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US Model UN Team Takes on Philly

US Model UN Team Takes on Philly

This past weekend, 9 members of Potomac’s Model United Nations team attended the Ivy League Model United Nations Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After traveling on Thursday afternoon, our students competed with and amongst roughly 1,000 others from around the country until Sunday afternoon. Our students successfully contributed to the following committees: Social, Humanitarian, and Cultural Issues; The United Nations Development Plan; Special Political and Decolonization; a Special Summit on Climate Change in 2032; and a Mexican Multinational Crisis Committee. The conference was quite busy. Students were practicing diplomacy in their committees from roughly 8:00 am until close to midnight each day. The students were respectful and enjoyed their time immensely. We are very thankful to Upper School French teacher Ms. Searchinger for helping to chaperone the trip, and are already looking forward to attending next year!

Model UN Team: Jackson Mackney '23, Alex Hekmat '23, Anna O’Sullivan '24, Tenley Overdeck '24, Kasim Khapra '25, Alexander Bauer '25, Laith Weimer '24, Nat Estes '24, and Fifi Loza '24