SANTA SUSANA HIGH SCHOOL
ACADEMY OF
LAW AND SOCIETY
Encompassing a comprehensive rigorous series of courses.
The Law and Society pathway is an unique and unrivaled pathway that is offered to students at Santa Susana High School. In addition to the rigorous and applicable courses that the pathway offers, Santa Susana High School has a nationally recognized Mock Trial program. Mock Trial is a fabulous opportunity for students to apply the legal skills they're learning in their academic courses. Santa Su's Mock Trial teams have placed in the top ten in international and local competitions over the past six years. These competitions are rigorous and offer students many opportunities to compete at county, state, and national levels with teams from many other countries in locations around the United States, including California, Georgia, and New York. Students who are successful in the Law Pathway, leave with a greater understanding of the law and a huge head start on the commensurate skills it takes to be successful in a legal career.
The Academy of Law and Society at Santa Susana
The Law and Society Pathway is a program designed to introduce students to authentic learning experiences that exposes them to opportunities in legal careers. The courses offered in this pathway offers students opportunities and exposure to the law in a variety of ways. Students will have the opportunity to participate in rigorous academic courses such as Applied Legal, Logic and Ethics, Law and Order, and Criminal Justice. These courses introduce fundamental aspects of the law, while encouraging students to approach the law from multiple perspectives. These courses challenge students to think critically, to present compellingly, and to challenging prevailing perspectives. In addition to these academic courses, this pathway gives students opportunities to participate in the locally and nationally recognized Santa Susana Mock Trial program where students prepare and present trials to cases on controversial and relevant issues. This program encourages students to think critically and make logical arguments and resolutions to challenging topics.