On March 25, 2009 select social studies students will hear the West Virginia Supreme Court in Lewisburg, WV in a potentially precedent-setting case. Students are the guests of the court in the LAWS program which takes the court to different regions of the state on a rotating basis. Monroe, Greenbrier East, Greenbrier West and PCHS students will hear four different cases on that day. Students at PCHS are being advised by local prosecuting attorney, Donna Price, and attorney-at-law, Mike Doss, who have visited classes at the high school to discuss the specifics of the Supreme Court and the appeal the students will witness. Students will eat lunch at Greenbrier East High School following their court observation at Greenbrier County Courthouse. Following lunch they will debrief with a panel of attorneys. Students are expected to hear the outcome of the case following this term of court sometime in May before many of them graduate.
Mr. Doss said this would only be the third time he has ever been before the Supreme Court. The first time he was sworn in as an attorney, the second time he presented a case, and this time he will be the PCHS's advisory lawyer. The students have a once in a lifetime opportunity to see the actions of our highest state court.
