Garden City High School Students Debate In Global Conference

GARDEN CITY, NY — Garden City High School sophomores Emma Harty, Nicole Nallan, Brady Noll, Kathryn Kade, Emily Metz and Anna Cooke participated in a three-day Model United Nations Conference last month. The conference, sponsored by Global Citizen MUN, was held at the Times Square Hilton.

To prepare for the conference, students had to conduct research and write position papers on topics including the regulation of lethal autonomous weapons, managing the digital divide between and within nations and the rights of non-self-governing territories.

The Garden City delegation represented their assigned countries’ interests on various committees and worked with hundreds of students from across the globe to debate, discuss and create resolutions on the issues.

During the course of the three-day conference, the students heard from representatives from the Mexican, Dutch, Italian and Canadian missions to the United Nations, as well as a speech by Martin Luther King III. They practiced the skills of effective public speaking, writing resolutions and using parliamentary procedures. Additionally, the students learned the importance of listening and diplomacy in solving global problems.

The conference culminated with the passing of resolutions and a ceremony where both Emma Harty and Brady Noll won delegate awards.