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Want to learn what it takes to become a lawyer?Curious about our legalsystem and how it works?Considering a future career in law?Marquette Law School and Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar AssociationSUMMER YOUTHINSTITUTEJULY 19-20 & 23-27, 2018The Summer Youth Institute (SYI) is open to students who will enter 8th, 9th or 10th grade nextfall. Enrollment is limited to 24 students who live and go to school in the City of Milwaukee.We strongly encourage students who are first-generation college bound or use English as asecond language to apply. SYI is free to all selected students. The program is held at MarquetteUniversity Law School. For more information, please visit our website or call 414-288-7924.APPLY ONLINE TODAY!Applications are due by March 30.In collaboration with Johnson Controls, the Association of Corporate Counsel Wisconsin Chapter, and Kids, Courts & Citizenship

SYI CelebratesFifth Year in 2017Twenty-three students from twelve Milwaukeeschools participated in the 2017 Marquette LawSchool and Eastern District of Wisconsin BarAssociation Summer Youth Institute (SYI). Theprogram is designed to introduce middle andhigh school students from the City of Milwaukeeto the legal system, expose them to careers in law,and provide them with practical tools for theireducational goals.A major highlight of SYI each year is the oralarguments. Each year students are given a case,are divided into teams, and then must create andpresent an oral argument to a panel of real judgesand lawyers.During the 2017 SYI program, students visitedthe U.S. Federal Courthouse, Milwaukee CountyCourthouse, Robert W. Baird, Foley & Lardner,and Johnson Controls. They also had severalguests speakers, including a special appearance byMilwaukee mayor, Tom Barrett.On the first day of SYI, each student meets theirmentor that has been assigned to them throughthe Honorable Charles N. Clevert, Jr. MentoringProgram. Students and mentors stay in touchthroughout the program and beyond. Mentors areattorneys of the Eastern District of Wisconsin BarAssociation who are willing to share experiencesand advice, as well as help students explore thelegal profession.

Bringing the City of Milwaukee togetherTo date, SYI has graduated a total of 115 Milwaukee studentsrepresenting the following local schools:Anna Doerfler Elementary SchoolFernwood MontessoriPulaski High SchoolBarack Obama School of Careerand Technical EducationF.J. Gaenslen SchoolReagan High SchoolGolda Meir SchoolRonald W. Reagan IB High SchoolHmong American Peace AcademyRiverside University High SchoolHope Christian High SchoolRiver Trail Elementary SchoolJames Madison Academic CampusRufus King Middle SchoolManitoba Elementary SchoolRufus King High SchoolMarquette University High SchoolSt. Thomas Moore High SchoolMessmer Preparatory Catholic SchoolSt. Marcus Lutheran SchoolMessmer High SchoolTamarack Waldorf SchoolMilwaukee Collegiate AcademyUrban Day SchoolMilwaukee High School of the ArtsVeritas High SchoolMilwaukee Lutheran High SchoolVieau Public SchoolMilwaukee School of LanguageWedgewood Park International SchoolMorse-Marshall Middle SchoolWisconsin Conservatory ofLifelong LearningBay View High SchoolBusiness and Economics Academyof MilwaukeeCarmen High School of Scienceand TechnologyCatholic East ElementaryChrist King Elementary SchoolClarke Street SchoolClement Avenue SchoolCristo Rey Jesuit High SchoolDarrell Lynn Hines AcademyDivine Savior Holy AngelsDowntown Montessori AcademyEastbrook AcademyGarden Homes Lutheran SchoolFairview SchoolNew Testament Christian AcademyPius XI High SchoolWisconsin Lutheran SchoolWoodlands School

Congrats to our 2017 Oral Arguments winners!Oral arguments this year were centered around the Tye Williams v. Lafayette County School Districtcase. Eighteen judges and attorneys judged our 23 students based on presentation of the merits, responseto questions, preparation/familiarity, and speaking ability. The following students were selected as ourwinners: Best Individual Appellant Argument Award:Evelyn Cervantes (Carmen High School South) Best Individual Appellee Argument Award:Bridget Wesolowski (Rufus King High School) Best Team Appellant Arugment Award:Cassandra Cruz (Carmen High School Southeast) &Victoria Fernandez (Piux XI Catholic High School) Best Team Appellee Argument Award:Marycruz Valdivia (Cristo Rey Jesuit High School)& Bridget Wesolowski (Rufus King High School)Past WinnersEvelyn Cervantes (left) and BridgetWesolowski (right) were the 2017oral argument individual winners.Cassandra Cruz (left) and VictoriaFernandez (right) were the 2017Best Appellant Team Winners.Marycruz Valdivia (left) and BridgetWesolowski (right) were the 2017Best Appellee Team Winners.2013201420152016

Thank you,Judges!SYI thanks the following judges who havejudged our oral arguments over the years:Honorable Carl AshleyHonorable William CallahanHonorable Karen ChristiansenHonorable Pedro ColonHonorable Rebecca DallettHonorable Joseph DonaldHonorable William DuffinHonorable Lindsey GradyHonorable Patricia GorenceHonorable Michael HalfengerHonorable Beth HanenHonorable David JonesHonorable Kevin MartensHonorable Margaret McGarityHonorable Derek MosleyHonorable Marshall MurrayHonorable Pamela PepperHonorable Janet ProtasiewiczHonorable Stephanie RothsteinHonorable Richard SankovitzHonorable Diane SykesHonorable Glen Yamahiro

Honorable Charles N. Clevert Jr.Internship ProgramTo continue to nurture the interest in careers in law, the Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar Associationplaces graduates of SYI in a full-time, four-week internship program in participating law firms, governmentagencies, non-profits, corporations and judicial chambers. Upon completion of the internship, studentsreceive a scholarship. Since its launch in 2014, 67 SYI graduates have completed the internship program.We thank the following firms and agencieswho hosted and/or sponsored Clevert Interns in 2017:Hosts & Sponsors:Davis & Kuelthau s.c.; Foley & Lardner LLP; Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin &Brown, LLP; Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.; Husch Blackwell LLP; Michael Best & Friedrich LLP;Quarles & Brady LLP; Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.Hosts:Chambers of Magistrate Judge William Duffin; Chambers of Magistrate Judge DavidJones; Chambers of Magistrate Judge Nancy Joseph; Federal Defender Services of Wisconsin;U.S. Bankruptcy Court Clerk’s Office; U.S. Courthouse Library; U.S. District Court Clerk’s Office;U.S. Probation OfficeSponsors: Andrus Intellectual Property Law, LLP; Biskupic & Jacobs S.C.; Crivello Carlson, S.C.;Gass Weber Mullins LLC; Kerkman & Dunn; Kravit, Hovel & Krawczyk sc; Meissner TierneyFisher & Nichols S.C.; Northwestern Mutual; von Briesen & Roper, s.c.

SUMMER YOUTH INSTITUTE MENTORSHIP INTERNSHIPthree pillars supporting a path to a successful legal education and careerCongratulations to the following SYI graduateswho entered college this fall: Armando Acevedo (University of Wisconsin-Madison)Ahriyan Adams (Florida A&M University)Ismail El-Hassan (University of Wisconsin-Madison)Devon J. Ellis (Morehouse College)Danny Gutierrez (Washington University in St. Louis)Emilio Hernandez (Univeristy of Wisconsin-Madison)Drew Mares (Hamline University)

Downtown Montessori Academy Eastbrook Academy Garden Homes Lutheran School Fairview School Bringing the City of Milwaukee together To date, SYI has graduated a total of 115 Milwaukee students representing the following local schools: Fernwood Montessori F.J. Gaenslen School Golda Meir School Hmong American