Torres High School sophomore Eliana Cantu is gaining statewide recognition after competing against 30 of California’s top Mock Trial teams.
Cantu, a member of the Torres High School Mock Trial team, was recognized at the recent state competition for her outstanding performance as a pretrial prosecutor – becoming the first student in Madera Unified School District history to receive the distinction.
“It was studying cases, understanding what those cases meant, applying them to our Constitution,” Eliana said. “I had to have a very strong foundation on our constitution in general in order to bring it to the court and say, ‘Hey, this is legal.'”…