Foxcroft Model UN Sends 12 Students to AmeriMUNC XIII Competition

Foxcroft’s 12 students competed on nine different committees. There were three double delegations, meaning the students on those committees worked in pairs. We were assigned three double delegations:  Social, Humanitarian, and Cultural Issues Committee (SOCHUM), Disarmament and International Security (DISEC), and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The other 6 students competed individually on two General Assembly committees and four crisis committees.

This year’s delegation also included four students who are participating in Model UN for the first time this school year, four students who are in their first year at Foxcroft, and three seniors who competed in the last AmeriMUNC competition of their high school careers. We will miss them dearly next year!

I would like to give a special shout-out to Youki T. ’27, who decided to challenge herself this year by signing up for the Ad Hoc committee. Ad Hoc means that the competing students get absolutely no information on their topic before they arrive, meaning they cannot prepare in advance for the conference. They have to be resourceful and quick thinkers to hit the ground running on day one of the conference. This year’s Ad Hoc was a crisis committee, and the topic was museum heists. The members of the committee each represented the directors of world-famous museums, and they had to deal with different crisis situations that were thrown at them by the conference team. Youki was Miguel Falomir Faus from Spain's Prado Museum.

While a good time was had by all, the highlight of the weekend was undoubtedly the awards ceremony, where our own Riley G. ’27 earned Outstanding Delegate (2nd place) for her role as Hans Reichelt, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, in the Cabinet of Walter Ulbricht, in her historical crisis committee. Riley has worked tirelessly over the years to improve her crisis skills, and we are all thrilled to see her hard work pay off.

A few student reflections include Grace F. ’28, who “loved meeting new people from around America and the world,” and learned “that many people work differently and you have to learn how to work with them.” Youki T. ’27 appreciated “being exposed to people who were much more experienced at MUN, which inspired me to continue improving my public speaking skills.” And Riley G. ’27 “got a ton of new LinkedIn connections and made some friends!” All astute assessments and valuable knowledge for next year’s delegation.

From History Department Chair and Model UN Advisor Stephanie Young ’00