SJS Hosts the XXIII Model United Nations Competition

The Saint John’s School Model United Nations organization celebrated its XXIII competition on October 22nd and 23rd. We competed with the Baldwin School of Puerto Rico, The TASIS School in Dorado, and the University of Puerto Rico High School (UHS). This was the first in-person competition of our League of Independent Model United Nations schools, with slightly over 100 students participating.

After a year of virtual competitions, our students and their guests were glad and excited to experience their first in-person competition. We had a delicious lunch provided by our SJS Senior Class of 2022 and distributed it with the help of Senior Class Adviser, Ms. Ellena López. The Model United Nations organization also raised over $200 for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

Everyone was happy to be back in person, and our students enjoyed fraternizing with their fellow delegates from other schools. The SJS MUN Board worked arduously during this first quarter of the school year and, particularly, during this week and weekend as they prepared for the event. They succeeded in running a smooth competition that was enjoyed by chairs and delegates alike. We even had the opportunity to host some of the committees in our newly re-designed, smart classrooms!

During both the closing and opening ceremonies, our President Alia Marrero-Alattar and Vice-president Sofía Corral Kindlund gave warm, thoughtful speeches that embodied the spirit of inclusivity, fairness, and rigorousness that the League of Model United Nations clubs promotes. Our chairs, Walterlin Lin, Giovanni Jose Davila, and Jan Paul Van Noort Figueroa, did an excellent job, and the delegates in their committees praised them for their fairness and demanding work. Finally, we are proud of all our delegates, who devoted many hours before and during the competition to represent Saint John’s School with honor, and who were gracious hosts with our guests.

We are looking forward to the League’s next competition at Baldwin!

SOS Cuba: Protestors’ Crisis

Omar Oquendo Cardona - Italy - SJS

Rafael Pagán Desfassiaux - Chile - SJS

Diego Nieves Pedraza - Chile - SJS

Wyatt Wunker - United Kingdom - SJS Written Mention

Alejandro Madero Fidalgo - United Kingdom - SJS Written Mention

Free Britney: Conservatorship laws

Saleh Yassin Shehadeh - Sten Hoyer - SJS Written Mention

Gabriel Escalante Vega - Sten Hoyer - SJS Written Mention

Rania Marrero-Alattar - Ami Bera - SJS Written Mention

Sofia Espindola De La Mora - Ami Bera - SJS Written Mention 4th

Federico A. Valldejuly Montilla - Ken Calvert - SJS Oral Mention

Miranda Jatib - Ken Calvert - SJS Oral Mention

Ryder Alexander Juneja - Tom McClintock -SJS

Lucas Zaine Juneja - Tom McClintock - SJS

Gianna Bitton - Doug LaMafia - SJS

Recinto de Ciencias Médicas

Mia Isabella Fuentes Gonzalez - Rafael Bernabe - SJS

Chase Powers - Rafael Bernabe - SJS

Ella Marie Linse - Jaime El Koury - SJS

Marco Antonio Lambert Melendez - Dr. Carlos Mellado -SJS Written Mention

Andrea de Lourdes Ávila-Colón - Dr. Carlos Mellado - SJS Written Mention

Afghanistan Conflict: Power Vacuum from 1989-1991

Carlos Enrique De Ontañón - Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin - SJS Best Delegate

Victoria Kaufer Casas - Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin - SJS Best Delegate

Ela Faigenblat - United States - SJS Oral Mention

Manuela Mendoza Hanna - United States - SJS Oral Mention

Adelaida Siaca Ortiz - Jamiat-e Islami - SJS Written Mention

Lara Yassin Shehadeh - Jamiat-e Islami - SJS Written Mention

Viviana Pereyó Jiménez - Pakistan - SJS Written Mention

Arab Spring

Diego Vázquez-Guillemard - National Oil Company - SJS

Roni Lewy - United Kingdom - SJS Written Mention

Beatriz Eugenia Higuerey - United Kingdom - SJS Written Mention

Andrea Adelaida Cabrer - Qatar - SJS Written Mention

Malena Aponte - Qatar - SJS Written Mention

Joaquin Andres Fernandez Bobonis - Egypt - SJS Oral mention

Sebastian Vázquez-Guillemard - Egypt - SJS Oral mention

Itzel Trinidad Vidal - Bahrain - SJS Best Delegate

Juliana Christina Wingard - Bahrain - SJS Best Delegate

GA US Intervention in Latin America: Condor Operation

Matteo de Marsily Viso - China - SJS Written Mention

Javier Cardoza Ramírez - China - SJS Written Mention

Luiz Penna Zopone - Panama - SJS Oral Mention

Nicolás Unanue Colón - Panama - SJS Oral Mention

Cyrus Wunker - Bolivia - SJS Written Mention

Morgan "Mac" Schuessler - Bolivia - SJS Written Mention

Rafael Arrillaga - Argentina - SJS Written Mention

Diego Rivera López - Argentina - SJS Written Mention