Montana Model United Nations Conference Announces Student Winners

Press release from University of Montana:

December 10, 2021

MISSOULA – More than 130 students from nine Montana high schools participated in the 56th annual Montana Model United Nations Conference, hosted Nov. 22-23 at the University of Montana.

During the conference, U.S. Sen. John Tester (D-MT) paid a visit and spoke with two committees about the importance of international collaboration.

The top five high school seniors – who will be offered $1,000 scholarships to attend UM – were Burrese Cosette of Sentinel High School in Missoula, Emily Hove of Flathead High School in Kalispell, Scout McMahon of Flathead High School in Kalispell, Ben Carter of Big Sky High School in Missoula and Ryan Eaton of Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

Each student wrote outstanding position papers and actively and accurately represented their countries during two days of debate on world issues.

Schools also won awards at the conclusion of the conference. The participating schools were divided into small and large delegations based on number of students attending the conference and 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 Loyola Sacred Heart High School in Missoula, advised by Emily van Hoose. The large delegation winner was Flathead High School in Kalispell, advised by Sean O’Donnell.

Additionally, Steve Gideon, the school adviser from Darby High School in Darby celebrated his 30th anniversary as a Model UN adviser and was awarded a plaque celebrating his achievement and commitment to Montana Model United Nations.

The top 20% of the teams representing countries and students who attended the conference also received awards, as did UM students who planned and staffed the conference. A full list of all winners is online.

For more information, visit the Montana Model UN website at https://hs.umt.edu/mun/.

This press release was produced by University of Montana. The views expressed here are the author’s own.