Legal team set to compete

The CHS mock trial team will travel to Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia to enter into a national mock trial competition Oct. 14-19. Pictured front, from left, are Whitney Salazar, Team Captain Alexandra Fuentes, Kira Rhoads, Atlee Fuller, and Team Captain Victoria Nemtan; back, Ashley Garcia Morales, Team Captain Ace Elizondo, Joshua Armstrong, Felipe Acosta Sandoval, Jaxon Black, and Coach Ashley Kelley. CDN | Courtesy photo
The CHS mock trial team will travel to Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia to enter into a national mock trial competition Oct. 14-19. Pictured front, from left, are Whitney Salazar, Team Captain Alexandra Fuentes, Kira Rhoads, Atlee Fuller, and Team Captain Victoria Nemtan; back, Ashley Garcia Morales, Team Captain Ace Elizondo, Joshua Armstrong, Felipe Acosta Sandoval, Jaxon Black, and Coach Ashley Kelley. CDN | Courtesy photo

The Clinton High School mock trial team will be traveling to Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia for the Empire Philly Mock Trial Competition Oct. 14-19.

To describe what mock trial is, CHS senior, and one of the team captains, Ace Elizondo said, “We go to competitions and receive a case from the state where we perform a trial, whether it is prosecution, plaintiff, or defense.”

Fellow team captain, a…