2 Local Delegates Stand Out at Student U.N. Conference
Back row from left are Gabrielle Yamamoto, Pranav Sriramulu, Oscar Berry, Connor Bresnahan, Isabella Liu; front row from left are Tyler McNabb, Miller, Varun Gopal and (standing leaning over a chair) Kiely-Song.
Two participants in the Arlington Regional Model United Nations program’s middle-school club in the November United Nations Association of Greater Boston’s Middle School Model U.N. Conference at Northeastern University were chosen distinguished delegates.
Milo Kiely-Song (sixth grade, Ottoson Middle School) and Ansel Miller (seventh grade, Andrews Middle School, Medford) were invited to a special invitational model U.N. conference, held Dec. 12.
At the latter conference, the pair joined 80 other students who were the award winners from among the 450 students at the Nov. 22 conference. They participated in a fast-paced, high-pressure crisis committee that started with the current Ebola crisis and developed from that point.
Miller drew the role of defense minister of China, and Kiely-Song the role of political minister of Liberia. Both had about 30 minutes and limited materials to prepare to play their roles in the debate for the day. Both boys did an excellent job, but Miller was selected as one of the three best delegates of the day and awarded the Best Defense Minister Award.
Students who attended the November conference included Isabella Liu of Cambridge, Gabrielle Yamamoto of Medford, Varun Gopal of Arlington (an Ottoson student), Connor Bresnahan of Cambridge (at the Cambridge Friends School), Pranav Sriramulu of Arlington (Ottoson), Tyler McNabb of Saugus and Oscar Berry of Cambridge (International School of Boston).
Twelve students representing the Arlington Regional Model U.N. Middle School Club are preparing for the Jan. 31-Feb. 1 Boston University Academy Model U.N. Conference.
The club has space for four additional students for this conference, and students would have time to prepare to participate if they began in the club at the beginning of January.
If you have any questions about the Middle School Club, email armun2013@gmail.com or contact the club director, Kim Kay Holt, at kimkayholt@gmail.com or by cell phone at 857-312-2317.
The clubs’ website, which will be updated over the winter holidays, can be found at www.arlingtonregionalmun.weebly.com.