Rochester Century High School Athletics

The Century Panther's Mock Trial Team is a law-related education program that introduces students to the American legal system and provides a challenging opportunity for personal growth and achievement.  The team members not only use their critical thinking and teamwork skills but basic skills learned in the classroom.  With mock trial you can use your acting skills as a witness or attorney and you can also use your analytical skills as an attorney for the prosecution or defense.  Cases can be either criminal or civil in nature.

Century's team has a winning record finishing second place at state during 2024/2025 season.  Contact a captain for more information or learn about joining the team.

Find more about the state mock trial league at:  https://mnbars.org/?pg=for-public-mock-trial

Sophia will be a senior this year and has been doing mock trial since freshman year! Sophia is a very passionate and dedicated Captain especially when it comes to mock trial.

This is Keira's senior year and third year of Mock Trial! Keira cares very deeply about many things, and is very excited to see what the team will do this year.

Arun is a junior and this is Arun's third year of mock trial.  Arun who cares deeply about people, and strives to bring out the best in self and others.

Your Mock Trial Team Coach

Coach Boston is joining the Century Panthers Mock Trial Team as head coach in 2025.  She is an attorney - passing the Minnesota State Bar in 1994.  She is an award winning High School and Collegiate Speech and Debate Competitor and has coached winning teams and speakers since 2014.  She was at one time ranked 9th in the Nation as part of the Kearney State College Debate Team.  She has competed in both Public Address and Dramatic Interpretation Events including Poetry, Drama, Duo, Great Speeches, Storytelling, Extemporaneous Speaking, Group Poetry, One Act Plays, Theatre, Musical Theatre.  She also competed in The Voice of Democracy and was Captain of the Debate and Speech Teams in College.  She was Student Body Vice President, Student Lobbyist and later went onto Law School.   In 2014, while a director at the MN Dept. of Human Services, she formed the award winning Speech and Debate Team for Math and Science Academy in Woodbury before she moved to Rochester to become the Chief Customer Relations Officer for City of Rochester's -Rochester Public Utilities.  She joined the ranks of Special Education Teachers in 2024 as a passion and she continues to work for the state as a Senior Community Faculty teaching instructional design and organizational change management at Metropolitan State University.  She is a proud member of the Blue Star Mothers (Navy Mom) and is the 2024 Salvation Army Advisory Board Chair and 2025 past chair.

Jim Haase, an assisted county attorney at Olmsted County volunteers as an attorney judge and asst coach.  Jim was in the Marine's and also served in the Minnesota Attorney General's office as a staff attorney.  He represents Olmsted County Attorney's Office before the Minnesota Appeals Court. 

The first tournament is in December and held at the University of Minnesota.  There will be a total of six tournaments and state competition and these are held on weekends:

Initial fall schedule.

Practice is Tuesdays and Thursdays right after school until 5:30 p.m.

Oct 24 Case Release - Tentative and 2025-26 Team Registration - Deadline

2025/2026 Schedule - is TBD.  the 2024/2025 schedule is below for an example.  Most tournaments are held online and in court rooms in Olmsted or surrounding counties and take place during the day.

Week of Jan 6th Round 1

Week of Jan 13th Round 2

Week of Jan 27th Round 3

Week of Feb 3rd - Round 4

Week of Feb 10th Round 5, if applicable

March 6, 2025 - State Tournament