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Calloway County High Wins State YMCA Award

Calloway County High Wins State YMCA Award
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By West Kentucky Star Staff
Mar. 29, 2015 | MURRAY, KY
By West Kentucky Star Staff Mar. 29, 2015 | 04:55 PM | MURRAY, KY
Calloway County High School participated in the Kentucky YMCA Model United Nations Conference (KUNA) in Louisville on March 15-17.  

The delegation returned with a State wide award of Best Resolution of 87 countries represented by 45 high schools around the state of Kentucky.

Their resolution addressed the epidemic of Human Trafficking.   Josh Betts, President of the International Court of Justice, led delegates from all over the state in arguing international case law regarding a dispute between Thailand and Cambodia.  

Clara Arnold, Distinguished Speaking Award recipient, Noah Page, and Jennifer Free presented the Delegates Choice Award resolution for Dominica to the entire General Assembly of 1300 delegates.  

Taylor Crouch, Maddie Rose, an Ambassador Award recipient, William Bloemer, and Jose Villeda presented a resolution representing Uruguay concerning the epidemic problem of Drug Trafficking which passed and was sent to the Secretary General.  

CCHS was the only delegation to have a 100% pass rate for their resolutions at this Conference.  

Logan Fry and Hunter Bailey represented Dominica and Uruguay in the Security Council which addressed the Ukrainian crisis and the fallout of ISIS in Syria and Iraq.  

Jessica Williams participated in the Media Corps which put together an excellent DVD of the Conference.  

Olivia Stokes and Bobbi Brashear created outstanding Placards for Dominica and Uruguay which were on display.  

Josh Jones, Ian Postlethwaite, and Jamie Foster prepared a Dominica dance routine for the International Stage before the 1300 delegates.  

Marshall Ward, the lead advisor and 15+ years KY YMCA KUNA and KYA conferences, was inducted into the Advisor’s Hall of Fame for KY.   Kathy Adams, an advisor with multiple years of experience, accompanied the group to Louisville.  

Linda Wray helped with the flags with design and sewing expertise.Submitted by Marshall Ward, Calloway County High School.

 

Submitted by Marshall Ward, Calloway County High School.

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