Please join us in congratulating 25 SMS students who represented 7 nations at the Ohio Leadership Institute’s Junior Ohio Model UN Conference. OMUN is a three-day global education simulation experience that allows students in grades 5-8 to learn the complete operations of the United Nations and its role as the world’s largest international peacekeeping and humanitarian organization. More than 500 students from across the state of Ohio competed in the conference which emphasizes leadership development and global-mindedness. The students who competed and earned recognition at the Ohio Model United Nations conference that was held from Sunday, March, 13 through Tuesday March 15, 2022 in Columbus, OH are the following:
Outstanding Leader Award:
Ruby Wang
Nation: Azerbaijan
Outstanding Leader Award:
Parisa Tendulkar
Nation: Mali
Outstanding Delegate Award:
Molly Milligan
Nation: Mali
Peace Essay Contest Winner:
Luke Grube
Nation: Jordan
Finally, the following students were elected into various offices and will help to lead the OMUN 2023 conference as 9th graders:
Luke Grube: Council President
Solomon Doibo: Council Vice-President
Charles Griest: Council-Vice President
Ari Feinberg: Council Vice President
Talia Kansal: Council Vice-President
SMS OMUN Advisers: Jackie Abrams, Matt Wyman, & David Saluga
Special thanks to Mike Sears for helping to chaperone the event.