Newburyport: Newburyport Superior Court Judge Richard Welch puts his robe on Nock Middle School eighth-grader Chris Orlando at the beginning of a mock trial yesterday morning. The eighth-graders at the Newburyport school have been reading to "Kill a Mockingbird" in their language arts class with several students taking on characters in the famous novel in the mock trial. Bryan Eaton/Staff Photo

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