Siegel High School's Model UN participated in the Volunteer Model United Nations (VolMUN) Conference at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, last weekend.
Siegel's 41 delegates represented a variety of diverse nations, including the United Kingdom, Germany, South Korea, Morocco, Chile, Ireland, and Qatar. For the first time in school history, Siegel earned Best Large Delegation, the highest honor at the conference awarded to the most well-researched and involved team in debate among 16 schools in attendance. Furthermore, 12 delegates received awards for their individual performance in debate, a record-setting number for Siegel Model UN.
Individual Siegel winners include...
Best Delegate (highest individual honor in each committee):
Andrew Bruce (Senior) - Germany - Commission on Sustainable Development
Jacob Lockyear (Junior) - United Kingdom - Economic and Financial Committee
Eric Vaughan (Junior) - United Kingdom - Committee on Science and Technology for Development
Outstanding Delegate (second highest honor in each committee):
Malcolm Bryant (Senior) - Germany - Security Council
Caleb Nelson (Senior) - United Kingdom - Disarmament and International Security Committee
Elizabeth Baum (Junior - Germany - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Honorable Mention (third highest honor in each committee):
Josh Hester (Senior) - South Korea - Social and Humanitarian Committee
Sydney Sherrill (Senior) - Ireland - World Health Organization
Colin Crawley (Senior) - United Kingdom - Commission on Sustainable Development
Tanner Jones (Junior) - South Korea - Economic and Financial Committee
Emily Bruce (Freshman) - United Kingdom - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
