Senior, Joshua Weiner shares an update on Stuy MUN (Model UN)!
Stuyvesant Model United Nations has had a busy month!
This past weekend, from November 9th to 11th, Stuyvesant Model United Nations travelled to Brown University to compete at our first national collegiate conference of the year. 30 delegates debated, collaborated with, and learned from other delegates from around the world on issues ranging from improving health in developing nations to historical committees on the Iranian Revolution of 1979. Once again, Stuyvesant Model UN made a strong showing, winning many awards as a delegation. Most importantly, though, our delegates had an amazing weekend in Providence, Rhode Island, and made a strong showing representing Stuyvesant High School at the national level.
This is a list of the awards won:
Security Council
Joshua Weiner (Senior) - China - Best Delegate
Sixth Committee: Legal
Alexander Gattegno (Junior) - Iran - Best Delegate
Environmental Assembly
Tejas Narayan (Junior) - Zimbabwe - Outstanding Delegate
Plurinational Legislative Assembly of Bolivia
Alma Thaler (Junior) - Alessandra Moreno (PODEMOS) - Outstanding Delegate
UNHRC
Vishwaa Sofat (Junior) - USA - Outstanding Delegate
African Union
Ahmed Hussein (Junior) - Malawi - Honorable Mention
ECOSOC
Megan Waters (Senior) - China - Honorable Mention
GA Plenary
Julia Arancio (Senior) - Germany - Honorable Mention
Icelandic Althing, 1262
Max Goldstein (Junior)- Ami Tumason (Eastern Quarter, Svinfellingar Clan) - Honorable Mention
Iranian Constitutional Revolution
Chloe Hanson (Senior) - Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini - Honorable Mention
UNHCR
Harper Andrews (Junior) - Cyprus - Honorable Mention
On October 28th, 70 delegates from Stuyvesant travelled uptown to the Bronx to compete at Horace Mann’s Model United Nations conference. Our delegates tacked complex geopolitical issues throughout the day with other students from around the Tri-State Area, while winning numerous awards. As our first out-of-school conference of the year, our delegates put their newfound skills to the test as they competed to represent Stuyvesant.
This is a list of the awards won by committee:
DISEC
Verbal Commendation
Albania - Maya Dunayer (Freshman) & Nathaniel Strout (Freshman)
LEGAL
Honorable Mention
China - Vincent Gao (Sophomore)
UNEP
Verbal Commendation
China - Vishwaa Sofat (Junior) & Julian Giordano (Sophomore)
UNHCR
Honorable Mention
China - Alexander Gattegno (Junior)
UNSCW
Outstanding Delegate
China - Emily Furman (Senior)
UNHSC
Honorable Mention
China - Ahmed Sultan (Junior) & Frank Yang (Junior)
JCC Election of 2000: Gore Campaign
Verbal Commendation
Peter Knight - Gordon Ebanks (Junior)
Honorable Mention
Ed Whitacre Jr. - Joseph Yusufov (Junior)
On October 13th, we hosted MiniMUNC, a conference aimed at teaching New York City delegates new to the circuit about how to succeed in Model United Nations. Stuyvesant High School saw hundreds of students come to the school on an October Saturday, ready to dive into the activity. Throughout the beginning of the day, returning Stuyvesant delegates held workshops for students to visit and learn many skills necessary for success in Model UN. Then, we held several committee sessions where delegates were given the opportunity to practice their skills in a real committee setting. You can view our conference video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGvU5WoBmF0
