VARSITY 

Pooja Agarwal

Pooja started as a sophomore in Mock Trial as a JV defense closer. She was a varsity defense closer last year. She was also an attorney at the Tournament of Champions and Gladiator competitions. This year she's excited to continue defending (not guilty) defendants and win some competitions!

Karina Bagnall

Karina is a junior on the Mock Trial team. She started as a witness freshman year in the season ‘20-‘21. This is her second year as a pretrial attorney. During her sophomore year her and another member on the team competed in Princeton Moot Court and won first place.

Cole Baker

Cole Baker started as a freshman in Mock Trial as a JV trial attorney. As a senior, this will be his fourth year as an attorney. He also performed in both the 2021 and 2022 Tournament of Champions.

Karen Barrios

Karen Barrios started as a freshman in Mock Trial as a JV witness. This is now her first year as a varsity witness, and she is extremely excited for this upcoming season.

Federico DeFrancesca

Federico De Francesca started mock trial as a freshman as a JV witness. His sophomore year he was a Varsity witness. This will be his 3rd year on Mock Trial and his 2nd on Varsity. He is very excited to be a witness once again.

Nikki Donovan

In her freshman year, Nikki joined Mock Trial as a JV attorney. This will be her second year on the team, and she will compete as a trial attorney on Varsity. She is so incredibly thrilled for another great season!

Jordan Gross

Jordan started Mock Trial as a freshman witness and has been on the team every year since. He’s now a senior and a Varsity witness, and a 2x JV champion.

Rhea jain

Rhea started as a sophomore in Mock Trial as a JV prosecution witness, and is now on her third year as a varsity defense witness. She can’t wait to get into the courtroom!

Caroline Lim

Caroline began her mock trial journey as a witness freshmen year and has stayed for the life skills, competition, and incredible people. She has been a varsity witness for 3 years and was a part of the team winning 2nd in State (‘20-21). She is excited to finish her last year of Hillsdale mock trial with this outstanding team.

Maya Musselman

Maya has been a trial attorney since Freshman year. She made it on Varsity Sophomore year when the team placed second in state. She has participated in ‘20 and ‘21 Gladiator competitions. She has also participated in Tournament of Champions for the past two years.

Jalak Parekh

Jalak started out as a JV alternate trial attorney. While she wasn't able to fully participate due to getting sick, she is excited to be part of the Varsity team as their bailiff. Jalak also participated in Mock Trial camp as a rising sophomore.

Cadence Puls

Cadence started Hillsdale Mock Trial her freshman year and has been in love with it ever since. She played the defendant in ‘19-‘20, and joined Varsity as a character witness her sophomore year. Ever since, she’s participated in state competition, and two Tournament of Champions seasons. She can’t wait for another year of hard work and fun!!!

Maya Sanchez

Maya is a senior at Hillsdale and this will be here 4th year doing Mock Trial. She has been a witness for four years and has been on Varsity for three years. Outside of Mock Trial she you can find her on stage in a musical. She hopes to have another great season this year.

Jamie Sloves

Jamie is a senior and is glad to finish her final year as a Varsity Prosecution opening attorney and co-president of the team. She started on the team as a freshman as a JV prosecution closing attorney, and has previously also been a JV prosecution opener (sophomore year) and a Varsity prosecution opener (junior year). She is beyond excited to delve into this year’s case, which combines drama and Mock Trial more than any other year. 

Samantha Snailer

Samantha started mock trial as a witness during her freshmen year. For the past three years, she has enjoyed playing a witness. Now in senior year, Samantha is the varsity clerk for Hillsdale mock trial!!

Jack Spillner

Jack is a trial attorney, and this will be his 3rd year at Hillsdale. He is a 2x Gladiator, where he placed 6th in 2022.

Katie Westberg

Katie started Mock Trial her freshmen year as a JV witness. This is her second year competing as a witness on Varsity and her fourth year on Mock Trial. She is so excited for another great season with this incredible team!

McKenna Whyte-Shearer

McKenna started as a junior in Mock Trial as a JV pretrial attorney. Onto her second year now, she will be participating as a varsity pretrial attorney. She’s also assistant director for the fall musical, currently enrolled in Advanced Drama and loves pursuing visual arts too. She’s very excited for this upcoming, and her last, season.

JUNIOR VARSITY

Lila Abrams

Lila is a Junior who started as a JV witness. This will be her second year on the team as a JV witness and she is super excited for a great season.

Abby Bartfeld

Abby is a junior on the Hillsdale Mock Trial team as a JV witness. She started Mock Trial her sophomore year and can't wait for another exciting season!

Sky Boshek

Sky started as a freshman in Mock trial as a JV witness. They are now in their second year as a JV clerk, and are excited to contribute once again to the team.

Olivia DeVicente

Olivia is a freshman in Junior Varsity as a witness and is excite for the 2022-2023 season.

Rachel Fekete

This is Rachel’s 4th year doing Mock Trial. She was exposed to Mock Trial in 8th grade when Hillsdale hosted a Mock Trial program at her middle school and she has loved it since. She is currently a junior and cannot wait to compete this year as a JV attorney.

Brianna Hafiz

Brianna is currently a freshman in Mock Trial as a JV Trial Attorney. This will be her first year in Mock Trial and she is very excited to be a part of the team!

Riley Hanson

Riley is starting as a trial attorney for the JV team during her freshman year in 2022. Has a desire to cross examine and share love of planes.

Peyton Higa

Peyton is a returning sophomore and a witness on the JV team. Having had so much fun last school year, she is excited to start the new season.

Jonah Immanuel

Jonah is a freshman and will be starting as a JV trial attorney for his first year. He has done the Mock Trial camp over the summer and is very excited to properly be on the team. He is extremely honored to continue the Immanuel dynasty.

Annabella Lew

Annabella Lew is a sophomore in Mock Trial as a JV witness. This is her first year on Mock Trial and she is excited to be a part of the team!

Olivia Murray

Olivia Murray is a junior at Hillsdale, and this is her third year as a trial attorney on the JV Mock Trial team. She was also a second chair in the ‘21 Gladiator competition and competed as a witness in the ‘22 Tournament of Champions.

Jason Musselman

Jason Musselman is a freshman in Mock Trial who is a JV witness. His sister, Maya M, is also on the team.

Emily Nakashima Kim

New to mock trial, a sophomore who is excited to be a pretrial attorney.

Melody Puls

Melody Puls joined Hillsdale JV Mock Trial this year, as a freshman. Although, she had done some mock trial camps with Springman before! She’s a pretrial attorney excited to learn more about what goes on in a courtroom.

Mira  Shek

​Mira started Mock Trial as a freshman. They play a Witness. Their father is a coach on the Mock Trial team, which made Mira curious about Mock Trial and decided to join.

Somya Singh

Somya started out as a sophomore on the Mock Trial team as a JV trial attorney. This will be Somya’s second year on the team as a JV trial attorney and she looks forward to continuing on the JV winning streak at the county competition!

Navya Sinha

Navya is a freshman starting out as a JV witness. She can’t wait for the upcoming season!

Juju Streeter

Juju is a freshman pre-trial attorney on the JV team and she’s excited to learn and improve her speaking and law skills.

Livia Teixeira Pereira

Livia is a junior trial attorney and this is her second year on the Hillsdale team. Last year she was a defense opening attorney. She also participated in the Abbott program in 8th grade and was an attorney. She is very excited to work with the team again and make great memories.

M Thompson

M is a freshmen participating in mock trial for the first time. They are on the JV team as a witness.

Gigi Thomson

Gillian (Gigi) Thomson is a JV trial attorney.

Timothy Villanueva

Timothy Villanueva is currently a freshman, and a JV bailiff. This will be his first year being a part of the HHS Mock Trial team.

Norah Williamson

Hi! Im Norah, I started as a freshman in Mock Trial as a JV witness. I started in 2021 so this will be my 2nd year on mock trial as a JV witness! I look forward to making more memories and friends this year!!