Model UN Team Ends Their Year With A Bang

GDS Model UN ended a fantastic season of competition at their final conference on March 3, 2018 at the Sidwell Friends School Model United Nations Conference XI (SFSMUNC XI). GDS sent a total of 34 student delegates. Delegates in attendance attended one of five committees, including:

• Social, Humanitarian, and Cultural Committee (SOCHUM)
  Topic: Capital Punishment and LGBT Rights
• Special Political and Decolonization Committee(SPECPOL)
  Topic: Manus Island and Syria
• The Disarmament and International Security Committee (DISEC)
  Topic: North Korea and Weaponization of Space
• Specialized Agency IAEA
  Topic: Iran Deal
• Crisis Committee
  Topic: War of 1812

The 2017-18 team was led by GDS Model UN faculty sponsors Marjoire Brimley and Abraham Pachikara. Abe said, “GDS crushed it at the conference, and they closed out (their season) with a roar!” Twenty-eight student delegates received awards after the full day of competition.

Model UN club heads, Jack Rudnick ’18, Isabel Kirsch ’18, and Levi Freedman ’18 served as student leadership for this year of competition. “[Our Seniors] have done a PHENOMENAL JOB leading this team this entire year, and Marjorie and I could not be prouder for what they all have done,” said Abe.

Many thanks to Abraham Pachikara, for sharing details and pictures from the day’s events. Congratulations to the entire GDS Model UN team on a wonderful season! GDS delegate award recognition at the Sidwell Friends Conference are as follows:

Best Delegate
Justin Connell ’18
Avi Faber ’19
Laura Hutchins ’18
Isabel Kirsch ’18
Samson Mostashari ’18
Elli Sapiro ’18
Andrew White ’18
Ilana Zeilinger ’19

Outstanding Delegate
Emily Axelrod ’20
Ari Benveniste ’21
Maddie Brown ’19
William Goldberg ’19
Jacob Greene ’19
Nathaniel Rosenberg ’20
Madeleine (Maddi) Salwen ’19
Jacob Weitzner ’18
Noah Weitzner ’21
Joyce Yang ’19
Natasha Zimmerman ’20

Verbal Commendation
Ana Gunther ’19
Shonali Palacios ’19

Honorable Mention
Evan Brown ’18
Levi Freedman ’18
Ben Ishimaru ’19
Thea Joseph ’18
Ananya Kapur ’18
Tayae Rogers ’20
Jack Rudnick ’18