National Championship Photos

2015 National Championship

Teams gathered at the North Carolina Capitol waiting for the announcement of the 2015 finalists

National Board Member and North Carolina Host Committee Member Rebecca Britton makes the announcement of the 2015 finalists:  Georgia and Nebraska

The Georgia team is ready to compete for the National Championship

So is the team from Nebraska

Justice Antonin Scalia, the Senior Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, made the keynote remarks at the 2015 Awards Gala

2015 Larry Bakko Professionalism and Civility Award Winner:  Xavier High School in Wisconsin

National Board Member David Berlin of New Mexico presented the Justice Gene Franchini Golden Gavel Award to Michelle Giger of the Center for Civic Values in New Mexico

2015 Fifth Place Team: Central Carolina Homeschoolers, North Carolina

2015 Runner-Up:  Northview High School, Georgia

2015 National Champion:  Duchesne Academy, Nebraska

Members of the Duchesne Academy team react to the announcement of Nebraska as the 2015 National Champion

2014 National Championship 

Announcement of the 2014 National Championship finalists:  Washington and South Carolina

The coin toss that determined Washington would represent the plaintiff, and South Carolina would represent the defense

Washington and South Carolina face off in the 2014 National Championship in the Supreme Court Room in the Wisconsin State Capitol

2014 National Champion:  Seattle Preparatory School, Washington

2014 National Runner-Up:  North Myrtle Beach High School, South Carolina

2014 Larry Bakko Professionalism and Civility Award Winner:  Moanalua High School, Hawaii

2014 Outstanding Attorney and Outstanding Witness Award Winner:  Mack Andrews, University High School, Arizona

2014 Outstanding Witness Award Winners (not in order): Mara Tazartus, Delaware; Nathan Jensen, Nebraska; Avery Farmer, Michigan; Min Woo Chang, South Korea; Christina McClaughlin, Alabama; Destinie Smith, Texas; Abby Schueler, Kentucky; McKenzie Bressie, California; Annaliese Segarra, Connecticut

2014 Outstanding Attorney Award Winners (not in order):  Julia Crain, Delaware; Brianna Desa, Nebraska; Rachel Cline, North Carolina; Eve Kausch, Michigan; Deanna Lee, New Jersey; Sydney Franklin, Texas; Hannah Burdette, Arkansas; Molly Stewart, Connecticut; Elizabeth Shields, Washington

Congratulations on a job well done to the 2014 National Host Committee (l to r):  Kevin Lonergan, Wisconsin Host Committee Executive Committee Chair; Lisa Roys, State Bar of Wisconsin Public Affairs Director; Carol Chapa, State Bar of Wisconsin Public Affairs Assistant; Katie Wilcox, 2014 Host Director and State Bar of Wisconsin Public Education Manager

Kevin Lonergan, Wisconsin Host Committee Executive Committee Chair (r) passes the host gavel to Gordon Widenhouse, 2015 Host Director, Raleigh, North Carolina