KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Kalamazoo Public Schools Board of Education Thursday night got to meet the members of their most successful team this week.
They don’t play basketball or football. They use a court, but it’s not tennis or volleyball. It’s Kalamazoo Central’s Mock Trial team.
Kalamazoo Central Principal Valerie Boggan says these budding young lawyers aren’t just the best in the district or state, but they are among the best in the nation. She says teams from Central have won more state titles and have made more trips to the national finals than any other school in the country.
Coach Francis Bellagio says many of the former Kalamazoo Central Mock Trial competitors have gone on to success in a variety of professions, including lawyers and doctors. One of those includes comedian Jordan Klepper, who has been guest hosting Comedy Central’s The Daily Show.
reporting from John McNeill
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