THS Model UN Team Brings Home Impressive Awards

2024 has been an exceptional year for Troy High School’s Model UN Delegation and team. The students have competed at three collegiate conferences and one international conference in Chicago. The Troy High delegation has received over 50 awards this season, including 2nd place overall Best Delegation at both Michigan State and Oakland University.

University of Michigan’s MUN Conference:

33 delegates competed against 670+ students from 31 schools, and 9 received awards

Kaeshav Krishna (12th grader), 1st place Essay Award & Outstanding Delegate Award

Daniel Xiao (12th grader), 3rd Place - Honorable Mention

Thomson Zhou (12th grader), 3rd Place - Honorable Mention

Sanjay Shyamsundar (11th grader), Verbal Commendation

Vinaya Gunasekar (11th grader), Verbal Commendation

Nicole Li (9th grader), Verbal Commendation

Shreya Swaminathan (9th grader), 3rd Place - Honorable Mention

Sage Soni (9th grader), Verbal Commendation

University of Chicago’s International Model UN Conference:

26 delegates competed against 3,000+ students from schools both national and international, 19 received awards

Daniel Xiao (12th grader), 3rd place - Honorable Mention

Kaeshav Krishna (12th grader), Verbal Commendation

Katherina Mandia (12th grader), Verbal Commendation

Mahima Mahajan (12th grader), Verbal Commendation

Mburu Karimi (12th grader), Verbal Commendation

Nikhil Koka (12th grader), Verbal Commendation

Patrick Mahoney (12th grader), Verbal Commendation

Mahee Kavdia (12th grader - Athens), 3rd place - Honorable Mention

Ella Rahimo (11th grader), Verbal Commendation

Jeffrey Kim (11th grader), 3rd place - Honorable Mention

Pranavi Kumar (11th grader), Verbal Commendation

Sanjay Shyamsundar (11th grader), Verbal Commendation

Shivani Angadi (11th grader), 3rd place - Honorable Mention

Vinaya Gunasekar (11th grader), 1st place - Outstanding Delegate

Yeriel Kim (11th grader), 3rd place - Honorable Mention

Aarush Kulkarni (10th grader), Verbal Commendation

Atul Ganesh (10th grader), Verbal Commendation

Julia Triculescu (10th grader), Verbal Commendation

Sarah Lee (10th grader), Verbal Commendation

Michigan State University’s Model UN Conference:

2nd Place Overall Best Large Delegation

35 delegates competed against 560+ students, 7 received awards

Daniel Xiao (12th grader), 2nd place - Outstanding Delegate

Kaeshav Krishna (12th grader), 1st place - Best Delegate

Yuktha Gowda (12th grader), 1st place - Best Delegate

Prisha Pachpande (11th grader), 2nd place - Outstanding Delegate

Vinaya Gunasekar (11th grader), 3rd place - Delegate Book Award

Pranav Maringanti (10th grader), 4th place - Honorable Mention

Shruthika Pallapothu (10th grader), Verbal Commendation

Oakland University's Model UN Conference:

2nd Place Overall Best Large Delegation

30 delegates competed against 400+ students, 17 received awards

Anindita Dutt (11th grader), 3rd place - Excellent Delegate

Sara Zachariah (11th grader), 2nd place - Superior Delegate

Thaneshwar Ezhilan (11th grader), 3rd place - Excellent Delegate

Amol Gupta (10th grader), 3rd place - Excellent Delegate

Konstantinos Kalantzis (10th grader), 2nd place - Superior Delegate

Lana Fargaly (10th grader), 3rd place - Excellent Delegate

Lauren Hatto (10th grader), 1st place - Best Delegate - Gavel Award

Arthur Cheng (9th grader), 3rd place - Excellent Delegate

Chiara Pengo (9th grader), 2nd place - Superior Delegate

Giorgia Pengo (9th grader), 3rd place - Excellent Delegate

Joyce Hong (9th grader), 2nd place - Superior Delegate

Keerthana Gaganam (9th grader), 3rd place - Excellent Delegate

Mithesh Raja Govindaraja (9th grader), 3rd place - Excellent Delegate

Paul Lei (9th grader), 3rd place - Excellent Delegate

Ryan Mathews (9th grader), 2nd place - Superior Delegate

Shreya Swaminathan (9th grader), 1st place - Best Delegate - Gavel Award

Zahra Rahman (9th grader), 3rd place - Excellent Delegate

And this past Saturday, our award-winning MUN team held an EXPO for future team members currently at the Middle School level. Students from grades 6 - 8 debate, public speaking, politics and history gathered for the 6-hour experience, where they met with the current team, and walked through exercises that corresponded with they're areas of interest.