During the Nov. 3 awards ceremony, outstanding individuals and teams were announced for the 2014 YMCA Youth Judicial Program. The top three teams for both the premier and major leagues are eligible to compete in the national competition in Chicago in the summer of 2015. Congratulations to the students and schools represented among the winners.
PREMIER LEAGUE (Students in their first year of competition)
Most Outstanding Attorney: Sydney Brashears, Saint James School Defense Team 583, Montgomery
Most Outstanding Witness: Whitman Kent, Saint James School Defense Team 583, Montgomery
First Place Premier Plaintiff Team – Spain Park High School Team 231: Jessica Shaw, Laina Henry, Kate Winchester, Ashley Tessman, Anna Douglass and Courtney Annakin (Hoover)
First Place Premier Defense Team, Saint James School Team 583: Captain Sydney Brashears, Stephen Sadie, Annie Skoneki, Denson Clark, Claudia Hubbard, Maddy Grace Hunter, Whitman Kent and Katie McIntyre (Montgomery)
Second Place Plaintiff Team – Spain Park High School Team 232: Captain Katherine Voorhees, Jasmine Brown, Olivia Pride, Dania Babi, Jia Dowling and Dylan Lather (Hoover)
Second Place Defense Team – Spain Park High School Team 282: Captain: Sam Johnson, , Tanya Gupta, Riley Hiers, Brady Harp, Ellie Lapinski and Zach Manry (Hoover)
Third Place Plaintiff Team – UMS-Wright Preparatory School Team 634: Captain Andrew Graves, Joseph Feinstein, Trey Hill, Jake Lewis, Will Mostellar and Benjamin Rothermel (Mobile)
Third Place Defense Team – The Montgomery Academy Team 582: Captain Madison Hall, Darry Freeman, Morgan Karst, Sydney Kohn, Kyla Cole and Lindsey Ferraro (Montgomery)
MAJOR LEAGUE
Most Outstanding Plaintiff Witness: Claire Jones, Spain Park High School Plaintiff Team 202, Hoover
Most Outstanding Plaintiff Attorney: Christina McLaughlin, Spain Park High School Plaintiff Team 202, Hoover
Most Outstanding Defense Attorney: Mahaa Mahmood, Spain Park High School Defense Team 253, Hoover
Most Outstanding Defense Witness: Jude Jaber, Hoover High School Defense Team 251, Hoover
First Place Plaintiff Team and Hugh Maddox Team – Spain Park High School Team 202, Captain Christina McLaughlin, Tommy Kulkis, Bailey Whetter, Michael Avery, Claire Jones and James Waller (Hoover)
First Place Defense Team – Hoover High School Team 251: Captain Olivia Self, Jade Hill, Garrett Sager, Sabrina Geisler, Jude Jaber and Britney Waldrop (Hoover)
Second Place Plaintiff Team – Saint James School Team 505: Captain McLean Stewart, Sadie Argo, Jon Smithart, Zuri Foster, Sarah Kean and Jay Spivey (Montgomery)
Second Place Defense Team – Indian Springs School Team 352: Captain Max Klapow, Dayna Rollins, Marc Straus, Taylor Hinch, Elizabeth Jones and Chandler Pulliam (Birmingham)
Third Place Plaintiff Team – Vestavia Hills High School Team 801: Captain Charles Li, Lynn Han, Philip Wang, Justin Chediak, Karan Patel and Shirley Zhang (Birmingham)
Third Place Defense Team – St. Paul’s Episcopal School Team 652: Captain James Courtney, Skandan Ananthasekar, Addison Smith, Laura Adams, Aspen Crawford, Jessie Everett and Daniel Lane (Mobile)
Leave a Reply