Mr. David Hansen and Mrs. Lise Carpenter are teachers at Springville Junior High School. They teach normal, everyday stuff, but they also coach the Model UN team. What is Model UN? According to Mr. Hansen, Model UN is a simulation of the United Nations Assembly. Sarah Clark, a ninth grader on the team, said, “Model UN is like a debate team, but students are given countries and they have to argue about their resources and needs.”
On November 4th, the SJHS Model UN team went to a competition at BYU. The Model UN team practiced really hard for the competition. They practiced on Wednesdays after school and during Quest Time on Thursdays. Mr. Hansen said, “Mrs. Carpenter has done a great job of coaching the team. They were all very well prepared and they did great at BYU.”
According to Sarah, her favorite thing about Model UN was that she was able to get her point across without being interrupted. And she got to say stuff she normally wouldn’t be able to say. So Model UN is the perfect place for people who love to argue and get their point across.