South Carolina S 472: Strom Thurmond Mock Trial

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2025-2026 Bill 472 Text of Previous Version (Mar. 20, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 472

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A senate RESOLUTION

TO CONGRATULATE the Strom Thurmond High School mock 
trial team, coaches, and school officials FOR winning the south carolina bar's 2025 
State High School Mock Trial Championship.

Whereas, the South Carolina 
Senate is proud to recognize the Strom Thurmond High School mock trial team for 
winning the South Carolina Bar's 2025 State High School Mock Trial Championship, 
the team's eleventh state championship; and

Whereas, the Strom 
Thurmond High School team competed against eleven other high schools from 
across the State for the title. Bob Jones Academy of Greenville was the first 
runner-up; and

Whereas, the teams 
presented the prosecution and defense sides of a fictitious criminal case, State 
of South Carolina v. Dorian Delaney. Each team was judged on its 
presentation skills, rather than the legal merits of the case; and

Whereas, mock trial 
develops critical thinking under pressure and helps students hone other key 
skills such as collaboration, adapting to different audiences, reading 
critically and matching material facts with elements of the law, cultivating an 
understanding of the legal system, problem analysis, and teamwork; and

Whereas, mock trial is 
a flagship program of the SC Bar's Law Related Education Division (LRE), which 
was developed in 1976 to improve the ability of teachers to instruct on law 
related education. The program is supported by the Bar's volunteer LRE committee 
and made possible through the SC Bar Foundation's Interest on Lawyer Trust 
Accounts grant program; and

Whereas, the student 
members of the winning team are Mina Allen, Raina Barrs, Dennis Fraser, Joseph 
Greene, Julianne Harper, Reece Lowe, Carter Massey, Olivia O'Gorman, Michaela 
Owen, Toney Robinson, Emma Smith, Lillian Smith, Autumn Wingard, Evan Williams, 
and Adelaide Zelmer; and

Whereas, the team has 
flourished under the leadership and guidance of teachers Thomas Behr, Steve 
McKinney, and Denise Jackson and attorney coaches Blair Massey and Senator 
Shane Massey; and

Whereas, the members of 
the South Carolina Senate appreciate the pride and recognition that the Strom 
Thurmond High School mock trial team has brought to its school and community 
and look forward to a future filled with further accomplishments by the team. 
Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate:

That the members of the South Carolina Senate, by this resolution, congratulate the Strom 
Thurmond High School mock trial team, coaches, and school officials for winning 
the South Carolina Bar's 2025 State High School Mock Trial Championship.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this 
resolution be presented to the Strom Thurmond High School Mock Trial team; teachers, 
Thomas Behr, Steve McKinney, and Denise Jackson; and attorney coach Blair 
Massey; and Fran Altringer.

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