Model United Nations Gives Students Inside Look at Government

From WCS InFocus

December 6, 2022

WCS middle and high school students are gaining a better understanding of the inner workings of government through their involvement in this year’s Model United Nations Conferences.

During the conferences, which were held throughout the month of November in Murfreesboro, students were divided into groups representing various countries. In their teams, they drafted resolutions and debated different international topics. Students could also be named Outstanding Delegates or be recognized for an Outstanding Resolution. Additionally, they could receive awards from the conference’s International Court of Justice.

“One of my favorite weekends during the first semester is the Model UN event,” said Brentwood High Model UN adviser Belinda Wade. “I enjoy watching my students articulate their opinions on world issues and debate topics affecting the world today. They are able to create relationships outside of the classroom and see another side of their fellow students.”

The students who were recognized at the conferences are listed below by school:

High School

Outstanding Delegates

Sarah Mekonnen – Nolensville High
Samra Mekonnen – Nolensville High
Medhini Rajkumar – Nolensville High
Ruby Douglas – Nolensville High
Emma McCann – Nolensville High
Meghan Wallace – Nolensville High
Siddhesh Bapat – Ravenwood High
Madhav Bhavani Kumar – Franklin High
David Finch – Brentwood High
Jesse Hartland – Franklin High
Muskaan Maheshwari – Ravenwood High
Shelby Nashe – Ravenwood High
Ashwin Patri – Brentwood High
Saksham Singh – Page High
Andrew Cole – Brentwood High
Isabel Damon – Ravenwood High
Johan Gigme – Ravenwood High
Yug Patel – Ravenwood High
Mary Frances Peck – Page High
Aneek Polepalli – Ravenwood High
Briana Doty – Franklin High
Cole Hawkins – Brentwood High
Shiv Patel – Brentwood High
Chetan Yenigalla – Ravenwood High
Henry Hammond – Franklin High
Hannah Hollings – Brentwood High
Ruby Linstroth – Franklin High
Avantika Pillai – Ravenwood High
Divya Shrivastava – Ravenwood High
Meredith Yount – Brentwood High
Katherine Koenig – Franklin High
Emma Rose Smith – Franklin High

Outstanding Resolutions

Chetan Yenigalla, William Ryland Hoskins and Johan Gigme – Ravenwood High
Yug Patel, Karan Soni, Vijay Nathan and Karan Jindal – Ravenwood High
Colsen Murray, Max Brabson, Dwight Britton and Lukas Mathesius – Franklin High
Saraah Zaheer, Evan Ingmire, Alli Conkle and Sydney Bush – Page High
Coleman Clemmons, Harry Winston, Owen Gemignani and Jake Dannemiller – Franklin High
Muskaan Maheshwari, Tanishka Patil and Kumudini Munjeti – Ravenwood High
Lindsay Hornick, Haley Jaworski, Emma Sutera and Ruby Linstroth – Ravenwood High
Mithun Titus Maria Ruban Raj, Tejas Srinivasan and Pranav Sesha Sai Govindu – Ravenwood High
Ananyaa Nanavala, Abhisri Singh, Shailsuta Pathak and Harshita Nallaka – Ravenwood High
Owen Coulam, Ryan Khairollahi and Prithvi Polavarapu – Brentwood High
Ethan Bengelsdorf, Henry Hammond, Prescott Neal and Loknath Thiruveedula – Franklin High

Component Awards

Outstanding Senior Written Arguments in the International Court
- Siona Bhattacharya and Manushri Kalasikam – Ravenwood High
Outstanding Senior Lawyer Team
- Oluwaseyi Amosun and Ajay Balaje – Ravenwood High
Outstanding Security Council Delegate
- Sahib Bedi – Ravenwood High
Outstanding Secretary
- Evan Hostetler – Ravenwood High
Summit Diplomacy Awards
- Hanna Araya – Ravenwood High
- Mary Frances Peck – Page High

Middle School

Outstanding Delegates

Colt Ackerman – Grassland Middle
Liam Cohen – Grassland Middle
Lucy Donovan – Brentwood Middle
Steven Federov – Woodland Middle
Adam Gallers – Grassland Middle
John Paul Kukulka – Woodland Middle
Anika Pandey – Woodland Middle
Sora Yu – Sunset Middle
Ben Allen – Hillsboro School
Zoey Byrd – Thompson’s Station Middle
Hayes Duke – Grassland Middle
Anish Pedi – Woodland Middle
Visagan Saravanan – Grassland Middle
Camille Taylor – Brentwood Middle
Ivy Willard – Hillsboro School
Coco Abbott – Hillsboro School
Joshua Gultnieks – Mill Creek Middle
Keira Hutchison – Legacy Middle
Anish Kodali – Woodland Middle
Avighna Deshwal – Sunset Middle
Jeffrey Federov – Woodland Middle
Owen Sanders – Woodland Middle
Darsh Shrivastava – Woodland Middle
Cecilia Wooldridge – Spring Station Middle
Evan Brown – Woodland Middle
Chaelie Davis – Sunset Middle
Dak Mukerji – Sunset Middle
Kingsley Fisher – Hillsboro School
Aiden Ogles – Grassland Middle
Hea Ashar – Sunset Middle

Outstanding Resolutions

Adam Gallers, Ryan Marina and Junaid Jamal – Grassland Middle
Asher Brown, Henley Davidson, Josiah Palmer and Isaac Watson – Spring Station Middle
Erick Ogunleye, Nathan Hammel and Noah Hart – Mill Creek Middle
Katelyn Levy, Kinley King, Lillie Blackwell and Sophie Spodeck – Hillsboro School
Hailey Bryce Gibson and Anna Brooke Davis – Legacy Middle
Neil Tyagi, Drew Porter, Runhe Gu and Ryan Dietrick – Woodland Middle

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