In early October, 19 students from the Palmer Trinity School (PTS) High School Model United Nations Team traveled to Punta Gorda to participate in the Florida High School Model United Nations (FHSMUN) Gulf Coast 6 Conference.
The PTS students represented the countries of France, Brazil, Malawi, Norway, Sudan, Laos, and Kuwait as they debated and collaborated with other nations over various issues including the ongoing crisis in Syria, localizing UN Sustainable Development Goals, engendering employment and entrepreneurship for women, and responding to the global alert for pandemics and emerging diseases.
PTS faculty leaders Derek Smith and Ania Fernandez accompanied the MUN team.
“We are exceedingly proud of our Model UN students for skillfully representing their respective nations and Palmer Trinity School,” said Patrick Roberts, head of school.
The participating students and the countries they represented as part of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Committee, World Health Organization (WHO), Security Council, and UN Women follows:
Carlos Penzini, Malawi, UNDP Committee;
Su “Andy” Cheng, Norway, WHO;
Jack Sulkes, France, WHO;
Federica Kauffmann, Brazil, WHO;
Sara Ramos, Brazil, UN Women;
Tomas Medellin, Kuwait, Security Council;
Ismael Alvarez, Brazil, UNDP;
Hannah Baron, Norway, UN Women;
Nicholas Hernandez, Sudan, UNDP;
Benjamin Arnold, Laos, UNDP;
Carolina Lopez, France, UN Women;
Johanna Hinke, Malawi, UN Women;
Camila Lander Torbar, Norway, UNDP;
Megan Maguire, Sudan, UN Women;
Nikolas Gianulis, Laos, WHO;
Lucas Schrier, France, Security Council;
Botong “Barton” Liu. Malawi, WHO;
Wenshu “Kevin” Hou, Sudan, WHO, and
Wutao “Phil” Hong, France, UNDP.
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