Students can participate in Mock Trial can be either an attorney or a witness. Regardless of which role you are interested in, both attorneys and witnesses must sign-up for both the fall and winter trimester classes to be a member of the team. We do our best to accommodate student preferences for role choice, but the final decision will be made by the coaches. 

Yes. Class time is when the majority of our work to prepare and practice for competition occurs. If you are not enrolled in the class, you will not obtain the knowledge and skills need in order to participate.

Often SAAS students do sports or a show and still participate in Mock Trial. Since most of the work is done during the school day, students have most of their evenings and weekends open for other activities. However, since Mock Trial is unlike other competitive teams in that we have very few actual competition dates, it is imperative that students who choose to participate in Mock Trial can commit to being present for those dates. 

Yes. Any student interested in being on the Mock Trial team who is able to enroll in the class will have a role on the team. We run two teams each year, which can accommodate 24 students. ​​​​​​​