Model UN Conference Trip

Over the past weekend, Catholic Central students traveled to Ann Arbor, Michigan to participate in the University of Michigan Model UN Conference. Students participated in a United Nations-simulation where they represented Iran and the Czech Republic and other various individuals in different UN committees. Before attending the conference, each student was assigned both a UN committee and a country by Model UN organizers to research and prepare papers on for the simulation. While in Ann Arbor, they participated in authentic UN meetings and discussed given global topics and problems. From there, they joined with other delegates to draft working papers and write resolutions to solved these problems. Some of the topics in committee were more controversial, such as the treatment of the Rohingya, rights of migrant workers, the situation in Yemen, and prevention and prosecution of genocide and crimes against humanity, and led to heated debate among the delegates. Our students each contributed well throughout the four-day conference.

Overall, students had a great time discussing global topics within their committees and sharing research and opinion with other delegates. “It was a lot of fun. We had a great time meeting new people from schools all over the Midwest. Most of the committees were really fun and allowed for an extremely lifelike interpretation of the U.N.. You get to know your fellow Model U.N.ers much better too. Overall it was a great time, and I will definitely do it next year!” said freshman Marcus Robinson.

Next year we hope to include even more CCHS students on the trip! If you are interested in signing up for Model UN next year, stop by and talk to Ms. Dosemagen!