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Archer’s Model UN Attends A Conference In Huntington Beach

By Helena Heslov, Staff Writer

May 21, 2015

On April 25, Archer’s Model UN attended their second conference at Huntington Beach High School with a group of eight girls in ninth and 10th grade. The girls competed against over 300 students from all over Los Angeles.

“They improved drastically from their last conference. Multiple people were just a point away from scoring an award and it was very impressive that they performed so well even without having any professional coaching like the other schools,” said club founder and captain Marine Yamada ’17 in an email interview.

The model UN team poses at their conference. From left to right: Margaret Shirk, Sophie Smyth '17, Noemi Holczer '15, Maddie Hochman '17, Maya Wernick '18, Sophie Evans-Katz '18 , Marine Yamada '17, Zoe Webb-Mack '18, Halle Jacobson '17, Eloise Rollin '17 Photographer: Kathleen Tundermann — The model UN team poses at their conference. From left to right: Margaret Shirk, Sophie Smyth ’17, Noemi Holczer ’15, Maddie Hochman ’17, Maya Wernick ’18, Sophie Evans-Katz ’18 , Marine Yamada ’17, Zoe Webb-Mack ’18, Halle Jacobson ’17, Eloise Rollin ’17
Photographer: Kathleen Tundermann

The girls collaborated with different students from high schools all over LA to find solutions to problems regarding Boko Haram and Desertification.

The girls had the opportunity to engage in a formal discussion about issues going on in the world, according to Billie Wakeham ’17 in an email interview.

“The recent MUN conference was a very interesting experience for my partner Sophie Smyth and me… This was our first conference, and we were extremely nervous, but overall Sophie and I felt that this was a better way to become more involved in the global community, even if our solutions are not broadcasted on a global scale,” Wakeham said.

The girls meet in Kathleen Tundermann’s room at lunch on Thursdays. The season is finished for this year, but the girls plan to attend multiple conferences around the LA County next year.

About the Contributor

Helena Heslov, Staff Writer

Helena Heslov graduated in 2016. She became a member of the Oracle staff in 2013 and was the Lifestyle editor for the first three quarters of 2014-2015. She was a staff writer during her senior year. She is an excited student who is eager to learn and has a passion for fashion. She loves helping out the community, which is why she was a member of Archer’s Community Service Board.

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