Tandem Model UN Participants Head to First Conference

Tandem's Upper School Model United Nations group of 21 students left on Thursday for Philadelphia to take on their first Model UN conference of the year (the Ivy League Model UN Conference or ILMUNC). Teachers Alex Siragy and Jocelyn Camarata are the chaperones. Students will stay at and attend all conference events at the Marriott Philadelphia Downtown Hotel from January 25th-28th. They will participate in their first committee session Thursday night, then have two sessions Friday night, two sessions on Saturday, and one on Sunday. It's a busy schedule - read more about the event here. In addition to their many working conference sessions, delegates will have some fun late evening activities to enjoy with the delegates from other participating schools. Following is the list of TFS students attending, their current grade and their committee assignments and positions:

• Sam B (12) - SPECPOL, El Salvador
• Larissa Fr (12) - CSD, El Salvador
• Emi M (12) - OAS, El Salvador
• Ainsley P (12) - ECOFIN, El Salvador
• Eleanor S (12) - ECOFIN, El Salvador
• Josie C (12) - JCC Meta, Alana Yang
• Bean C (11) - SOCHUM, El Salvador
• Eli L (11) - SPECPOL, El Salvador
• Mary R (11) - UNHCR, El Salvador
• Bailey W (11) - UNHCR, El Salvador
• Maggie W (11) - SOCHUM, El Salvador
• Henry A (10) - DISEC, El Salvador
• Ty B (10) - DISEC, El Salvador
• Jack B (10) - Summit on AI, El Salvador
• Ian G (10) - Summit on AL, El Salvador
• Hudson L (10) - FIFA, El Salvador
• Kavi M (10) - Legal, El Salvador
• Cora R (10) - UNCTAD, El Salvador
• Fia S (10) - UNCTAD, El Salvador
• Alex S (10) - Legal, El Salvador

Good luck, Tandem Model UN delegates!