10/2/25

Tim Rogers ’79 brought “Twelve Angry Men” to life in his Genre Studies class by connecting literature with the law. After studying the play, the students visited the Alexandria City Courthouse (ACC) during a flex block to see the justice system in action. There, students met with a juvenile court judge, observed a DWI sentencing presided over by The Hon. Don Haddock Jr. ’89, toured the holding cells, and even stepped inside a jury room. “This flex block opened my eyes to our justice system,” said Hugh Duskin ’28. “Not only did we tour the ACC, but we also got to see a case live in action, something I wouldn’t be able to do in the classroom. It also gave me a better perspective of what a jury room would look like, instead of making it up in my mind from words on a page in ‘Twelve Angry Men.’”