Law Day Events

Law Day Events Thursday, May 3, 2007

Lawyers Out For Blood Drive - 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Borchard Park (An annual blood drive)

Secretary of State Vehicle - 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Borchard Park
(The SOS mobile branch office will be on the courthouse grounds encouraging the High school mock trial students to register to vote and assisting anyone else with all SOS needs)

DNA Child Identification - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
(Sponsored by the Law Day Committee, St. John's Episcopal Church and Lake Huron C U - we will have DNA ID kits available on the courthouse grounds)

Mock Trials - The 10th Circuit Court, Probate Court and the 70th District Court are hosting Mock Trials. We have ten high school teams in the morning and ten high school teams in the afternoon.

Lunch at First Presbyterian Church - Free pizza lunch to all our mock trial students, teacher-advisors, attorney-sponsors, and Judges.

Awards Banquet - The mock trial teams, contest winners, and award winners and family are invited to a free banquet where winners are announced.

Our other contests are:
Coloring Contest for Kindergartners and younger. Poster Contest for students in grades 3 through 6. Billboard Contest for High School students.

AWARDS

Golden Apple Award for a teacher that has helped further the understanding of the students as to the role of the courts, law enforcement agencies and the legal profession in our society; helped students recognize their duties and rights, and encourage law related programs in their school.

F H Martin Award for a local attorney in recognition of the outstanding contributions made by F H Martin for the Law Day Program.

The Liberty Bell Award.

SCLA Scholarship awarded to a student pursing a degree in a law-related field of study.

The Law Day Committee also sponsors, Open Minds -an essay contest with law related topic in The Saginaw News for grades 1 through 12.

SETV, FYI, and the Law Day Committee co-sponsor a play that is taped and available to schools in the area. The play is usually a trial.

We also have radio and TV spots introducing the Law Day Programs to the community.

Contact: Kelli Scorsone
Executive Director SCBA
111 S. Michigan Ave.
Saginaw, MI 48602
Phone: 989-790-8488
Email

Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Community Forum at the Flint Public Library, 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Topic: Military Recruitment: Patriotism or Evasion of Privacy?
Refreshments. No Charge.

Friday, May 4, 2007
10 a.m. Mock Trial Jury Orientation (for all participants) at Masonic Temple, downtown Flint
11:30 a.m. Law Day Luncheon, at Masonic Temple, featuring Vertigo Production's vignette of "To Kill A Mockingbird"
1 p.m. Mock Trial at 7th Judicial Circuit Court

Poster Contest
The Genesee County Bar Association is sponsoring our Annual Law Day Coloring and Poster Contest, open to all 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students in Genesee County. A WINNER FROM EACH GRADE LEVEL WILL BE SELECTED AND WILL RECEIVE A $25.00 GIFT CERTIFICATE. Winning posters will be displayed at the Genesee County Bar Association's Annual Law Day Luncheon, at the Genesee County Circuit Courthouse, on our website at www.gcbalaw.org, and in the June/July issue of our bimonthly magazine Bar Beat. Other submissions will be displayed at the Flint Public Library during the month of May. Posters will not be returned. Additionally, EVERY student who submits an entry will receive a certificate of participation.

For more information on our Mock Trial Activities go to www.gcbalaw.org

Contact: Tatilia "Tina" Burroughs
Assistant to the Executive Director
Genesee County Bar Association
315 E. Court St. ~ Flint, MI 48502
Phone: (810) 232-6012
Fax: (810) 232-8310 Email
www.gcbalaw.org

L'Anse Creuse Middle School North, located in Macomb, Michigan, is a school where all of our students--650, grades 6 - 8--participate in Law Day activities each year. Our principal, John Da Via, values the importance of the law and how it effects our student population. All of our students, in their social studies classes, write a position paper, based on one of the "should questions" given from the state contest.

Since we value student writing, and we are always looking for opportunities for our students write for a "real world" audience beyond their teachers, Law Day is a perfect fit. It allows our students to show their knowledge and understanding of the law and the founding document of our country, the Constitution. The Law Day essay is a piece of writing that our students in Michigan must be able to write as a part of their social studies curriculum: taking a position on a question and supporting that position in three ways: with a core democratic value, with prior knowledge from social studies, and with data/research, in this case evidence from a Supreme Court case.

Contact: Diane Mason
Learning Consultant
Law Day Essay Coordinator
Email: Click here