and experts, and argue both sides of the case; and

WHEREAS, teams are judged on presentation of the case facts and knowledge of the law; and

WHEREAS, the final championship round was presided over by President Judge Jurden with a judging panel of the Delaware Bench and Bar, including Judge Monica Horton from the New Castle County Court of Common Pleas, Betsy Renzo, Executive Director of the Delaware Law Related Education Center, Paige Chapman, Office of Defense Services, and Tiana Sampson, Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Delaware.

NOW THEREFORE:

BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the 153rd General Assembly of the State of Delaware, the House of Representatives concurring therein, congratulates the winners of the competition from the Salesianum School and applauds their representation of Delaware in the National High School Mock Trial Championship this coming May.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the General Assembly congratulates the runners up of the competition from Wilmington Friends School.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Newark Charter School (3rd place), the Charter School of Wilmington (4th Place), Tower Hill School (5th place), and Cape Henlopen High School (6th place) are all hereby recognized.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the General Assembly congratulates Tatiana Hynansky of Tower Hill School the winner of the courtroom artist competition.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the General Assembly congratulates Lucy Tollett of Cape Henlopen High School the winner of the courtroom journalist competition.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the students from the Padua Academy are hereby commended for winning the Delaware Way Award, given to the team that best exemplifies the ideals of mock trial, including civility, justice, and fairness. The teams from Howard High School of Technology and Smyrna High School were runners up for this esteemed award.

SYNOPSIS

This resolution congratulates the winners of the 2025 Delaware High School Mock Trial Program.

Author: Senator Cruce