The eight high school teams that will advance to the semifinals of the Ventura County Mock Trial were announced today by the Ventura County Office of Education. The semifinalists received the eight highest scores of the 34 teams participating in this year’s Mock Trial. Listed in order of their scores, the final eight teams are:

1. Westlake Blue

2. La Reina

3. Newbury Park Panther

4. Westlake Orange

5. Oaks Christian Gold

6. Newbury Park Gold

7. Santa Susana Teal

8. Adolfo Camarillo Instar

A complete list of standings after the first two days of competition is available here.

The public is invited to watch the semifinals tonight, March 1, at 5:30 pm at the Ventura County Superior Court at 800 South Victoria Ave. in Ventura. The final four teams will face off Thursday evening at 5:30 pm at the courthouse. The winning team will be announced at an awards ceremony on Monday, March 6 at 6:00 pm at the Oxnard Performing Arts Center at 800 Hobson Way. All events are open to the public.