Model United Nations Gives Students Inside Look at Government

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Model United Nations

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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