They finally posted the mock trial roster…this is going to be quite a year.
I was still under the impression we were going to be able to do 2 teams, so it came as a bit of a shock to find out there was only one. Because of this, it was inevitable that some people who were attorneys last year wouldn’t make the cut this year.
I never thought some of them wouldn’t make the team at all.
My philosophy throughout tryouts was, “whatever will give us the best team,” but now that the roster’s been posted I feel a bit differently. I think that, given that two people have two roles, we might have been able to squeeze a couple more on. It couldn’t have hurt that much, and I think there would be fewer bruised dignities among those that didn’t get what they wanted.
At whatever price, I think we’re going to have a great team this year (maybe win state?). Everyone is driven and excited in a way I haven’t seen in the past two years, and that could make it for us. If only we had a better case…well, I suppose there’s something to be said for speaking out against the victimization of the marginal members of society, those people who refuse to conform to our expectations and are punished for it…teenage boys who like brightly colored shoes and the works of Salvador Dalí.
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Davi
on Sunday 12 November, 2006 at 9:39:26 pm
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