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Students Excel at Jr. Model UN
January 24, 2012
Cleveland Heights, OH
Junior Model UN delegates from all three CH-UH middle schools attended John Carroll University on January 11-12 and came back victorious. They worked hard to prepare for the simulation, sponsored by the Cleveland Council on World Affairs (CCWA). Each student worked with the other members of its delegation to research and complete a country profile, as well as individually develop a position paper on specific topics to be used by each delegate in one of the eight committee sessions.
Students joined over 270 students from 12 middle schools representing 53 countries. This year’s theme, “The Four Freedoms,” explored many of the global issues confronting world leaders today.
Delegates in each committee session met in morning and afternoon workshops during both days to make and hear speeches, exchange ideas, debate issues, and contribute to a resolution that would express their collected ideas and opinions. Discussions included promoting the development of renewable energy, the rights of small farmers in underdeveloped countries, child labor around the world, peace keeping in Africa, and micro-financing in less-developed countries.
At the end of the committee sessions, each of the committee chairs, assistant chairs, and the Model UN representative evaluated each delegation based on their knowledge of the topics and their country, participation in the debates, resolution writing, and consistent role play as country ambassadors. Awards range from Honorable Mention up to a Superior Performance rating. One delegate from each committee who makes the greatest contribution to activities during the committee sessions is awarded the Chair’s Gavel.
Roxboro Middle School
The country delegations and committee assignments were as follows:
Kenya
United Nations Economic and Financial Council (ECOFIN) - Sofia Arts and Alexandra Boyd
World Food Programme (WFP) - Anya Chew and Sophie Gilson
Russia
United Nations Economic and Financial Council (ECOFIN) - Katilyn Baron and Halling Roosa
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Quinton Ndyajunwoha and Gabriel Pewu
Security Council (SC) - Flannery Jewell and Faith Morris
United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) - Krista Cobb and Ashley Davis
Sudan
United Nations Economic and Financial Council (ECOFIN)) – Isabella Jaffery and Andrew Bell
World Food Programme (WFP) – David Fleischer and Emma Schubert
India
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) – Daniel Passov
United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) – Taylor Austin and Lindy Woodson
Security Council (SC) – Paris Colbert and Jessa Lammert
United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDF) – Linnea Covault and Hannah Gilson
Thailand
United Nations Economic and Financial Council (ECOFIN)) – Avery Dyer and Callie Swaim-Fox
United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) – Naomi Marsh and Taylor Jones
China
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) – Kelly Moore and Katherine Hagen
World Food Programme (WFP) – Sabrina Sharp
Security Council (SC) – Elise Friedman
United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) – Jordan Major and Jenna Dent
Nigeria
United Nations Economic and Financial Council (ECOFIN)) – Eleanor Pippin and Nina Yao
Security Council (SC) – David Matia and William Hopkins
United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) – Mary Jane Reinhardt and Charles Winans
Honorable Mention Awards
ECOFIN: Sudan - Andrew Bell and Isabella Jaffery
Security Council: China - Elise Friedman
Monticello Middle School
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| Monticello Middle School Participants |
Monticello students presented their country’s position on key topics and shared their views as international ambassadors, representing the following countries:
Afghanistan
Alyssa Spencer and Cherish Sanders
Ecuador
Michael Sims, Lee Price, and D’Angelo Carter
Haiti
Madison King, Jay Callaway, and Kailin Baucom
Sweden
Makiyah Truitt, Marlaysia Fambough, Maddie Gillooly, Vivian Robinson, and Tamia Jackson
Zimbabwe
Avery Pope, Shane Coar, Leslie Lumpkin, and Christina Wynne
Wiley Middle School
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| Wiley Honorable Mention Awards (left to right): Landry Snead, Ryan Wilson, Dylan Kuntz, and Molly Fleischer |
Wiley Middle School Participants |
