VTHS students attend Model UN
Vernon. Vernon Township High School students represented the Russian Federation at St. Peter's University Model United Nations simulation in Jersey City on March 2 and 3. The students had to debate topics relating to to rights of transgendered people and the Kashmir conflict.
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| 16 Mar 2020 | 01:32
They are pictured here with advisors Guy Della Tore (at left) and Kelsey Falkowski (at right), both teachers in the Social Studies department.
Students from Vernon Township High School attended the St. Peter’s University Model United Nations simulation in Jersey City on March 2 and 3.
Students represented the Russian Federation and had to debate topics relating to the rights of transgendered peoples to the Kashmir conflict on the Indian-Pakistan border.
Students prepared throughout the year, wrote position papers, and collaborated with more than 300+ students throughout New Jersey during the simulation.
Ryan Lally, a senior and member of the Security Council, said, “Model UN really forces you to take a global perspective and to sometimes adopt a completely different point of view than your own when representing another country. Working to create resolutions to solve real-world problems just adds to the fun of this experience.”