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Good Hope Country Day School Emerges Victor In 29th Annual V.I. High School Moot Court Competition

A delayed announcement officially celebrating the winners of the Virgin Islands Bar Association’s 29th annual High School Moot Court Competition was for the best of reasons: to ensure more scholarships for high-performing participants.  That's according to the organizers, who announced the winners via press release on Monday. District rounds took place on April 18, 2023 – at the District Court in Golden Rock on St. Croix, and the Supreme Court’s courthouse in Crown Bay for the St. Thomas/St. John district.  The Gifft Hill School on St. John joined the competition for the first time in several years. The championship round was held virtually on April 19.  In total, 9 schools entered 21 squads for a total of 42 students and 3 alternates, up from last year's 17 squads from 9 schools. Antilles School emerged as the St. Thomas/St. John District champions with Appellees Angeline Nairns and Aisha Khemani, who also won Best Oralist, on the squad. The squad of Apellees from Charlotte Amalie ...