Fifteen students and two advisors from The Roeper
School participated in the National Invitational Model United Nations (NAIMUN)
in Washington, DC from February 13-16, 2020, representing eleven nations or
organizations. Senior Richard Li
and sophomore Rosalyn Li of Troy won “Honorable Mention” in the
Economic and Financial Committee, representing Bangladesh, as did senior Kayla
Park of Troy and junior Hannah Wise of West Bloomfield,
representing Libya in the Arab League.
Roeper was one of four
Michigan schools of 134 schools from North America, Latin America, and Europe. Roeper
delegates addressed resolutions on Women, Children and Equal Education in
Africa; Security in Britain, Indonesia, and Russia; and Water, Green Finance, Energy
Accessibility, and Sustainable Tourism.
In addition to conference
activities, Roeper students received a pre-conference briefing at the Pakistan
Embassy from Political Counsellor, Ms. Sidrah Aslam on South
Asian regional political, social, and security issues.
Roeper students attending were Jameson Gerrits of Birmingham,
Christopher Ban and Claire Martin of Bloomfield, Francis
Allen of Detroit, Benjamin Wedepohl of Huntington
Woods, Sydney Levy of Northville, Andrew Klein of Novi,
Caleb Bartes of Plymouth, Liliiwailehua Kappa of Royal
Oak, and Andrew Mojares and Christopher Mojares of Troy. Advisors attending were Matt Vallus of
Ferndale and Michael Ruddy of Royal Oak.