Congratulations Highland Park High School Model United Nations Team!
Model UN sponsors Joe Brysiewicz and Lindsey Choy congratulate Model UN Presidents Delia Cashman, Hannah Kee, and Ryan Kessler, and the entire Highland Park High School Model UN team on their 1st place designation (Overall Delegation Award of Distinction) and 2nd place designation (Research & Preparation) at the 51st Annual National High School Model United Nations (NHSMUN) Conference in New York City. This is the team's first Overall Delegation Award of Distinction at NHSMUN since 2018.
Our students joined over 3,000 high school students for four days of debating international crises and drafting multilateral resolutions. The conference included an incredibly rare opportunity to attend a fireside chat and Q & A with 46th President of the United States Joseph R. Biden.
In addition to our two delegation team awards, eight of our delegates (noted below) received NHSMUN's top individual honors. This honor includes speaking at the Saturday morning plenary session. Students who received this honor were asked to speak from the dais at closing ceremonies. Above all, our team continues to receive national recognition for the talent and effort of its members all while maintaining a spirit of cooperation and generosity when working with other delegations. Our members represented Highland Park High School with the highest integrity, diligence, and skill.
Delegation Awards (Group Honors)
- Highland Park High School - Overall Delegation: Award of Distinction (1st Place Designation)
- Highland Park High School - Research & Preparation: Award of Excellence (2nd Place Designation)
Plenary Speakers (Top Individual Honor)
- Delia Cashman ('25) - United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC)
- Isabel Davis ('25) - United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC)
- Ryan Kessler ('25) - UN Economic and Social Commissions for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
- Julia Nathanson ('25) - United Nations Security Council - Historical 1991 - (UNHSC)
- Jacob Rolfe ('25) - United Nations Security Council - Historical 1991 - (UNHSC)
- Alexa Rabin ('26) - UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
- Joslyn Klein ('27) - High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF)
- Phoebe Berkowitz ('28) - UN Economic and Social Commissions for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
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