Twenty-one Kansas high school students attended the Pre-legal Camp for students curious about law as a career. Pre-legal Camp was July 15-17 at Washburn University.
At Pre-legal Camp students experienced teaching methods of legal education, guest presentations from practicing lawyers and law students, toured the Kansas Supreme Court, Judicial Center, Kansas State Capitol and Brown vs. Board of Education National Historic site, and competed in a mock trial. Washburn University political science department and School of Law faculty provided program instruction.
Students who attended the camp are listed below by hometown:
- Athol: Emi Fuentes
- Augusta: Hailey Groom
- Colby: Lance Finley, Rachel Lamm
- Conway Springs: Daniel George
- Elkhart: Brie Harn
- Garden City: Rachel Klaus, Bryan Lunzmann
- Harper: Shelby Eshelman
- Holcomb: Darris Hawkes
- Holton: Addie O’Connell
- Kansas City, Kan.: David Hutchinson
- Lebanon: Samanthan Jepson
- Osage City: Eric Wilson
- Overland Park: Jeremy David
- Park City: Trinity Abraham
- Salina: Jeren Francois
- Topeka: Matthew Bevens, Shanae Satter
- Wichita: David Wheeler
- Yates Center: Marcie Hartwig
Washburn admissions department and Washburn School of Law sponsored the camp. For more information, contact Jonathan Person at (785) 670-1904.
