Eight Mansfield ISD students received top honors at The YMCA National Judicial Competition (NJC) held in St. Paul, Minnesota. The district’s YMCA Youth and Government team earned fifth place in the trial court division of the competition. Congratulations to these students: 

Attorneys 

• Alexander Corley, Early College High School senior
• Rashwinder Kaur, Early College High School senior  

Witnesses

• Keianna Brown, Timberview High School 2023 graduate 
• Margaret Gumba, Early College High School senior
• Rosalia Kanyinda, Timberview High School 2023 graduate
• Jacob Kleinjan, Legacy High School senior
• Agnes Ratemo, Early College High School senior
• Mikalah Trotter, Timberview High School senior

The competition is part of the YMCA Youth and Government program, where students learn about the judicial system through model judicial components such as an appellate court or trial court as well as legislative procedures. Experiences like this align with Vision 2030, the district’s strategic plan ensuring students are college, career, and life ready.

Students qualified for the district competition in November 2022 then moved on to the state level in March, where they placed third in Texas and qualified for nationals.

This group was sponsored by Karen Judd, Odell Staggers, Mo Gaskins, and Tamie Colston.