Being a shy freshman in a student body of over two thousand students, high school was a difficult situation for me to tackle. I was never comfortable around people in my school, so I searched for clubs to help me adapt to a new social order. It was due to this that I wound up in Mock Trial, a club I had no idea even existed but ended up loving. Mock Trial has taught me how to function in uncomfortable situations and how to lead those around me to success. While Mock Trial is a club for future lawyers and actors, I think that it should be a required experience for any profession simply because of the effect it has had on my life. In the club, students must translate complicated law, preposterous witness statements, and bizarre exhibits
