American Heritage Broward hosted the second Heritage’s Unified Delegation Model United Nations (HUDMUN) conference at American Heritage Palm Beach May 25. This conference presented an opportunity for students to debate numerous pressing issues and address solutions in response to it. “HUDMUN went very well this year. A lot of inexperienced and novice delegates were able to get a broader picture of what Model UN is. This conference also proved to be a valuable experience for me as I saw lots of different approaches in both back room and front room, which helped me reflect on my own approaches during conferences,” junior Kaitlyn Dunne said.
Matthew Ruiz presented for his United Nations Security Council (UNSC) committee during the closing ceremony. “I think that the conference went really well. It was nice to foster connectivity with the Boca campus and get to see what their campus looks like. I had a really great experience talking to the other delegates, some who were already my friends, and meeting some new friends. Overall it was a nice experience in my UNSC committee, and we had a lot of fun solving real world problems with some interesting solutions. It was a pleasure and an honor to be voted as the Plenary Speaker for my committee and be able to give a recap and some final words about our committee at the awards ceremony. My Chair Ian Lumer and Crisis Manager Thomas Gioia ran a really smooth committee and it was a pleasure to have them,” junior Mathew Ruiz said.
Awards for each committee:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Best Delegate: Brody Kaplan
Outstanding Delegate: Emilee Fernandez
Honorable Delegate: Niko Gogonis
Verbal Commendation: Jules Guan
Plenary Speaker: Brody Kaplan
United Nations Security Council (UNSC)
Best Delegate: Zayn Charania
Outstanding Delegate: Jade Capella
Honorable Delegate: Ava Weissman
Verbal Commendation: Zain Masood
Plenary Speaker: Matthew Ruiz
Book Award: Ava Cipolla
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Best Delegate: Max Friedman
Outstanding Delegate: Michaela Shtaynberg
Honorable Delegate: Gabriella Boyar
Verbal Commendation: Nicholas Diaz
Plenary Speaker: Max Friedman
World Health Organization (WHO)
Best Delegate: Wania Saif
Outstanding Delegate: Hamid Moghaddam Adames
Honorable Delegate: Alexis Guyodou
Plenary Speaker: Julia Diez
Pre-Korean Civil War Crisis
Best Delegate: Angeliah Pierre
Outstanding Delegate: Camila Zaghul Schillaci
Honorable Delegate: Alexa Pla
Plenary Speaker: Felipe Thormann
John Gotti Man-Hunt Crisis
Best Delegate: Lucas Siquiera
Outstanding Delegate: Samuel Danzig
Honorable Delegate: Isabella Guenni
Verbal Commendation: Sophia Reid
Plenary Speaker: Samuel Danzig
Dune Crisis
Best Delegate: Sar Nandi
Outstanding Delegate: Angelo Velez
Honorable Delegate: Shreyas Baghel
Verbal Commendation: Alina Mosquera
Plenary Speaker: Sar Nandi
Angeliah Pierre won Best Delegate, the highest award for UNESCO. “My chair Gian Carlo thoroughly explained the crisis to the beginners and made the environment welcoming. The back room staff were funny and imaginative when making crisis updates, or updates with the current conference issue that we have to react to. I learned a lot about MUN through the experience and I can’t wait to do it again.” sophomore Angeliah Pierre said. (Photo/Emma Colarte Delgado)
Students had time to speak, draft resolutions, and argue their cases to try to find solutions in each committee. Chairs chose to have crisis updates to speed up the process of getting new resolutions. (Photos/Emma Colarte Delgado)
