Butler High in state mock trial finals
Butler Area High School is among 14 Pennsylvania high schools advancing to the 39th annual Pennsylvania Bar Association statewide high school mock trial competition finals, which will be held virtually Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Tuesday.
This year, 247 teams from 203 high schools competed in district and regional levels of Pennsylvania's mock trial competition in hopes of gaining one of the spots at the statewide competition. Pennsylvania’s competition is one of the largest in the nation.
Butler High and Northwestern High School in Erie County are representing Region 2 in the finals. The team winning the state championship will represent Pennsylvania in the national mock trial finals to be held virtually May 5 to 7.
The competition is coordinated and sponsored by the PBA Young Lawyers Division.