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New York/Yale Thirteen students from Santa Margarita Catholic High School’s Model United Nations (MUN) program recently returned from a trip to the East Coast. The students were Juniors John Tanner, Spencer Firestone, Skyler Yang, Angela Kim, Mackenzie Weil, Mackenzie Nienhuis, Alana Mayes, Kirstine Liao, Kristi Fecarotta, Alex Estrada, Taylor Poehlman, Amy Mohajer, and Jackson Davis. The students were traveling to the Yale Model United Nations conference (YMUN) to represent the countries of Lebanon and Swaziland at a simulation of the real United Nations. The students started with a visit to New York City. The students visited Times Square, The Statue of Liberty, and The Museum of Modern Art, skated in Rockefeller center, and toured the college campuses of NYU and Columbia. Of course they also toured the read United Nations. The students were able to visit the Permanent Mission of Lebanon to the UN and get a briefing from the Deputy Ambassador Ms. Caroline Ziade. Along the trip the group was able to meet with SMCHS alums Brad Mielke 06’, Erica Jain 07’, Kishen Patel 11’, Nicole Minkina 13’, and Anna Marie Jennings 14’. From New York the group traveled to New Haven Connecticut to attend the 41st annual YMUN. Eighty eight schools attended this conference including fourteen international schools. At the conference the students discussed issues such as malaria, migrant workers, disarmament, and sustainable development and trade.

Mission Viejo Advanced MUN Awards Commendation

Outstanding

Best Delegate

Mission Viejo Novice Awards Commendation Kendra Cague Nataluie Abboud Gabby Alba Kennedy Shulma Riley Davies Zachary Stephens Allison Agbayani John Troyan Emily Walker Matt Mitchell Francesca Belle Noah Hodge

Outstanding Corbin Ko Grayston Licht

Edison Novice Awards Terrorism in the Middle East Kaylin Martin and Jacquelyn Bourke (Malaysia): Commendation Kurdish Question Laurence and William Habbouch (Chad): Outstanding Pelin Ensari and Haley Collins (China): Outstanding Liberia Caitlin Ramirez and Amanda Reeder (Spain): Commendation Mali Allison Agbayani and Gabrielle Ortiz (Chad): Commendation Audrey Miller (China): Commendation UAVs in Afghanistan Daniel Shaffer (China): Commendation Historical (Korea) Eleni Fafoutis and Andrew Senkowski: Commendation Historical (Suez Canal) Monica Kerolos & Quinn Webster (Chad): Best Delegate Historical (Afghanistan 1979) Rachel Kim and Nate Torres (China): Outstanding Nuclear Iran Corbin Ko and Justin Demirbey (China): Commendation Daulton Porter and Frankie Belle (Malaysia): Best Delegate Burkina Faso Grayson Licht and Jack Nogueria (Chad): Commendation Cote d’Ivoire Amanda Tyson and Riley Davies (China): Commendation Andrew Concialdi and Alec Melosini (Chad): Outstanding Libya Jackson Odgers and Isabella Odgers (Spain): Outstanding Syria Iden Mozafari and Maggi Galvanoni (China): Commendation Garrett Erquiga and Sean Klien (Malaysia): Commendation Israel and Palestine Margaret Driscoll and Nicole Elhoni (Malaysia): Outstanding

Father-Daughter Dance Hi MUN Parents!

Every year MUN hosts the Father Daughter Dance for all of our female students to celebrate an evening with their fathers, grandfathers, uncles or other special people in their lives in the Moiso Family Pavilion. A big thank you again to our generous donors last year! If you would like to participate in this year’s event the MUN program and its students would greatly appreciate it! We are in need of monetary support and would deeply appreciate contributions toward: _____ the cost of the flowers for small table vases - $160.00 _____ I am willing to pick up and deliver the flowers to SMCHS the morning of April 18th for the dance _____ the cost of decorative items - $1000.00 _____ the cost of use of the kitchen and refreshments - $500.00 _____ the cost of the disc jockey - $2,000.00 _____ Donate an item(s) or a gift basket for the Raffle Prizes by April 10th If you are able to make a monetary contribution to our efforts please click here! You can also use the link provided to purchase tickets for the dance. https://www.smhs.org/mun - click on Father Daughter Dance on the right Questions? Email to: [email protected]

Thank you, as always, for all of the support that you have given to the MUN program throughout this year. We of course would not be able to plan such events to support our students without your contributions and efforts. Sincerely, SMCHS MUN

SUPPORT MUN with Scrip The Scrip Program costs you nothing extra!! Dollar-for-Dollar Value There is no cost to you. Simply by using the Scrip Program, SMCHS benefits and so do you. This is one fundraiser that gives back to you. We will share the discount percentage 50/50 with you which can lower your student’s school tuition or be donated to MUN. Notify Catherine Hassen at [email protected] if “MUN” is to receive credit, otherwise “Tuition” will be credited.

THREE EASY WAYS TO PARTICIPATE: 1. SCRIP (GIFT CERTIFICATES/CARDS) – JUST LIKE CASH Sold Year Round at SMCHS Front Desk Scrip Sale Days/Hours: Mon/Tues/Thurs/Fri. 7:30—9:30 am/Wed. 1:30—3:30 pm SMCHS purchases Scrip at a discount and sells at face value Great variety. See our Scrip list and Scrip FAQs at www.smhs.org/Parents/Scrip Scrip discount will be shared with you 50/50

2. (ELECTRONIC) Escrip** Register credit card, ATM card and Von’s card at www.escrip.com Designate SMCHS (Group Number 136559037) The Vendor List is on the eScrip web site eScrip donation to SMCHS will be shared with you 50/50

3. RALPHS CLUB CARD** Sign-up your Ralphs Club Card Number at www.Ralphs.com Designate Santa Margarita Catholic High School (NPO number 84441) Questions/help with process, call Ralphs – 1-800-443-4438

** Family and friends can sign up, too – just let us know their names so we can credit your SMCHS student. Email [email protected]

Are you curious about MUN??? If so, we are offering the perfect opportunity to come and meet the Santa Margarita Catholic High School MUN Director, John Remmell, at an actual working conference. He will be able to walk you around the conference and show you some of the committees and delegates in action! Model United Nations (MUN) is an academic simulation of the real United Nations. Students from different high schools act as delegates from the UN. This educational experience introduces students to international politics and diplomacy. Students that participate in MUN develop research skills, public speaking expertise, interpersonal flair, and the ability to compromise.

Saturday, February 21, 2015 10:00 am Laguna Hills High School (meet in front of the gym) 25401 Paseo de Valencia Laguna Hills, CA 92653

Articles by: Edited by: Mr. Remmell

Designed by: Douglas Blaalid