Canterbury's MUN Chapter Wins Best Delegation Award

There were 305 delegates from seventeen schools competing at this conference. Overall, eight Canterbury students won individual awards, which led to Canterbury receiving the best large delegation award! 

 

Laith A. '25: Laith represented Pieter De La Tombe in the Tulip Mania crisis committee. The committee took place in 1634 during the peak of the tulip economic bubble. In the front room, Laith pushed for the rise of Dutch culture through Tulip Festivals. Yet these festivals were used for Laith’s personal motives and placed security guards at the events that in secret stole all of the tulips. He additionally used these festivals to sell his hypnotic perfume and caused all of Amsterdam to be loyal to him. The other delegates passed a directive to exile Laith from France, but he used such punishment to overtake the King of France using an army of farmers. Laith ended as the king of the “French Farmers Republic”. Laith received the Best Delegate award for his efforts! Congratulations, Laith!

 

Lauren T. '26: Lauren represented Edmund Bartlett in the Jamaican Parliament committee. However, she had a secret alter-ego: Reggae-man, a vigilante like Batman. She fought crime and developed a powerful sleeping drug. She used it on Jamaica one day, putting everyone to sleep forever. Lauren received the Best Delegate award for her efforts! Great job, Lauren!

 

Preston. F '25: Preston represented Daryl Vaz in The Jamaican Parliament. The committee aimed to fix rampant government corruption and create a better Jamaica. Preston became the richest person on the committee through his influence in the media. Crisis updates included founding competing media companies and using the companies, along with innovations in Nuclear research. Preston got the Outstanding Delegate award for his efforts! Congratulations Preston!

 

Mehereen. C '25: Mehereen represented Canada in the Commission of the Status of Women committee. She formed her own block called, "POWER", which helped to empower women around the globe. Throughout the committee, the topics of the gender wage gap, cultural barriers, and lack of education were all addressed. Her "POWER" paper was eventually passed. Mehereen received the Outstanding Delegate award for her efforts! Well done, Mehereen!

 

Azriela R.'27: Azriela Contreras represented Canada in the UNEP committee and engaged in debates concerning sustainable energy in boiling times. She tirelessly advocated for unique solutions (ex: sustainable cement production) and strengthening existing methodologies (ex: increasing the accessibility of electric vehicles) She initiated and directed the ECO-POWER (Ecosystem restoration, Circular economy, Organization, and Promoting Options for a World of Eco-friendly Resources) bloc, specifically creating the POWER acronym. She then orchestrated a merger with the RIG bloc to form RIG-EP. She participated in Q&A sessions each time she was given the opportunity. The RIG-EP resolution paper managed to pass unanimously. Azriela received the Outstanding Delegate award for her efforts. Congratulations, Azriela!

 

Natalia R. '27: Natalia Rodriguez represented the Dominion of Canada in the SOCHUM committee battling post-COVID-19 inflation rates. She created the acronym DEFLATE which was passed and became the name of her bloc. During a merge the new name was Safley deflate thus incorporating a variety of inventive solutions. She collaborated with many nations such as the UK, USA, Indonesia, and more. She pushed for education and investments in necessary infrastructure. Natalia won Honorable Delegate for her efforts! Well done, Natalia!

 

Rachell S. '25: Rachell Santos represented Jan in the Tulip Committee. In this committee, Jan created the Tulipism religion and reached Spain, as well as using the opium drug extracted from the poppy plant to control people. Eventually, Jan created an army of Crusaders, but never reached her goal of enacting the crusades in the end. Rachell won a Verbal Commendation for her achievements. Congratulations, Rachell!

 

Kyle F. '25: Kyle Friedman represented he character of Philip Schuyler in the Hamilton crisis committee. Kyle orchestrated the formation of his own militia, staging a dramatic trial of Alexander Hamilton and seizing control of half of New England. Kyle received the Verbal Commendation award! Well done, Kyle!

 

Lana H. '27: Lana Hanson represented Pakistan in the ILO-committee battling views on fast fashion. She pushed for free education, resolutions to decrease textile waste and ensure that ethical labor practices are being used in manufacturing. Congratulations, Lana!

 

Niki P. '27: Niki represented the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the UNEP committee.  During her time in session, she passed her resolution paper, ECO POWER. Furthermore, she implemented a variety of her ideas. She was a sponsor on her blocs paper and took on the Q&A after presenting the working paper. Notably, she was on the authors panel for the merged paper, RIG EP. Congratulations, Niki!

 

Chris M. '25 and H.L.: Delegates Chris and H.L. from the Dominion of Canada played a key role in the DISEC committee, notably contributing to the Fist Canes resolution paper. They addressed the issue of non-state actors accessing chemical weapons by proposing measures such as enhancing national legislation, establishing verification methods, and promoting stricter enforcement of international treaties. Emphasizing civilian safety, they advocated for safer advancements in chemistry, proposed the creation of NGOs for funding, and urged condemnation of malicious chemical weapon use. Their resolution also called for a global task force within the OPCW, strengthened border security, collaboration among signatories, and support from UN humanitarian organizations for peace talks towards disarmament. Great Job Chris and H.L.!

 

Jimmy G. '24: Jimmy Goldberg competed in the Mario Committee. He focused hard to create a new kingdom and eventually controlling the population of the mushroom kingdom to do his bidding. Unfortunately, the world blew up before he got to do so. Although not every goal was achieved, he had fun at his final conference of his high school MUN career. Congratulations, Jimmy!

 

Kaden K. ‘26: Kaden Ksar was in the Mario Crisis as Pauline. He wrote directives, such as creating a new government and going to nuclear war. He created his own kingdom using hypnotizing music to break away and became an absolute monarch of his land. Great job, Kaden!

 

Liya B. ‘27: Liya Brown represented the United Kingdom in the SOCHUM committee and engaged in debates concerning post-COVID-19 inflation rates. She encouraged many solutions such as donating percentages of GDPS to lower-income countries and providing education to impoverished communities. She also worked towards creating more inflation-targeting networks. She was part of the DEFLATE (Dynamics, Employment, Financial Markets, Levels, Analysis, Trends, Economic Stability) bloc. She then merged with the SAFEST bloc to form the DEFLATE SAFELY bloc. She participated in Q&A in the first session and authors' panel during the second session. The DEFLATE SAFELY resolution paper managed to pass by majority vote. Congratulations, Liya!

 

Anayah C. ‘27: Anayah represented the United Kingdom in the ILO Fast Fashion Mayhem Committee.  She also took on the responsibilities of being a block creator, one of three sponsors, and a Q&A speaker for the first working paper. As she merged and collaborated, she contributed to writing sections of the paper. Well done, Anayah!