Dec. 15—In an interconnected world, addressing international challenges to keep up worldwide peace and safety takes a major quantity of negotiation and collaboration.
That is what greater than 130 Montana scholar delegates sought out to attain over simply two days on the 56th annual Mannequin United Nations Convention held on the College of Montana.
Flathead and Columbia excessive faculties have been amongst 9 faculties throughout Montana and Idaho taking part on the Nov. 22-23 convention, and each returned dwelling with awards.
For the fourth consecutive yr, Flathead Excessive College was named the big delegation winner. Delegations have been judged on general preparedness, participation and excellence of their delegates. Columbia Falls Excessive College, which was amongst faculties with small delegations, obtained the honorable college award. Columbia Falls seniors Julia Martin and Emma Stephens ranked in high 25 seniors.
“I’m happy with our seniors who actually stepped up this yr, nevertheless it was an entire staff effort as fifteen of our college students obtained at the least a high 20% award,” Flathead Mannequin UN adviser Sean O’Donnell mentioned.
Throughout the mock United Nations convention, scholar delegates served on one of many following: Normal Meeting First Committee (disarmament and safety points), Normal Meeting Third Committee (social, humanitarian and cultural affairs), United Nations Setting Company, United Nations Improvement Programme, Safety Council.
“The Mannequin UN convention focuses on essential points comparable to pandemic prevention, human trafficking, and international safety,” O’Donnell mentioned.
Prime contributors obtained both “excellent, distinguished or honorable,” awards.
Along with the scholarship, Hove was additionally acknowledged as an impressive delegate (high 1-2%) for her work representing the UK on the United Nations Setting Company committee. Fellow Flathead college students Leah Spangler and Rylin Wilde have been additionally acknowledged as excellent delegates. Spangler additionally served on the United Nations Setting Company, representing Indonesia. Wilde additionally represented Indonesia however served on the Normal Meeting Third Committee.
Delegates with excellent place papers (high 1-2%) included Flathead college students Aiden Christy, Leah Spangler and Jillian Wynne.
To be a profitable delegate, college students studied the nation they represented previous to the convention comparable to its geography, tradition, political system and management, political points, financial and social circumstances, overseas affairs and allies. Moreover analysis papers have been written beforehand to go away time for debating, caucusing, drafting and voting on resolutions to deal with matters affecting the world.
Awards have been additionally given to nations. Excellent honors went to the Flathead staff representing the UK, which ranked among the many high 5% of nations represented on the convention.
Following are native convention outcomes.
Delegate awards
Normal Meeting First Committee
Distinguished delegates (high 10%)
— Aiden Christy, Flathead, United Kingdom
Honorable delegates (high 20%)
— Brayden Crawford, Columbia Falls, Estonia
— Haroldson Aerreck, Flathead, Guatemala
United Nations Improvement Programme
Distinguished delegates (high 10%)
— Mason Fauth, Glacier, Saudi Arabia
— Eddy Chisholm, Columbia Falls, Estonia
Honorable delegates (high 20%)
— Gabe Reddish, FLathead, Indonesia
— Jillian Wynne, Flathead, Israel
— Nolan Geyer-Poncin, Flathead, Somalia
Normal Meeting Third Committee
Excellent delegates (high 1-2%)
— Rylin Wilde, Flathead, Indonesia
Distinguished delegates (high 10%)
— Neila Lyngholm, Flathead, Egypt
— Aiden Rohn, Columbia Falls, Estonia
— Annelise Mason, Flathead, Somalia
Honorable delegates (high 20%)
— Rachel Ottman, Flathead, Israel
United Nations Setting Company
Excellent delegates (high 1-2%)
— Emily Hove, Flathead, United Kingdom
— Leah Spangler, Flathead, Indonesia
Distinguished delegates (high 10%)
— Emma Stephens, Columbia Falls, Estonia
Honorable delegates (high 20%)
— Connor Adcox, Flathead, Somalia
Safety Council
Distinguished Delegate (high 10%)
— Scout McMahon, Flathead, United Kingdom
Place paper awards
Excellent place papers (high 1-2%)
— Aiden Christy, Flathead, United Kingdom
— Jillian Wynne, Flathead, Israel
— Leah Spangler, Flathead, Indonesia
Distinguished place papers (high 10%)
— Emmary Faerber, Flathead, Egypt
— Rylin Wilde, Flathead, Indonesia
Honorable place papers (high 20%)
— Thomas Konopka, Flathead, Indonesia
— Nolan Dea, Flathead, Somalia
— Mason Fauth, Glacier, Saudi Arabia
— Neila Lyngholm, Flathead, Egypt
— Rachel Ottman, Flathead, Israel
— Julia Martin, Columbia Falls, Bhutan
— Connor Adcox, Flathead, Somalia
Prime 5 seniors (scholarship winners)
— Emily Hove, Flathead, United Kingdom
— Scout McMahon, Flathead, United Kingdom
Prime 25 seniors (reserve scholarship recipients)
— Julia Martin, Columbia Falls, Bhutan,
— Leah Spangler, Flathead, Indonesia
— Emma Stephens, Columbia Falls, Estonia
— Annelise Mason, Flathead, Somalia
Nation Awards
Excellent nation delegations (high 5% of nations represented on the convention)
— Flathead, United Kingdom
Distinguished nation delegations (high 10% of nations represented on the convention)
— Flathead, Indonesia
Honorable nation delegations (high 20% of nations represented on the convention)
— Columbia Falls, Estonia
— Flathead, Somalia
College awards
Excellent faculties (high 10% of colleges in attendance)
— Giant delegation: Flathead underneath adviser Sean O’Donnell
Honorable faculties (high 30% of colleges in attendance)
— Small delegation: Columbia Falls underneath adviser Jenny Lovering
Reporter Hilary Matheson could also be reached at 758-4431 or by e-mail at [email protected]
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Columbia Falls Excessive College obtained honorable awards on the Montana Mannequin United Nations convention in November.
