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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown Teen Court Program competed in a state-wide Mock
Trial Competition on Saturday, April 2, 2016 in Southlake, Texas; and
WHEREAS, Georgetown was represented by four teams and a total of twelve teen
attorneys; Team 1: Ben Brody, Caroline Jones and Jacqueline Massey; Team 2: Sydney May, Ethan
Skipper and Jackie Madden; Team 3: Keely Martinez, Kathryne Thomas and Philip Lloyd; Team 4:
Kristina Neitsch, Bethany Wilson and Tyler Tidwell; and alternate teen attorney, Brent Whalen; and
WHEREAS, all teams practiced for six weeks under the tutelage of coaches Robert May and
Judge Randy Stump, spending over 30 hours with team coaches after school and countless hours in
addition to their regular school work, Teen Court responsibilities and other extracurricular
activities; and
WHEREAS, Georgetown Team 1 won the State Mock Trial Competition for 2016, where
each member received an individual first place award, along with an award presented to the
Georgetown Teen Court Program, accepted by Tina Heine, the Georgetown Teen Court
Coordinator on behalf of the program; and
WHEREAS, the other three Georgetown Teen Court Program teams all finished in the top 10
of all teams in the competition.
WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown is proud and honored to recognize all of these teams
and their hard work and dedication to the Georgetown Teen Court Program.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DALE ROSS, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS,
do hereby proclaim April 2, 2016 as
GEORGETOWN TEEN COURT DAY
In Georgetown, Texas