Students attend and place at Model UN Conference in Virginia

Two Fox Chapel Area High School students won awards at the 44th Annual University of Virginia High School Model UN (VAMUN) Conference. Junior Ori Goldin was awarded the Best Delegate (equivalent to first place) and senior Emanuel DiNatale won an Honorable Mention (equivalent to third place).

A total of 970 students from 47 public, private and charter high schools from nine states and Washington, D.C., participated in the VAMUN Conference. The event was held November 15-17, 2024, at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.

The purpose of the Model UN conferences is to enable students to role-play and simulate the countries in the United Nations. As a part of the conferences, students debate and try to solve global problems from the perspectives of other countries.