Jury Instructions for Mock Trial
For advisors that are participating in the optional mock trial, please see the jury instructions below. Please provide a copy to your judges.
Updated Forms & Manual
Welcome to the 2011-2012 Illinois YMCA Youth & Government program year. The updated Advisor Manual and all forms for first registration are now available below:
Final Results – 2011
Congratulations to all of the delegates, advisors and volunteers for completing another successful year in Youth & Government. An extra congratulations goes to all of the student and delegation award winners listed below as well as to all of the bill groups that were able to have their bill signed by Gov. Cronin. The final edition of The Observer will be posted on this web site when it is available.
- Premier Delegations
- Most Effective Legislators
- Judicial Awards
- Most Effective Lobbyists
- Passed Bills – 2011
Premier Delegations
- Paris – Heritage
- Indian Boundary – Hinsdale Central
- Network – Andrew
- Network – Stagg
Most Effective Legislators
| Color | Legislator Name | Delegation |
|---|---|---|
| Blue House | Andrew Lewaniak | B.R. Ryall – Wheaton Warrenville South |
| Blue Senate | Milan Dasgupta | Heritage – Waubonsie Valley |
| Orange House | Michael Hampleman | Jefferson County – Sesser-Valier |
| Orange Senate | Justin Hyun | Lake County – Stevenson |
| Gray House | Ashley Meritt | Jefferson County – Mt. Vernon |
| Gray Senate | Stephanie Olmstead | Heritage – Neuqua Valley |
Judicial Awards
Case A – People v Weaver (Defendant – Appellant)
| Best Brief | ||
|---|---|---|
| Attorney Team | Delegation | |
| 1 | Dominic Zucco & Mario Zucco | Heritage – Neuqua Valley |
| 2 | Mackenzie Mahler & Aylin Sapahi | Kankakee – Bradley Bourbonnais |
| 3 | Anuja Choksi, Mackenzie Kirkman & Amanda Meyer | B.R. Ryall – Wheaton Warrenville South |
| Best Oral Argument | ||
| Attorney Team | Delegation | |
| 1 | Dominic Zucco & Mario Zucco | Heritage – Neuqua Valley |
| 2 | Nadia Gonzalez & Ashley Bruner | Heritage – Waubonsie Valley |
| 3 | Adam Erickson & Jack Cogswell | B.R. Ryall -Wheaton Warrenville South |
| Best Overall | ||
| Attorney Team | Delegation | |
| 1 | Dominic Zucco & Mario Zucco | Heritage – Neuqua Valley |
| 2 | Anuja Choksi, Mackenzie Kirkman & Amanda Meyer | Heritage – Waubonsie Valley |
| 3 | Nadia Gonzalez & Ashley Bruner | Heritage – Waubonsie Valley |
Case A – People v Weaver (State – Appellee)
| Best Brief | ||
|---|---|---|
| Attorney Team | Delegation | |
| 1 | Cheryl Liu & Jeanne Lee | Lake County – Stevenson |
| 2 | Matthew Keefe & Katie Klaus | Heritage – Waubonsie Valley |
| 3 | Kristy Welch & Teresa Martz | B.R. Ryall -Wheaton Warrenville South |
| Best Oral Argument | ||
| Attorney Team | Delegation | |
| 1 | Cheryl Liu & Jeanne Lee | Lake County – Stevenson |
| 2 | Matthew Keefe & Katie Klaus | Heritage – Waubonsie Valley |
| 3 | Kristy Welch & Teresa Martz | B.R. Ryall -Wheaton Warrenville South |
| Best Overall | ||
| Attorney Team | Delegation | |
| 1 | Cheryl Liu & Jeanne Lee | Lake County – Stevenson |
| 2 | Matthew Keefe & Katie Klaus | Heritage – Waubonsie Valley |
| 3 | Kristy Welch & Teresa Martz | B.R. Ryall -Wheaton Warrenville South |
Case B – People v Fletcher (Defendant – Appellant)
| Best Brief | ||
|---|---|---|
| Attorney Team | Delegation | |
| 1 | Vikram Ramesh & Amit Chopra | Heritage – Neuqua Valley |
| 2 | Matthew Hendrix, Lidia McGuire & Jennifer Pacini | McHenry – Crystal Lake |
| 3 | Mackenzie Hasley, Tyler Neenan & Eric Ashcraft | Heritage -Waubonsie Valley |
| Best Oral Argument | ||
| Attorney Team | Delegation | |
| 1 | Mackenzie Hasley, Tyler Neenan & Eric Ashcraft | Heritage – Waubonsie Valley |
| 2 | Samuel Mather | Heritage – Naperville North |
| 3 | Shilpa Subrahmanyam & Jackson Eckert | Heritage – Waubonsie Valley |
| Best Overall | ||
| Attorney Team | Delegation | |
| 1 | Mackenzie Hasley, Tyler Neenan & Eric Ashcraft | Heritage – Waubonsie Valley |
| 2 | Matthew Hendrix, Lidia McGuire & Jennifer Pacini | McHenry – Crystal Lake |
| 3 | Vikram Ramesh & Amit Chopra | Heritage – Neuqua Valley |
Case B – People v Fletcher (State – Appellee)
| Best Brief | ||
|---|---|---|
| Attorney Team | Delegation | |
| 1 | Anastasia Golovashkina & Josephine Dalton | Heritage – Naperville North |
| 2 | Karina Casey & Jasmine Leechuy | Heritage – Neuqua Valley |
| 3 | Pietro Conte & Kamil Kudra | Elmhurst – Addison Trail |
| Best Oral Argument | ||
| Attorney Team | Delegation | |
| 1 | Joey Kim & Kaveri Sharma | Heritage – Neuqua Valley |
| 2 | Anastasia Golovashkina & Josephine Dalton | Heritage – Naperville North |
| 3 | Ali Syed Nasaruddin | Heritage – Neuqua Valley |
| Best Overall | ||
| Attorney Team | Delegation | |
| 1 | Anastasia Golovashkina & Josephine Dalton | Heritage – Naperville North |
| 2 | Joey Kim & Kaveri Sharma | Heritage – Neuqua Valley |
| 3 | Ali Syed Nasaruddin | Heritage – Neuqua Valley |
Most Effective Lobbyists
| Color | Lobbyist Name | Delegation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange | #1 | Lauren Scafidi | Elmhurst – Lake Park |
| #2 | Jenn McLean | Network – Andrew | |
| #3 | Tejaswi Ravu | Heritage – Neuqua Valley | |
| #4 | Courtney Ross | Heritage – Neuqua Valley | |
| #5 | Abby Hanneman | Heritage – Neuqua Valley | |
| #6 | Carolyn Kimball | Elmhurst – Addison Trail | |
| Blue | #1 | Jonathan Baldwin | Kankakee – Bradley Bourbonnais |
| #2 | Anthony Ladas | Network – Stagg | |
| #3 | Katie Janoski | B.R. Ryall – Wheaton Warrenville South | |
| #3 | Hailey Bandyk | Network – Stagg | |
| #3 | Kyle Devry | Heritage – Waubonsie Valley | |
| #4 | Jenn Duffner | Network – Stagg | |
| #5 | Thomas (T.J.) Clark | Heritage – Oswego | |
| #6 | Tuhin Choudary | Heritage – Neuqua Valley | |
| Gray | #1 | Anais Carell | Indian Boundry – Hinsdale Central |
| #2 | Rebecca Trnka | Kankakee – Bradley Bourbonnais | |
| #3 | Ben Kahan | Indian Boundry – Hinsdale Central | |
| #4 | Eliza Gross | Indian Boundry – Hinsdale Central | |
| #5 | Allie Wilson | Springfield – Williamsville | |
| #6 | Eric Vatch | Elmhurst – Lake Park |
Download the Bill Book
You can now download an electronic copy of the 2011 Bill Book. You will receive a bound copy when you arrive in Springfield.
Legislators – Having the bill book early should allow you to get familiar and do some research on the bills in your committee. Check out the “Prepare for Springfield” Guide to get some guidance on what you can be doing in advance of arriving in Springfield.
This file will be password protected. Please ask your advisor for the password if they have not already sent it to you.
Bill Book 2011 (Right-click and “Save As…” – Opening within the browser may not work)