Trinity Mikel

I intend to be a professional actress specializing in singing and dance.

SPEECH CAPTAIN
While a member of Edison High’s forensics (speech and debate) team, I was elected Speech Captain in both my junior and senior year. I signed off on club expenses for tournament and hotel fees. I also guided my teammates in selecting and performing speeches. There are a variety of speech categories, including dramatic, humorous, originals, and duo. Each category comes with certain methods that heighten a speaker’s performance, and I brought those out in my peers. I also led by example by being a successful speaker myself, having placed seventh at the 2019 State Competition for Dramatic Interpretation. |||||

MOCK TRIAL
From freshman to senior year, I was a member of Edison High’s mock trial team. Each year, schools were assigned a fictional criminal event and had to construct a prosecution and defense case. Different schools would compete at the Fresno County Courthouse and were scored by actual judges and attorneys. Students were assigned roles such as lawyers and witnesses, and the competition ran like a real life court proceeding. I was always a witness. I portrayed victims, medical examiners, and a defendant. During these trials, witnesses were scored on their performance and knowledge of the case facts. I would receive high scores from the judges and numerous MVP awards from the opposing team. |||||

THEATRE
A huge part of my high school experience was being a part of the Edison Tiger Theatre Company. I was in five productions during my time at Edison. Unfortunately, my final show was postponed to next school year due to school shutdowns, so I will not be able to participate. I nevertheless still have fond memories of my performances. The last two shows especially were important to me because I was a lead in both. Every show experience taught me professionalism, responsibility, collaboration, and, of course, skills in acting, singing, and dancing.