All RISE- Lakeland Christian School Center for Law and Public Policy

During our time in Tallahassee, we had the privilege of serving as jurors for one of FSU Mock Trial’s final practice rounds before their weekend tournament, where they won first place! Congratulations to our former LCS Mock Trial Captain Abby Branham and her team. And congratulations to another former LCS Captain and FSU Mock Trial team member Lucy Bolter for her Best Attorney award at the Florida High School State Championship that was presented during our visit. We’re so proud of our Mock Trial alumni!

We had the most amazing opportunity to tour the Governor’s office with Chief of Staff James Uthmeier and Legislative Affairs Director Stephanie Kopelousos. Such a privilege to learn about the Executive branch from these extraordinary leaders.

We brought together a great group of Lakeland Christian School alumni for dinner at Dreamland BBQ followed by a movie called “The Most Reluctant Convert: The Untold Story of CS Lewis.”
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Thank you to Senator Kelli Stargel and Representative Colleen Burton for spending time with us. We’re very grateful for your willingness to help inspire the next generation of leaders!

We’re in Tallahassee to learn about serving in law and public policy from some extraordinary leaders. We’re also celebrating the seven members of the LCS Mock Trial team who brought home the State Championship! Cheering for hard work, perseverance, and grit.

Be still our hearts! Remarks from U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett to kick off the awards ceremony for the 2021 Mock Trial National Championship.

Congratulations to Lauren Nonnenmocher, who was named an Outstanding Witness!

The last round of the National High School Mock Trial Championship begins at 11 am. If you’d like to join us, send a message and we’ll give you the details!

Update: Congratulations to our own Lauren Nonnenmocher, who was named “Outstanding Withess” at the National Championship! We’re so proud of you.

Update: Congratulations to Iowa and Maryland, who are competing for the National Championship!

Update: We just finished our fourth and likely final round of competition against a fantastic opponent. At 3 PM we will learn which two teams compete at 3:30 pm for the National Championship. At 8 pm we’ll learn the Top 10 rankings. We’re just grateful for the honor of representing Florida!

After three rounds of the National High School Mock Trial Championship, we could not be any prouder of our team.

Forty-six teams will be competing in the fourth round today.

It has been an incredible experience for our attorneys, witnesses, and coaches.

We will learn tonight whether we earned a spot in the Top 10. With teams of the caliber we’ve been competing against, we’re just grateful for the opportunity to be here!

Huge thanks to Head Coach Chasity Brooks Branham for her great love for us and service to our team. We’re grateful to God for this opportunity and thankful for our supportive Lakeland Christian School administration, teachers, and our parents who made it possible.

Today is the day! National High School Mock Trial Championship Round 1 happening now! Prayers appreciated.

Mock Trial Nationals start one week from today. The combination of intensity, strong work ethic, and good humor from this team is a blessing to all who work with them.

“A joyful heart is good medicine...” Proverbs 17:22

Every team needs a mascot. Meet Breyer. We ❤️ him.

Report from the War Room, Day 5, Monday, prepping for the National High School Mock Trial Championship that begins May 12.

We took Sunday off to focus on worship, rest, and time with our families. (Side note: May is Mental Health Month, and we’re big fans of building resiliency.)

Today we welcome our witnesses to the War Room. We’re in for a full day of intense work.

Let’s do this!