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Mrs. Howard wrote a letter to all ISC parents and it was sent home this week. Here is a copy for you to read.

Letter to ISC Parents Jan. 14, 2008

On November 5th, Jury deliberation ended and Stalin was found innocent on all counts of treason. The jury felt that the defense had created reasonable doubt about his guilt. For detail coverage read весточка свободы, “always providing the best” created by Court Reporters Group 2.

Prosecution and Defense Gave Evidentiary Support.

Prosecution and Defense Witnesses GaveTheir Testimonies.

Court Synopsis

Participants:

Judges

• Chanda J.
• Theresa P.
• Jacques P.

Bailiffs

• Brady A.
• Katie K.

Prosecuting Lawyers

• Alyssa H.
• Mary P.
• Shanyil W.

Prosecuting Witnesses

• Emma P. as Eufrosinia Kersnovskaia, a prisoner of the Gulag camps for over ten years. She was arrested for being an exiled settler. She served an extended sentence for escaping from the Gulags.
• Mary M. as Gregory Zinoviev, a coworker of Stalin, promoted to Chairman of the Executive Committee, considered an equal with Stalin until he came to power. At that time, Zinoviev was “pushed aside”. He didn’t agree with Stalin’s views because Stalin took his focus off of world communism and only focused on what was best for the Soviet Union. He killed Sergei Kirov, and sentenced to ten years in prison. After one year, he was charged with forming a terrorist group organized to kill Stalin. He was found guilty and executed in 1936.
• Zac H. as Aleksander Solzhenitsyn, a victim of Stalin’s reign and beliefs. He critized Stalin’s war efforts during WWII and was sentenced to eight years imprisonment without trial.

Defense Lawyers

• Grady B.
• Bryce C.
• Jesse L.

Defense Witnesses

• Jazmin O. as Joseph Stalin, accused of treason against the Soviet Union. He was the leader of the USSR during WWII era, where he supposedly sent millions to Gulag camps.
• Jacob N. as Leon Trotsky, who openly admitted that he formed the Fourth International, a rival communist organization, whose goal was to overthrow Stalin and the Soviet Union. He also renounced Marxism and Bolshevism.
• Annie B. as Nikolai Yezhov, who was a leader of the purges. He knows about the threats the Soviet Union faced during WWII, such as German spies and the Fourth International. He was responsible of some of the unnecessary purges.

Jury Members

• Jacob B. Margo C. Tim Mar. Tim Moo. Hayden R. Ariel S.
• Mark S. Robin S. Rick T. Jenny T. Krystal W. Sean W.

Court Reporter Group 1

• Jasmine L., editor
• Kylie J., reporter
• Julia R., reporter

Court Reporter Group 2

• Kayla R., editor
• Taylor B., reporter
• Taylor M., reporter

After several weeks of sitting for lectures, reading packets, and taking notes, Mr.Lowe’s 1^st period Global History class got to put their knowledge to the ultimate test, and put on a mock trial. We’ve lately been studying
Russia’s progressive reforms in the twentieth century, including the rise and fall of Vladimir Lenin, and the rise and fall of Joseph Stalin. Now, Stalin has been ‘convicted’ of treason, and will be put on ‘trial’ for this crime. There will be three defense lawyers, three prosecuting lawyers; a panel of three judges will be presiding, a jury of twelve, two bailiffs, and two teams of three reporters, who must report on the outcomes and procedures of the trail. Both the defense and the prosecution will have the opportunity to call three witnesses forward. All these positions will be filled by students, who must research their roles, and make their cases. Has Stalin committed treason? After having been assigned our roles, we went to the library for a week and a half of research, where each student researched his or her role in an attempt to prove their answer to that question. This assignment has proved to be a creative new way to encourage learning, a way to insight some competitive spirits, and an educational way to spice up a monotone class. The trial will be held in the Orchestra room from November first to second. Submitted by Annie B., 11th grade, ISC.