Model United Nations

The Eighth Annual Chapel Hill-Carrboro Middle School Model United Nations Conference took place on Friday, April 7, 2017, at Smith Middle School and the Carolina Center for Educational Excellence (CCEE).

Approximately 120 students from the four Chapel Hill-Carrboro middle schools came together to participate in a Model UN conference. They spent a school day at the CCEE, researching, learning, and debating together with their peers. The conference simulated debates at the United Nations Security Council. The committees were chaired by officers of the Model UN clubs at Carrboro High, Chapel Hill High and East Chapel Hill High.

The participating schools and the teachers preparing the students include:

Culbreth Middle School, William Giblin and Jose Roncancio
McDougle Middle School, Penny Martin and Nicole Walker
Phillips Middle School, Stacey Walker & Benna Haas
Smith Middle School, Erin White

Students were assigned one of the countries in the UN Security Council. They researched their country’s geography, history, culture, economy, and politics, especially its position towards the topic of sustainable development with a focus on both natural resource extraction and population growth. Each participant took on the role of a diplomat representing this country in the United Nations Security Council, attempting to get as much as possible of their country’s view on the topic into a resolution to be adopted by the Council.

Click here to see the story from CBS North Carolina (WNCN).

2017 CHCCS Model UN Awards
United Nations Development Programme A – Room C100
	Country	Student Names	School
Best Delegation	Saudi Arabia	Andrew Sadowsky, Taylor Wiedmann	Smith
Outstanding Delegation	Indonesia	Kevin Higgins, Victoria Schmidt	Smith
Honorable Mention	China	Susanna Su, Ranan Scheer	Phillips
Verbal Commendation	Russian Federation	Hayley Guerry, Daphne Munn	Culbreth
Verbal Commendation	United Kingdom	Charlotte Welsby, Zoe Colloredo-Mansfield	Phillips
United Nations Development Programme B – Room C103
	Country	Student Names	School
Best Delegation	Brazil	Benjamin Knight, Claire Thananopavarn	Smith
Outstanding Delegation	Costa Rica	Daniel Klein, Zachary Dodd	Culbreth
Honorable Mention	Russia	Sophia Su, Megan Talikoff	Phillips
Verbal Commendation	France	Eli Elk, Calvin Hinkle	Smith
Verbal Commendation	Philippines	Ethan Dadolf, Samuel Hileman	McDougle
United Nations Development Programme C – Room C105
	Country	Student Names	School
Best Delegation	Russian Federation	Dennis Perumov, Luke Henriquez	McDougle
Outstanding Delegation	France	Adonijah Crowell, Jenny Blass	Culbreth
Honorable Mention	China	Yutong Yang, Sophie Van Duin	Smith
Verbal Commendation	Germany	Annie Qin, Gayle Krest	Smith
Verbal Commendation	Saudi Arabia	Clara Merry Caroline Chen	Smith
United Nations Development Programme D – Room C106
	Country	Student Names	School
Best Delegation	Congo	Archit Kalra, Daniel Zhang	Smith
Outstanding Delegation	U.S	Katie Clark, Nicole Zhang	Smith
Honorable Mention	Brazil	Elle Freedman, Emma Culley	Phillips
Verbal Commendation	India	Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford, Jai Narayan	Smith
Verbal Commendation	China	Callan Baruch, Warren Kinnaman	Culbreth