BarTalk June 2005
Volume 17, Number 3

Student Contests

Public Speaking
The annual Barry Sullivan Law Cup public speaking contest is open to students enrolled in Law 12 classes throughout B.C. The contributions of Barry Sullivan to both the legal and educational professions are honored each year through the presentation of this Cup to the provincial winner.

This year 18 students competed at the Law Courts in Vancouver on April 28. The top finishers were:

1. Tania Harsono, Crofton House
2. Nicco Bautista, Vancouver College
3. Rachel Barr, W.L. Seaton Secondary
4. Nina Saeed, York House

Special thanks to competition judges: Anne Clark, Barbara Collins; Diana Dorey; Elizabeth Edinger; Madam Justice Marvyn Koenigsberg; Terence La Liberté, Q.C.; Anna Fung, Q.C.; Bruce Quayle; and Henry Reiner, Q.C.

Essay Contest
The Law Week Essay Contest was open to students enrolled in Grades 10, 11 and 12 – Law, English and Social Science Studies throughout B.C. The Law Week theme of “TV Lawyers: Fact or Fiction” appears to have resonated with students. The top finishers were:

1. Arif Khimani, Burnaby Mountain School
2. Anthony White, St Thomas More Collegiate
3. Kevin Ma, Burnaby Mountain School

Student Mentor Program
This program has long been a successful part of Law Week. Strong support from lawyers has provided a valuable opportunity for many high school students to explore law as a career option and to broaden their understanding of the legal profession.

The Program has two components. The first component involves the students being matched with lawyers who practise in the student’s area of interest and the students attending the lawyer’s place of work for a half day. High school law teachers and high school counsellors nominate students who they feel would most benefit from this experience.

The second component entails having lawyers attend a high school law class to discuss their work and increase the understanding of students about the legal profession.

This year 21 schools from the Lower Mainland and 38 lawyers participated. The Law Week Committee looks forward to the continuing success of this program next year and thanks the following lawyers for their participation this year: Scott Austin; Corinn Bell; Sandra Benson; Jim Bird; Charles Bois; Phyllis Carlyle; Barbara Collins; Martha Devlin; Michaela Donnelly; Kevin Filkow; Andrew Gay; Debbie Granger; Reg Harris; Faith Hayman; Lindsay Herron; Chris Hope; Nick Hopewell; Leslie Howatt; Leonard Kompa; Gerard Law; Jonathan Lazar; Jenny Machek; Paul Mendes; Derek Miura; Joe Murphy; Matthew Nathanson; Gerri-Lyn Nelson; Krista Prockiw; Geordie Proulx; Maggie O’Shaughnessy; Shannon Ramsay; Delia Ramsbotham; Judith Riddle; Gerry Sair; Peter Schmidt; Brad Smith; Sharon Steele; Eric Warren; Warren Wilson, Q.C.; and Louisa Winn.

This article was published in the June 2005 issue of BarTalk and is subject to the copyright by the British Columbia Branch of the Canadian Bar Association, 2005, all rights reserved.