Hilton High School junior Brandon Mcauliff, right, with Hilton CSD Superintendent of Schools David Dimbleby, was a participant in the International Model UN conference. Provided photoFrom Eritrea to Tonga, secondary high school students from around the world convened January 22 through 27 at the World Forum Convention Center in The Hague, Netherlands, to discuss and debate solutions to world issues. The event: The Hague International Model United Nations (THIMUN).
This year Hilton High School junior Brandon Mcauliff was a participant in the conference. “Students represented every viewpoint. It was great to be part of a conference operating at the highest level of international relations for high school students. It was privilege and an honor to go,” said Brandon. “Over 4,000 students were in attendance. The conference was run parliamentary-style. I was able to visit the Anne Frank House as well as the Rijks Museum. We also traveled to The Czech Republic.” Brandon traveled with two teacher/advisors and eight other students from upstate New York. The group had been meeting for the past several months to discuss the trip and what would be expected at the THIMUN. “We worked on policy statements and writing resolutions,” he said. “My area was the UN Peacekeeping presence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
