Model UN attends annual College of William and Mary conference
Sophomores Shivani Mullapudi and Shriie Ganesh used lunch breaks during the William and Mary High School Model United Nations conference to perfect their working paper on global immunization.
November 25, 2015
The William and Mary High School Model United Nations (WMHSMUN) conference was a Model UN conference at the College of William and Mary. Delegates from Jefferson left for the conference on Nov. 20 once they got to school, and arrived back at Jefferson at 6pm on Nov. 22. At the conference, delegates took the view of a country, a person, or an organization, and debated various topics, ranging from global immunization to extradition and the FIFA World Cup, in their committees. In committee sessions, delegates debated and wrote working papers, which were written solutions to the problems they tried to solve. Fun events such as the Delegate Dance, held by WMHSMUN, and Novice Initiation, held by Jefferson MUN seniors, provided entertaining activities for delegates during the conference.
![Kai Wang conducts Symphonic Orchestra as the first Jefferson orchestra performance composed and conducted by a student. Everyone in the ensemble dressed in red to symbolize good fortune and joy for the Lunar New Year. “I was just proud of him, because [the piece] was such quality,” orchestra director Allison Bailey said.](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_0893.jpeg)
![Sophomore Holly Huang twirls a ribbon as she performs her dance, “Joy of the Dragon.” Chinese ribbon dance is a traditional art form originating in ancient China. Her ribbon dance was inspired by the revered mythical creature and this year’s Chinese zodiac sign, the dragon. “My ribbon symbolized a dragon flying in the air. My outfit was [also] inspired by the dragon, the color was the same color as my ribbon, but on the shoulder there were some details like dragon scales,” Huang said. “I liked how there were a lot of people in the audience and it was just really fun to perform.”](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_0964-1-600x387.jpg)