Students Shine at Model United Nations Conference

Published December 1, 2017

Some Williamson County students are honing their leadership skills as part of the Model United Nations program.

Each year, students get a chance to see global issues from a new perspective at the Model U.N. conference hosted by the YMCA Center for Civic Engagement. The conference puts students through a simulation that allows them to learn about diplomacy and international relations while testing their skills in researching, debating, writing and speaking.

This year’s conference was held in November, and students from several WCS middle and high schools were recognized for their work.

High Schools

Brentwood High

Outstanding Delegates

• Paige Russell
• M.J. Brown
• Huzyfa Fazili
• Nelson Rose
• Patrick Baugh
• Garrett Linney
• Sarah Memon

Outstanding Resolution

• Garrett Linney, Collin Maldonado, Shane McNabb and Conor Brown – Trinidad and Tobago

Centennial High

Outstanding Delegate

• Emily Lovgren

Outstanding Resolution

• Kelly Gim, Molly Kate Kreider, Hayden Kelley and Amelia Maxwell – Belarus

Advanced to Plenary Session

• Emelyn Cook, Holly Lovgren, Evie Moore and Sarah Oleis – Cambodia

Outstanding Security Council Delegate

• Nayan Chavan

Independence High

Outstanding Delegates

• Christian Neff
• Tatianna Kelliher
• Casey Coutermash
• Seth-Robert Carlisle

International Court of Justice Awards

• Jessica Barker – Outstanding Written Arguments, Outstanding Lawyer Team and Court Justice Next Year
• Josh Lynch – Outstanding Written Arguments and Outstanding Lawyer Team
• Steele Schoeberl – Court Justice Next Year
• Jessica Bar – Court Justice Next Year

Franklin High

Outstanding Delegates

• Amelia Doyle
• William Robertson
• Emily Bechtel
• Sophia Badalion

Outstanding Resolution

• Sophia Badalion, Grayson Cox and Lena Galbreath – Portugal
• Etain Williams, Jenna Weigand and Amritha Thiruveedula – Australia

General Elections

• Jose Guevara – General Assembly President
• Emily Bechtel – Conference Chaplin

Joe M. Rogers Outstanding Servant Leader for the Conference

• Jose Guevara

Nolensville High

Advanced to General Assembly

• David Taylor, Landon Hale, Rishi Pillai and Ian Corder – Kuwait

Page High

Outstanding Delegates

• Steven Kevorkian
• Joshua Clay
• Karina Rovey
• Megan Crawford
• Sean Harris

Outstanding Resolution

• Laynie Bernard, Sophie Ware, Dillan Jones and Sophia Timbario – Iceland

General Elections

• Meredith Dunn – Next Year’s General Assembly President
• Sean Harris – Next Year’s General Assembly Liaison

Advanced to Final Five Plenary Resolution

• Farzaan Nasar, Carsten Rovey, Lauren Smith and Blaine Bushnell – Saudi Arabia

Ravenwood High

Outstanding Delegates

• Brendon Goodbred
• Lauren Link
• Annie Eichstaedt
• Jack Berexa

Outstanding Resolution

• Bella Nowroozi, Grant Gilbert, Kinzey Smeltzer and Riccardo Abbate – Iran 2

Outstanding Novice Written Argument from International Court of Justice

• Rohan Jaisinghani and Ashwin Balaje

Outstanding Senior Written Argument from International Court of Justice

• Matthew Goodbred and Andrea Huang

General Elections

• Matthew Goodbred – International Court of Justice President
• Kevin Frost – General Assembly Liaison
• Ella Rhoades and Mark Hancock – General Assembly Vice President
• Sara Ali – Secretary General

 

Middle Schools

Brentwood Middle

Outstanding Delegates

• Audrey Aulino
• Max Aulino

Outstanding Resolution

• Brent Driver, Jackson Henry and Wesley Swanson – Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Ranked 16th in General Assembly

• Ananya Nath, Harini Sathu, Jessica Lin and Dara Olopade – Chad

Heritage Middle

Outstanding Delegates

• Cullen Donnelly
• Paris Schoeberl

Oustanding Resolutions

• Paris Schoeberl, Allie Kemblr, Caroline Knight and Emma Zentz – Sri Lanka

Ranked Second in General Assembly

• Ryan Hartz, Nathan Romsdal and Cullen Donnelly – Iraq

Hillsboro School

Outstanding Delegates

• Quincy Peacock
• Charlie Connor
• Campbell Slaughter

Outstanding Resolution and Advanced to General Assembly

• Tanner Hilliard, Matthew Armentor and Andrew Barton – Belgium

Grassland Middle

Outstanding Delegates

• Aidan Klapheke
• Samara Young
• Brooke Johnson

Outstanding Resolution

• Wren Kinzig, Addie Grace Leggett, Emma Murphy and Caroline Oldham – Tuvalu

Highly Ranked Resolutions

• Saurav Chakraborty, Thomas Dahner, Cora Doyle and Molly Volker – Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Julia Adair, Lilium Goettel, Amanda Little and Ellen Sanders – Nicaragua

Mill Creek Middle

Outstanding Delegates

• Max Mucci
• Ruby Douglas
• Makenna Wevick
• Anabelle Ballard

Advanced to Final Round

• Madeline Mason, Jaelen Bolden and Skylar Moore – Madagascar
• Tristan Rossin, Blaze Spencer and Jeremie Leger – Turkey
• Ani Danielyan, Anna Karoline Maddox, Gabby Wang and Charlotte Bradley – Libya
• Ivy Bell, Dylan High and Bobby Shelton – Somalia

Page Middle

Outstanding Delegates

• Lily Bray

Outstanding Resolutions

• Emily Kitch, Emily Tokarz, Jiya Nandrey and Maddie Neidhart – South Africa

Spring Station Middle

Outstanding Delegates

• Koichi Ikeda-Sanchez

Outstanding Resolution

• Koichi Ikeda-Sanchez and Samuel Arnold – New Zealand

Sunset Middle

Outstanding Delegates

• Kylie Norcross
• Beeta Baghaevaji
• Cameron Sanchez
• Lucia Enriquez

Outstanding Resolutions

• Lucia Enriquez, Riya Mitra and Ishita Bhatia – Saudi Arabia

Woodland Middle

Outstanding Delegates

• Nathan Gay
• Snighda Narayandas
• Greta Li
• Riya Narayan

Outstanding Resolution

• Kaylee Bae, Vivian Bishop, Ella Bullock-Papa and Greta Li – Nicaragua