Congratulations Chargers!

We did so well at High Tech High! 22 of the 36 delegates earned an award!

Best Delegate!

Megan Kabre
Matt Nguyen

Outstanding!

Alina Carnahan

Zach Daus

Danie Diamond

Alexandria Pappas

Kristine Thomason

Commendations!

Allyson Bach

Faris Barudi

Elizabeth Batman

Shannon Fitzsimmons

Heather Hamacek

Joohi Kasliwal

Abby Kerfoot

Katie Koppes

Sara Koppes

Danny McCarty

Steve McMahon

Kristine Rezai
Monica Stainer

Britney Vasquez

Cecilia Walker

Congratulations to all delegates on a successful day in San Diego!

High Tech High!

Alright guys,

For your High Tech High Blog, tell me about your day.

1. What went well for you at the conference?

2. What were some of the challenges you faced?

3. On a scale of 1-5, how prepared did you feel and explain your answer. (1 being very prepared and 5 being unprepared).

4. For many of you, this was your fourth conference of the year. Even if you have only gone to two, describe how you have grown as a delegate since September and how can you improve for second semester conferences?

High Tech High Picks

Alright everyone,

For High Tech High choose your top three countries and top three committees from the list below. Blog your preferred picks by Monday night. I will post an Excel spread sheet on my school website as soon as I have your picks. Once I post the spread sheet, look at HTHS Website (link to the right) and look up your topics.

You will be required to write Resolutions along with your completing your notebooks and Position Papers.

Resolutions are due Tuesday, Dec. 2nd-hard copy to me & upload both resolutions directly to HTHS MUN website. Look at HTHS Website for Format under conference information.
Research Notebooks and Position Papers due Monday, December 8th. (Follow EHS format for Postition Papers)

Email me if you have any questions....

High Tech High Country List
Brazil
Czech Republic
Japan
Sudan
Uruguay
Uganda

Committees and Topics (Choose topics that you have not had yet!)

1st Committee-
1. Nuclear Proliferation
2. Weaponization of Space
3rd Committee-
1. The Genocide in Darfur
2. Tibetan Autonomy
4th Committee-
1. Reform of UN Peacekeeping Operations
2. Opening of the Arctic Northwest Passage
6th Committee-
1. Extradition and International Crime
2. Terrorism and the Responsibility of the States
Commission on Women-
1. Abortion Rights
2. Sexual Violence In Armed Conflict
IAEA-
1. CERN Collider
2. Syrian-North Korean Nuclear Connection
WHO-
1. Malaria Epidemic
2. Safety of Food Exports
UNEP-
1. Chloroflurocarbon Emissions
2. Green Industry
UNHCR-
1. Refugee Resettlement & Asylum
2. Alleviating the Refugee Crisis in Iraq
UNDP-
1. Developing Global Partnerships (Millenium Development Goal #8)
2. Poverty in the West Bank and Gaza
UNICEF-
1. Education For Young Girls 2. Psychosocial Counseling for Child Victims

UCLA Blog

Everyone did an outstanding job this weekend. I know you tried your best and I want you to know that all of you did great!

For our UCLA blog, answer the following questions by Wednesday, 11/12, before class.

(Please remember to be positive and do not make any disparaging or negative comments about any delegates.)

1. What went well for you at UCLA?

2. What did your partner do well (be positive!). If you did not have a partner, what were the benefits to not having a partner and/or what were the challenges you faced in your committee as a single delegate?

3. Who did the best in your committee and what did they do to make them stand out?

4. What did you learn this weekend? How can you translate your experience at UCLA to make you a better delegate?

5. Did anything surprise you at this conference? If not...how was UCLA different from other conferences you have been to?

Congratulations Sophomores!

Everyone did a fantastic job at UCLA! I was impressed with the participation in all committees and proud of what you accomplished!

I want to especially congratulate our Sophomore Award Winners!

Outstandings

Zach Daus

Katie Koppes

Leah Loughran

Commendations

Dane Bauerlein

Sydney Lara

Brian Nguyen

Shannon Nye

Andy Peng

Kristine Rezai

Great Job! We earned more awards than our Juniors and Seniors who attended the conference!

Roast Observations

Answer the following questions about the roasts you saw....

1. Whose roasts did you observe and what were their topics?

2. Who did the best? Why?

3. What surprised you about the roasts?

4. How did you participate in the roasts?

5. What did you learn at the roasts (about roasting, not the speeches)?

You must answer these questions by Friday after the roast you saw...

Congratulations Chargers!

Great Job to everyone who participated at the EHS Conference!

EHS Award Winners!

Best Delegate!
Zach Daus (that's 2!)

Outstandings
Nathan Nguyen-Le
Allyson Bach
Matt Nguyen
Greg Carter


Commendations
Andrew Barber
Abby Kerfoot
Shannon Fitzsimmons
Monica Stainer
Kristine Thomason
Cole Hihara
Yoshi Moriyama
Marie Cheng
Danie Diamond
Faris Barudi
Brian Ely
Elizabeth Batman
Meghan Cass
Alexandria Pappas

Edison Fall Conference

Alright everyone, please answer all of the following questions based on your experience at the Edison Fall Conference.
Please respond by Tuesday before class!
1. What went well for you at the Edison Conference?
2. What frustrated you about the conference? (no negative remarks towards other delegates and be as positive as possible)
3. Who do you think did the best in your committee? What specifically did they do that was impressive to the chairs?
4. What could you have done better in regards to your performance at the conference?
5. What did you learn at the Edison Conference that will help you do better in future conferences?