Students Excel at Model UN

Eighth graders Hugh Ashurst, Savannah Cochran, Bax Fargason, Holden Gray, Cutler Grice, Petro Benassi Monegatto, and Austin Pete Williams served on the Special Political (SPECPOL) Committee with the topic of addressing Outer Space Colonization and Conquest of Mars. Seventh grader Arya Amin joined 8^th graders Lila Clark, Mary Campbell Elmore, Caroline Ernest, Allison Hagan, Anna Heiser, and Penny Hood, along with freshman Amelia Hicks, on the Social Humanitarian (SOCHUM) Committee with the topic of addressing cultural diversity.

Over 100 high school and middle school students from 14 schools took part in this conference. All of our delegates represented the Bayside Academy’s student talent very well. Advisor Elizabeth Mulligan was proud of their dedicated effort in preparation for and in engagement during the Model UN conference. In addition, Amelia Hicks was recognized during the closing ceremony and received an Honorable Mention award for her position paper and an Honorable Mention Best Delegate! In the past four years, Bayside Academy delegates have won an impressive six awards at the Spring Cardinal Model UN Conferences.