UVI, THIRD ANNUAL MODEL UNITED NATIONS

PP Erva Denham, a judge in this year's Third Annual Model UN competition which had students from St. Croix, and, from St. Thomas reports for the Tattler the following summary of the event:  "  The basic idea behind the competition was for the students to make the case for securing help from the United Nations by pleading their causes to one or more of the various UN committees...  The students from St. Croix campus represented China while the students from the St. Thomas campus represented Russia..."    There were three categories within the competition, and following are the overall results. 

Best Paper:   Preston Miller – St. Croix; Best Response: Carlinthia Cox – St. Croix Best Presentation: Preston Miller – St. Croix - The St. Croix campus was the overall winner of the competition.     PP Erva shared with this editor, a former school teacher, the excitement and exhiliration of being a part of this event, in which the students took their roles seriously and presented themselves on the highest academic level.  I congratulate those who took part, and, a big thank you to our local Rotarys for continuing this partnership.