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December 08, 2023

Best Large Delegation – Oak Hill Academy Model UN Team 2023

On Friday, December 1st Oak Hill Academy took a group of sixth, seventh, and eighth graders to participate in the Christian Brothers Academy’s Model United Nations competition. Model United Nations (Model UN) is a worldwide organization that gives students in middle school, high school, and college the opportunity to simulate the research, debate, and problem-solving of the real UN.

NJ Private School Model UN Best Delegation

Our students did a tremendous job preparing and presenting as was evident by the Eight individual awards bestowed! Oak Hill Academy received the most awards out of all of the schools at the Model UN Conference. Oak Hill Academy students were awarded the Best Large Delegation and were complimented by their preparedness and seriousness.

  • UNDIR: Arms Regulation Enforcement Summit:
    • Jack Pellegrini – BEST DELEGATE for representing the Netherlands
    • Owen Sweeney – OUTSTANDING DELEGATE for representing Norway
  • UNOSDP: SOCCER:
    • Elliot Li – BEST POSITION PAPER for representing Kaizer Chiefs (South Africa)
    • Myles Lambert – HONORABLE MENTION POSITION PAPER for representing Ajax Amsterdam (Netherlands)
  • UNSC: South China Sea
    • Andie Sparano – BEST POSITION PAPER for representing England
    • Maddox Mehta – BEST DELEGATE for representing Vietnam
  • USS: Reaffirming the TRA
    • Aneel Pitchumoni – OUTSTANDING POSITION PAPER for representing Bob Casey Jr. (D)
  • USH: Funding Ukraine
    • Isotta Towner – BEST POSITION PAPER for representing Cory Mills (R))
  • BEST LARGE DELEGATION – Oak Hill Academy

Model UN asks a lot of its middle school participants: in-depth historical research, clear writing, persuasive speaking, resilience, authentic listening, empathy, creativity, and imagination. Students are forced to think on their feet, answer questions on the fly, and compose complex arguments in cooperation with complete strangers in the span of mere minutes. The team of students worked diligently to research their countries and positions in order to be prepared for the event. The Model UN students were moderated by OHA teachers Mr. Chris Amnott and Mrs. Linda Vacca.

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