PARI SCHILS

POLITICAL SCIENCE MAJOR

Music Performance MINOR

RIVER FALLS, WI

Slytherin

ABOUT

Pari is currently a junior at Miami and is super excited to be entering her third year at Miami Mock Trial.

Pari is originally from River Falls, Wisconsin where she graduated last year from River Falls High School as valedictorian. There she competed on her speech team winning multiple regional competitions, ranking second in the state for her category and helping her team clinch three state victories in a row. She also participated in marching band and pep band, playing the tenor drums as well as jazz band playing piano. Notable achievements in high school include being president of National Honor Society, class representative for Student Council, and captain of the Mock Trial Team. 

Her favorite activity in high school was mock trial where she portrayed an attorney on her school’s A Team all four years. She and her team competed in regional and state competitions across the state each year. Her junior and senior year she had the privilege of helping lead her team to state and was the prosecution closing attorney, her favorite part of mock. 

Currently, Pari is studying for her bachelor’s degree in Political Science and a minor in Music Performance. She is also the creativity chair for CLT and wants to be a tour guide for Miami. Outside of school, Pari loves to bake, watch Criminal Minds, eat sushi, listen to Billie Eilish, collect way too many sweatshirts, play piano, and spend time with her friends.

Awards

• Outstanding Witness, Arch Invitational, 2022