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The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

Pathfinder
The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

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The prosecution team in the fifth hour Crime and Law mock trial plans for a cross-examination against a surprise witness during a two-minute recess. Senior Akshaya Mulakala, junior Jaxon Smith, senior Ryan Whorton and junior Parker Cummins gathered to come up with questions, hoping to discredit the witness and convince the jury that the defendant was guilty of second-degree murder. “I wanted to build a case by looking at [the] facts. [So,] it was cool to look at the details and build a case from that,” Whorton said. “The defendant [was] found guilty of manslaughter, but got a 10-year [sentence] which I still consider a success.”

Photo of the Week – April 15

Elle Rotter, Deputy Conceptual Editor-in-Chief • April 15, 2022

Juniors Dossan Bell and Brayden Gilmore participate in a mock trial. The trial took place as part of the final exam in Nancy Sachtleben's seventh hour Crime and Law class. "My favorite thing about Mock trials was finding the little cracks in the defendant or prosecutor’s statements," Dossan said. "I like this because I was able to totally unwind the opposite sides statement and by doing this I made a statement have no value and disproved it."

Photo of the Week – Jan. 14

Sarah Boland, Staff Writer • January 14, 2022