Official blog of the Olivia Davidson Washington Mock Trial Club
Advisers: Mr. Robe & Mr. Welch
Additional help from Mr. Driscoll and Kathy Devecka
Members: Aleithia, Christian, Hannah, James, Josie, Lydia, Madison, Matthew, Simeon
Honorary Member: Laura
Alumni: Tyler, Jonathan, Christy, Justin, Erin, Calvin, Josh, Kristin, Sara R., Sarah G., Sarah W., Rachel, John, Briana, Mary, Chris, Becca, and many, many, many others!

Monday, December 20, 2010

Lunar Eclipse, Quotes, Practice Trial

So the big news is that tonight is the first time in 456 years that a total lunar eclipse also falls on the Winter Solstice. If you happen to be awake between one and three this morning, take a peek. Of course, it's cloudy tonight, so you may have to use some imagination. Which is always a good idea anyway.

Also, the 2011 quotes slideshow has now grown to 77 slides. Impressive, right? We've also instituted comments--just add a text box in a corner and share how it actually happened... ;-)

Lastly, get yourselves psyched up for our first full-out practice trial tomorrow! It'll be awesome, don't worry. Well, do worry. Just worry productively!

That's all, folks!
Sarah

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Conversation Starters

Does anyone else keep typing "Brian" instead of "brain"? O.o

Are there any facts that strike you as being really funny in the case? Personally, I love the testimony in Henlacks that Sean was a member of "the 4-H club"--do they only have one in Buckeye County? Must be some kinda weird place!

What gadgets would be helpful for the sidebar? I'm thinking about a homework summary box; would anyone be interested in making sure we all come out with the same assignment, or is that superfluous? Also, when our roles are more differentiated, we'll have very individualized work between meetings; the gadget would only be there for a couple of weeks tops.

Does anyone know about whether Athens has a team this year? I heard from an inside source that they "might not" be having one, but Mrs. Robe thought they had a class for it this year. Informants appreciated.