News Release
The Ventura County Office of Education is pleased to announce the final four high school teams who will advance to Thursday night’s championship round of the 2023 Ventura County Mock Trial. The finalists received the highest scores of the eight teams who participated in yesterday’s semifinal round. The final four teams who will compete tonight at Ventura County Superior Court are:
- La Reina High School
- Oak Park High School, Black Team
- Trinity Pacific High School, Silver Team
- Westlake High School
Six middle school teams will also compete in their final round tonight. This is the first time ever that middle schools have had the opportunity to compete in the Ventura County Mock Trial. All six middle schools who competed in their initial round last night advance to tonight’s finals. They are:
- Isbell Middle School
- Las Colinas Middle School
- Mesa Union School, Blue Team
- Mesa Union School, Orange Team
- Monte Vista Middle School
- Trinity Pacific Christian School
Awards Ceremony
The Mock Trial awards ceremony will be held on Friday, February 10, 2023, at 5:00 PM at the Ventura County Office of Education at 5100 Adolfo Rd., Camarillo, CA 93012. Media coverage is welcomed.
More about the 2023 Ventura County Mock Trial
The Mock Trial competition is coordinated annually by the Ventura County Office of Education. This year’s fictitious case is People v. Franks, which is about an altercation between two actors who are performing on a cruise ship.
High schools participating this year are:
- Adolfo Camarillo High School
- Agoura High School
- Buena High School
- Channel Islands High School
- Fillmore High School
- Grace Brethren School
- La Reina High School
- Newbury Park High School
- Nordhoff High School
- Oak Park High School
- Oaks Christian School
- Rio Mesa High School
- Royal High School
- Saint Bonaventure High School
- Santa Paula High School
- Santa Susana High School
- St. Augustine Academy
- Thousand Oaks High School
- Trinity Pacific Christian School
- Ventura High School
- Westlake High School
Middle schools participating this year are:
- Isbell Middle School
- Las Colinas Middle School
- Mesa Union School
- Monte Vista Middle School
- Trinity Pacific Christian School
The winning high school team will go on to the state Mock Trial contest which takes place in Los Angeles in March. Ventura County has taken first place at the state level in 2021, 2013, 2012, 2011, and 2008.
This year’s Ventura County Mock Trial logo artwork was created by Javi Tontoco from Newbury Park High School. Additional information about the 2023 Ventura County Mock Trial is available at vcoe.org/mocktrial.
About the Ventura County Office of Education
The Ventura County Office of Education provides a broad array of fiscal, training, and technology support services to local school districts, helping to maintain and improve lifelong educational opportunities for children, educators, and community members. VCOE also operates schools that serve students with severe disabilities and behavioral issues, provides career education courses, and coordinates countywide academic competitions including Mock Trial and the Ventura County Science Fair. Learn more at: www.vcoe.org.
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