In 2013, just one year after I joined the program, Hoban mock trial lost its lead legal advisor and team mom. It was dealt a blow from which I thought the program could never recover.
The next twelve years were filled with trials and tribulations. But the program somehow persisted. Students, teacher advisors, coaches–we continued to believe. We continued to dream. Someday, one day, we’d make it back.
The path to rebuilding this program and victory hasn’t been linear. Some years we advanced far. Some years, our season ended early. But with each loss came lessons. And each loss stoked a fire–a desire–to win. To become undeniable.
And so, on March 8, 2025, the little engine that could climbed the mountain to, at long last, be declared “State Champions.”
— Carol Tran, Esq.
