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Lord Botetourt senior Alicia Wells. File, The Botetourt View.

Alicia Wells is a senior at Lord Botetourt High School and she will be attending a National
Youth Leadership Forum held this November in Washington DC on Law and Crime Scene Investigation.

Wells is the daughter of Barry and Susan Wells of Troutville. Scholars represent their schools and communities and are selected  for outstanding qualities of scholarship, leadership and citizenship. Wells received her nomination in the late spring to attend the Forum.

The NYLF describes the series of classes the students will take in a six day forum on the website:

"The National Youth Leadership Forum on Law and Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) provides the nation's top students with an in-depth look at the legal profession, the judicial process, forensics and crime scene investigation. Students taking part in the Forum on Law and CSI interact with nationally-recognized legal professionals, analyze different types of evidence and explore the process of forensic crime solving. Law and CSI scholars take an active role in a simulated trial and go behind the scenes at some of the most prominent law firms, universities and legal sites in Washington, D.C., such as the U.S. Supreme Court."

Some of the highlights of the Forum include Crime Scene Investigation: Fact vs. Fiction, Mock trial, Supreme Court Simulation, Legal Ethics and Negotiation. The students will also have a choice to visit a local law school, a law firm, actual court in a courthouse or visit a forensics institution.