Kayden Forbes (foreground) played the role of proscuting attorney and Avory Ostdiek (standing) was the defense attorney. Both are Lawrence-Nelson eighth grade students. They are presenting their closing arguments at the end of the case.
Cassidy Huston and Madalyn Kennedy, Lawrence-Nelson, high school seniors, mentored the eighth grade students Monday the twenty fifth through a Career Quest program. The two planned and conducted a mock trial in the Nuckolls County Courtroom involving the 8th grade students. It was based on "The Outsiders," a movie from the 1983.
Jessica Stokes, Career Quest instructor, oversaw the project. As part of the Career Quest program juniors and seniors job shadow area businesses. Both Huston and Kennedy job shadowed at Lieske Law Firm in Hastings. Students in the Career Quest program are required to j...
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