Hopewell Valley Central High School’s Model United Nations team took the highest prize, Best Delegation, at the Philadelphia Model UN Conference held on Feb. 26 through March 1.
It was the first time Hopewell’s Model UN has nabbed the highest prize at a conference. Representing Turkey and Djibouti, the 23 student delegates competed against schools from around the United States and abroad, discussing and debating resolutions on the topic “The Middle East in Transition.”
Club President Audri Gill, and delegates Sienna Levy, Yash Balaji and Jake Schaeffer all got “Most Improved” honors at the conference. Maya Naphade won Outstanding Delegate and Grace Chen and Ketaki Gujar won Best Delegate honors.
The team is pictured below with their trophy. Left to right they are, front row: Faculty Advisor Dana Pomykacz, Emma Waltman, Yash Balaji, Audri Gill (holding trophy), Grace Chen, Emily Fontaine, Katie Modzelewski, and Mia Zang. Back row, left to right: Astrid Vermeulen, Lorenzo Carrara, Jake Schaffer, Charlie McMahon, Maya Naphade, Cameron Cane, Emily Janoski, Chris Cantwell, Ketaki Gujar, Sami Shaikh, Sienna Levy, Evan Kuehnert, and Grayson Glogoff. Attendees missing from the picture are Ava Gill, Navruz Baum, Sarah Fernandez, and Faculty Advisor Paul Tkacs.
