MONROE - While some students were spending spring break relaxing or traveling to warmer climates, 14 Monroe High School students were trying to solve world problems.
On March 17-18 they attended the 39th Model United Nations hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. During the two day simulation of the United Nations, around 500 high school students from southern Wisconsin stepped into the shoes of delegates from UN member states. They made speeches, debated current issues, drafted resolutions, negotiated with allies and adversaries, and tried to resolve world conflicts.
To prepare for the simulation, Model UN delegates must research and write position papers that address the needs, goals and foreign policies of the countries they represent at the event. This year, three M.H.S. students, Jess Weeden, Gail LaVoie, and Natasha Morgan received awards of excellence for their position papers. Only 15 papers are selected for recognition from over 500 position papers submitted.
For the second year in a row, MHS senior David Parr was one of two students chosen to deliver a speech in the Opening Ceremony. In his address, Parr referred to the history and the future of the U.N. and the ever growing challenges that are addressed by this world body, such as security, human rights, the environment, food and hunger, economic development, globalization, and, of course, war. He challenged the delegates to consider how they want the world of the future to look, and to take full advantage of the opportunity to "learn about the variety of problems that face the world today and work on solutions to them."
Monroe High School teachers Jerry Guth and Karen Fowdy, serve as advisors to Model United Nations.
On March 17-18 they attended the 39th Model United Nations hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. During the two day simulation of the United Nations, around 500 high school students from southern Wisconsin stepped into the shoes of delegates from UN member states. They made speeches, debated current issues, drafted resolutions, negotiated with allies and adversaries, and tried to resolve world conflicts.
To prepare for the simulation, Model UN delegates must research and write position papers that address the needs, goals and foreign policies of the countries they represent at the event. This year, three M.H.S. students, Jess Weeden, Gail LaVoie, and Natasha Morgan received awards of excellence for their position papers. Only 15 papers are selected for recognition from over 500 position papers submitted.
For the second year in a row, MHS senior David Parr was one of two students chosen to deliver a speech in the Opening Ceremony. In his address, Parr referred to the history and the future of the U.N. and the ever growing challenges that are addressed by this world body, such as security, human rights, the environment, food and hunger, economic development, globalization, and, of course, war. He challenged the delegates to consider how they want the world of the future to look, and to take full advantage of the opportunity to "learn about the variety of problems that face the world today and work on solutions to them."
Monroe High School teachers Jerry Guth and Karen Fowdy, serve as advisors to Model United Nations.
