Monroe County Students from Mountain View, Peterstown, and James Monroe
Monroe County Model United Nations
By Catherine Allen (Reporter)
On October 21st, James Monroe High School’s Youth Leadership Association succeeded in
running our county’s first Model United Nations Conference. The student began trickling into
the auditorium for a quick crash course on how the conference would run throughout the course
of the day. The purpose of the conference was to aid with preparation for the Woodrow Wilson
competition and the upcoming Southern United States Model UN competition.
Many students from the high school, Peterstown Middle School, and Mountain View Middle
School participated. In total, twenty-seven resolutions were presented in five separate councils,
which were held in separate rooms at the high school. Our councils were run by our council
presidents from James Monroe, being Antonella Blanco, Matthew Meadows, Catherine Allen,
and Samuel Womack. Miles Smith, one of our YLA Coordinators, also contributed to the
conference by running a council himself.
The purpose of the Model United Nations program is to encourage youth to become more
involved and informed on issues that are on a global scale. While they are learning about their
country’s perspective during the periods of research that they are given, they are unknowingly
picking up essential skills that will aid them in the years to come, such as learning how to
cooperate with others who might not have the same opinion.
With Atlanta and Mineral Wells fast approaching, the Model United Nations team is working
hard to prepare for the days to come. Look for more information on our ventures in next week’s
paper.
Ethan McKlarney presents the opinion of Syria to the General Assembly.
Council #2 lead by Council President Catherine Allen, and Vice President Morgan Holzman.
Students in Council #5 lead by Council President Samuel Womack. (l to r) Riley Sparks, Ian
Jackson, Whitney Hunt, Madison Bragg, Sidney Karnes, Brendan Hale, Elizabeth Cromwell, and
Emma Boggs
Students in Council #1 (l to r) Austin Toney, Logan Robinson, Kaleb Ganoe, Cade McMunigal,
Carter Bonds, Jacob Foster, Cory Boothe, Austin Neice, Keiran McClaugherty, and Kendra
Karnes. Lead by Council President Matthew Meadows.