Montana Model UN Announces High School Winners
MISSOULA – More than 250 students from 12 Montana and Idaho high schools participated in the 57th annual Montana Model United Nations Conference, hosted in November at the University of Montana.
UM Provost Dr. Pardis Mahdavi welcomed students and their advisers to campus and shared her own personal experiences growing up in Iran. Joanna Shelton, a UM economics faculty affiliate and nonresident senior associate in economics for the Center for Strategic and International Studies, gave a keynote speech titled “Global Cooperation in a Fragmented World.”
The top five high school seniors were Melina LaPlante, Eden Maxwell and Ashley Kim of Hellgate High School in Missoula, as well as Aiden Rohn and Eddie Chisholm of Columbia Falls High School in Columbia Falls. Each will be offered a $1,000 scholarship to attend UM.
Schools also won awards at the conclusion of the conference. Participating schools were divided into small and large delegations based on the number of students attending and were judged on the overall preparedness, participation and excellence of their delegates. The three school award categories include Outstanding School for the top 10%, Distinguished School for the top 20% and Honorable School for the top 30%.
The small-delegation school winner was Bozeman High School in Bozeman, advised by Jason Nagel and Amy Wallner-Drake. The large delegation winner was Hellgate High Scholl in Missoula, advised by Courtney Christopher and Jeff Waniata.
Fritz Bieler, the school adviser from Jefferson High School in Boulder, celebrated his 30th anniversary as a Model UN adviser. He was awarded a plaque celebrating his achievement and commitment to Montana Model United Nations. The top 20% of teams representing countries and students who attended the conference also received awards, as did UM students who planned and staffed the conference.
For more information, visit the Montana Model UN website at https://hs.umt.edu/mun/. The 2023 Montana Model United Nations conference is planned for Nov. 20-21, 2023.
Delegate Awards
General Assembly First Committee
Honorable Delegates (Top 20%)
|
From |
Representing |
Delegate |
|
Bozeman High School |
USA |
Calvin Andrews |
|
Glacier High School |
Jamaica |
Ethan Wood |
|
Hellgate High School |
Armenia |
Devyn Deschamps |
|
Glacier High School |
Indonesia |
Calvin Schmidt |
|
Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy |
Iran |
Sam Lambert |
|
Glacier High School |
Ireland |
Kevin Fortin |
Distinguished Delegates (Top 10%) – Certificate
|
From |
Representing |
Delegate |
|
Big Sky High School |
China |
Madelyn McInnis |
|
Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy |
Israel |
Jayden LaVecchia |
|
Hellgate High School |
Ecuador |
Ryan Heng |
|
Flathead High School |
Albania |
Derek McDonough |
Outstanding Delegates (Top 1-2%) – Medals
|
From |
Representing |
Delegate |
|
Hellgate High School |
United Kingdom |
Ashley Kim |
|
Columbia Falls High School |
Venezuela |
Aiden Rohn |
General Assembly Second Committee
Honorable Delegates (Top 20%)
|
From |
Representing |
Delegate |
|
Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy |
France |
Darby Puckett |
|
Hellgate High School |
Nigeria |
Ruben Marrow |
|
Bozeman High School |
Belgium |
Will Carraway |
|
Hellgate High School |
Honduras |
Ariana Roberts |
|
Flathead High School |
Australia |
Aereck Haroldson |
Distinguished Delegates (Top 10%) – Certificate
|
From |
Representing |
Delegate |
|
Sentinel High School |
Japan |
Jesse McCormick |
|
Columbia Falls High School |
Venezuela |
Eddie Chisholm |
|
Bozeman High School |
Greece |
Graham Hodgson |
|
Hellgate High School |
United Kingdom |
Mila McKay |
Outstanding Delegates (Top 1-2%) – Medals
|
From |
Representing |
Delegate |
|
Hellgate High School |
Italy |
Melina LaPlante |
|
Bozeman High School |
United States of America |
Myeongmin Choi |
United Nations Environment Agency
Honorable Delegates (Top 20%)
|
From |
Representing |
Delegate |
|
Flathead High School |
Albania |
Rachel Ottman |
|
Big Sky High School |
China |
Tennyson Smith |
|
Big Sky High School |
Senegal |
Emmy Newhouse |
|
Columbia Falls High School |
Venezuela |
Brayden Crawford |
|
Jefferson |
Costa Rica |
Flora Tanaka |
|
Columbia Falls High School |
Canada |
Colton Little |
Distinguished Delegates (Top 10%)
|
From |
Representing |
Delegate |
|
Flathead High School |
Australia |
Emmary Faerber |
|
Flathead High School |
Portugal |
Kenna Anderson |
|
Hellgate High School |
Ecuador |
Julian Alvier |
|
Hellgate High School |
Netherlands |
Laine Banziger |
Outstanding Delegates (Top 1-2%)
|
From |
Representing |
Delegate |
|
Sentinel High School |
Japan |
Josie Moretti |
|
Hellgate High School |
United Kingdom |
Faith You |
United Nations Human Right Council
Honorable Delegates (Top 20%)
|
From |
Representing |
Delegate |
|
Big Sky High School |
China |
Max Carter |
|
Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy |
Gabon |
Mira Crawford |
|
Hellgate High School |
New Zealand |
Keira Skovlin |
|
Glacier High School |
Indonesia |
Blake Lindemann |
Distinguished Delegates (Top 10%)
|
From |
Representing |
Delegate |
|
Flathead High School |
India |
Gabe Reddish |
|
Glacier High School |
Eritrea |
Cadence Murcray |
|
Sentinel High School |
Japan |
Izzy Watson |
Outstanding Delegates (Top 1-2%)
|
From |
Representing |
Delegate |
|
Hellgate High School |
United Kingdom |
Eden Maxwell |
Security Council
Honorable Delegate (Top 20%)
|
From |
Representing |
Delegate |
|
Flathead High School |
India |
Rylin Wilde |
Distinguished Delegate (Top 10%)
|
From |
Representing |
Delegate |
|
|
Bozeman High School |
Ghana |
Cameron Taylor |
|
Outstanding Delegate (Top 1-2%)
|
From |
Representing |
Delegate |
|
Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy |
France |
Julian Conigliaro |
Position Paper Awards
Honorable Position Papers (Top 20%)
|
From (school) |
Representing |
Student |
|
|
Hellgate High School |
Netherlands |
Rya |
Nichols |
|
Hellgate High School |
Nigeria |
Maxime |
Diaz |
|
Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy |
Poland |
Ellen |
Midgley |
|
Hellgate High School |
Italy |
Thalia |
Lambros |
|
Hellgate High School |
Armenia |
Kaitlyn |
Skinner |
|
Hellgate High School |
New Zealand |
Keira |
Skovlin |
|
Bozeman High School |
USA |
Anna |
Curtis |
|
Hellgate High School |
Netherlands |
Lucia |
Johnstone |
|
Sentinel High School |
Japan |
Jesse |
McCormick |
|
Hellgate High School |
Italy |
Melina |
LaPlante |
|
Hellgate High School |
Armenia |
Rori |
Ojala |
|
Columbia Falls High School |
Canada |
Colton |
Little |
|
Bozeman High School |
USA |
Benjamin |
Wilson |
|
Hellgate High School |
United Kingdom |
Faith |
You |
|
Hellgate High School |
Sudan |
Gerik |
Manger |
Distinguished Position Papers (Top 10 %) Certificate
|
From (school) |
Representing |
Student |
|
|
Hellgate High School |
United Kingdom |
Ashley |
Kim |
|
Hellgate High School |
Uzbekistan |
Maizy |
Miller |
|
Flathead High School |
Bolivia |
Tayen |
Lackey |
|
Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy |
Namibia |
Emilia |
Delaune |
|
Hellgate High School |
Netherlands |
Claire |
Kinderwater |
|
Flathead High School |
Albania |
Neila |
Lyngholm |
|
Bozeman High School |
Belgium |
Will |
Carraway |
|
Hellgate High School |
United Kingdom |
Mila |
McKay |
|
Hellgate High School |
Viet Nam |
Ryall |
Pham |
|
Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy |
Israel |
Sebastian |
Baker |
|
Hellgate High School |
Armenia |
Beatrice |
Shimanek |
|
Big Sky High School |
Finland |
Hayden |
Bosshardt |
|
Hellgate High School |
New Zealand |
Rose |
Wiltse |
Outstanding Position Papers (Top 1-2%) Medals
|
From (school) |
Representing |
Student |
|
|
Hellgate High School |
Ukraine |
Lucy |
Pino |
|
Flathead High School |
India |
Gabe |
Reddish |
|
Flathead High School |
India |
Rylin |
Wilde |
|
Bozeman High School |
Greece |
Graham |
Hodgson |
|
Flathead High School |
Portugal |
Kenna |
Anderson |
Top 25 Seniors all medals
Top 5 (Scholarship Recipients)
|
From (school) |
Representing |
Student |
Committee |
|
Hellgate High School |
Italy |
Melina LaPlante |
GA2 |
|
Hellgate High School |
United Kingdom |
Eden Maxwell |
HRC |
|
Hellgate High School |
United Kingdom |
Ashley Kim |
GA1 |
|
Columbia Falls High School |
Venezuela |
Aiden Rohn |
GA1 |
|
Columbia Falls High School |
Venezuela |
Eddie Chisholm |
GA2 |
Remaining Top Seniors (Reserve Scholarship Recipients)
|
From (school) |
Representing |
Student |
Committee |
|
Sentinel High School |
Japan |
Josie Moretti |
UNEA |
|
Hellgate High School |
United Kingdom |
Mila McKay |
GA2 |
|
Flathead High School |
Portugal |
Kenna Anderson |
UNEA |
|
Flathead High School |
India |
Gabe Reddish |
HRC |
|
Glacier High School |
Eritrea |
Cadence Murcray |
HRC |
|
Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy |
Israel |
Jayden LaVecchia |
GA1 |
|
Flathead High School |
Australia |
Luke Leech |
GA1 |
|
Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy |
Gabon |
Josie Golebiewski |
GA2 |
|
Glacier High School |
Jamaica |
Ethan Wood |
GA1 |
|
Bozeman High School |
United States of America |
Anna Curtis |
Security Council |
|
Bozeman High School |
United States of America |
Benjamin Wilson |
UNEA |
|
Columbia Falls High School |
Venezuela |
Celestine Young |
HRC |
|
Darby High School |
Paraguay |
Kadence Fisher |
GA1 |
|
Glacier High School |
Ireland |
Aidan Walker |
Security Council |
|
Columbia Falls High School |
Canada |
Braeden Fairchild |
GA1 |
|
Glacier High School |
Indonesia |
Calvin Schmidt |
GA1 |
|
Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy |
France |
Lauren Holecek |
HRC |
|
Flathead High School |
India |
Thomas Konopka |
GA1 |
|
Flathead High School |
India |
Connor Adcox |
GA2 |
|
Jefferson |
Germany |
Rylee Baird |
HRC |
Country Awards
Honorable Country Delegations (top 20%) – Verbal commendation
|
Country |
Represented by (school) |
|
India |
Flathead High School |
|
Gabon |
Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy |
|
Armenia |
Hellgate High School |
|
New Zealand |
Hellgate High School |
|
Canada |
Columbia Falls High School |
|
Honduras |
Hellgate High School |
|
Uzbekistan |
Hellgate High School |
Distinguished Country Delegations (top 10%) - Certificate
|
Country |
Represented by (school) |
|
|
Netherlands |
Hellgate High School |
|
|
Albania |
Flathead High School |
|
|
Australia |
Flathead High School |
|
|
Ecuador |
Hellgate High School |
|
Outstanding Country Delegations (top 5%) – Plaque
|
Country |
Represented by (school) |
|
|
|
United Kingdom |
Hellgate High School |
||
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Japan |
Sentinel High School |
||
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Venezuela |
Columbia Falls High School |
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School Awards
Honorable Schools (top 30%)
School (s) Adviser(s)
Small Delegation: Glacier High School Beau Wright
Large Delegations: Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy Sandy Midgley
Distinguished Schools (top 20%)
School Adviser(s)
Small Delegation: Heritage Academy Susan Wagner
Large Delegation: Flathead High School Sean O’Donnell
Outstanding Schools (top 10%)
School Adviser(s)
Small Delegation: Bozeman High School Jason Nagel & Amy Wallner-Drake
Large Delegation: Hellgate High School Jeff Waniata & Courtney Christopher
Staff Awards
Vice Chair UM Student Name Committee
Honorable mention Ian Radoff GA 1
Best Vice- Chair Sean Kunau GA 2
Chair UM Student Name Committee
Honorable mention Anabella Salyard GA 2
Best Chair Alysa Curry UNEA
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Contact: Dr. Eva-Maria Maggi, UM Department of Political Science, 406-531-6037, eva.maggi@umontana.edu; Kasey Swisher, Montana Model UN secretary general-external, kasey.swisher@umontana.edu.