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Selected Opportunities and Resources in Law and Forensic Science This list features some excellent opportunities available to middle and high school students. Visit our website at www.cty.jhu.edu/imagine for links to additional summer programs, competitions, and recommended websites. COMPETITIONS American Legion High School Oratorical Contest Students in grades 9-12 present an 8- to 10-minute prepared speech on an aspect of the U.S. Constitution. Students then receive, about 5 minutes before their turn to speak, the topic for a 3- to 5-minute speech on some phase of the Constitution (chosen from four topics announced each year). State winners each receive a $1,500 scholarship and an all-expenses-paid trip to the national finals in Indiana, where they compete for scholarships of $18,000, $16,000, and $14,000 for first- through third-place, respectively. www.legion.org/oratorical John F. Kennedy Proﬁle in Courage Essay Contest Students in grades 9-12 submit an essay of less than 1,000 words about an elected U.S. public official who, since 1956, has acted courageously to address a political issue at the local, state, or national level. First- and second-place winners receive $10,000 and $5,000, respectively, and five finalists receive $500 each. The first-place winner also receives an allexpenses-paid trip to Boston to attend the award ceremony at the Kennedy Library. www.jfklibrary.org/Education Mock Trial SHUTTERSTOCK 28 imagine Teams of eight students prepare both a prosecution and a defense and argue a hypothetical case. State champions advance to the National High School Mock Trial Championship, held at a different location each May (2014: Madison, WI). www.nationalmocktrial.org Moot Court In a simulation of an appeals court, teams of high school students prepare and present arguments on a legal case to a judge. Duke Moot Court http://sites.duke. edu/dukemootcourt/ high-school-tournament National High School Moot Court www.wcl.american.edu/org/ mootcourt/highschool.cfm Princeton Moot Court (See page 10 for an article about this program.) http://mocktrial. princeton.edu/moot-court We the People Middle and high school students demonstrate their knowledge of civics and government at district, regional, state, and national competitions. A National Invitational Competition is also available for students for whom a state-level contest is not offered. The National High School Competition culminates with a simulated congressional hearing on Capitol Hill. Prizes at the state and national levels include trophies, plaques, and medals. http://new.civiced.org/ we-the-people-national-finals SUMMER PROGRAMS Grades speciﬁed refer to students' 2013-14 status. All programs are residential unless otherwise noted. (For a listing of debate programs, visit our website at http://cty.jhu.edu/imagine/ resources/competitions/history.html.) Boys State/Boys Nation and Girls State/Girls Nation (multiple sites) Grade 11; 1 week. Local American Legion chapters nominate students to attend Boys or Girls State, which is held on college campuses throughout the country. Participants engage in mock legislative sessions, campaigning, party rallies, debating, and voting. Two outstanding participants of each Boys State and Girls State will be selected to attend Boys Nation or Girls Nation, where they will learn how government and the democratic process work on a national level. www.boysandgirlsstate.org Columbia University Summer Program (NY) Grades 9-12; 10 days; residential and commuter. Course offerings for students in grades 9-10 include Introduction to Trial Advocacy and The Media and Politics, while those for students in grades 11-12 include Constitutional Law, Leadership in Law, Legal Reasoning, Research, and Writing, and Trial Advocacy. www. ce.columbia.edu/high-school/nyc FBINAA Youth Leadership Program (VA) Ages 14-16; 1 week. Students must be nominated by their state chapter of FBI National Academy Associates for this program on the campus on the National FBI Academy in Quantico. Each day, students participate in physical training and attend classes to learn about the U.S. system of criminal justice, police organization and function, criminal law, and the structure and operation of criminal courts. www. fbinaa.org [Click on Training/Events, then Youth Leadership Program] Jan/Feb 2014 http://www.cty.jhu.edu/imagine http://www.sites.duke.edu/dukemootcourt/high-school-tournament http://www.sites.duke.edu/dukemootcourt/high-school-tournament http://www.sites.duke.edu/dukemootcourt/high-school-tournament http://www.wcl.american.edu/org/mootcourt/highschool.cfm http://www.wcl.american.edu/org/mootcourt/highschool.cfm http://www.boysandgirlsstate.org http://mocktrial.princeton.edu/moot-court http://mocktrial.princeton.edu/moot-court http://www.legion.org/oratorical http://www.ce.columbia.edu/high-school/nyc http://www.ce.columbia.edu/high-school/nyc http://new.civiced.org/we-the-people-national-finals http://new.civiced.org/we-the-people-national-finals http://www.jfklibrary.org/Education http://cty.jhu.edu/imagine/resources/competitions/history.html http://cty.jhu.edu/imagine/resources/competitions/history.html http://www.nationalmocktrial.org http://www.fbinaa.org http://www.fbinaa.org

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Imagine Magazine - Johns Hopkins - January/February 2014

Big Picture
In My Own Words
Legal Discovery
Order in the Court
Think, Debate, Change the World
Voice of the Students
What Young Inventors Need to Know about Patents
A Practice and a Passion
The Science of Crime Detection
The Medical Examiner Is In
Selected Opportunities and Resources
Wild in the City
Off the Shelf
Word Wise
Exploring Career Options
One Step Ahead
Planning Ahead for College
Students Review
Creative Minds Imagine
Mark Your Calendar
Knossos Games

Imagine Magazine - Johns Hopkins - January/February 2014