Montana Model UN Announces Student Winners
MISSOULA – More than 130 students from nine Montana high schools participated in the 56th annual Montana Model United Nations Conference, hosted Nov. 22-23 at the University of Montana.
During the conference, U.S. Sen. John Tester (D-MT) paid a visit and spoke with two committees about the importance of international collaboration.
The top five high school seniors – who will be offered $1,000 scholarships to attend UM – were Burrese Cosette of Sentinel High School in Missoula, Emily Hove of Flathead High School in Kalispell, Scout McMahon of Flathead High School in Kalispell, Ben Carter of Big Sky High School in Missoula and Ryan Eaton of Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
Each student wrote outstanding position papers and actively and accurately represented their countries during two days of debate on world issues.
Schools also won awards at the conclusion of the conference. The participating schools were divided into small and large delegations based on number of students attending the conference and judged on the overall preparedness, participation and excellence of their delegates.
The three school award categories include Outstanding School for the top 10%, Distinguished School for the top 20% and Honorable School for the top 30%.
The small-delegation school winner was Loyola Sacred Heart High School in Missoula, advised by Emily van Hoose. The large delegation winner was Flathead High School in Kalispell, advised by Sean O’Donnell.
Additionally, Steve Gideon, the school adviser from Darby High School in Darby celebrated his 30th anniversary as a Model UN adviser and was awarded a plaque celebrating his achievement and commitment to Montana Model United Nations.
The top 20% of the teams representing countries and students who attended the conference also received awards, as did UM students who planned and staffed the conference. A full list of all winners is online.
For more information, visit the Montana Model UN website at https://hs.umt.edu/mun/.
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Contact: Dr. Eva-Maria Maggi, UM Department of Political Science, 406-531-6037, eva.maggi@umontana.edu; Nikolai Silvia, Montana Model UN secretary general-internal, nikolai.silvia@umontana.edu.
2021 Montana Model UN Awards
For awards criteria, please see the MMUN Delegate page.
Delegate Awards
General Assembly First Committee
Honorable Delegates (Top 20%):
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FROM ... |
Representing ... |
(Delegate) |
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Hellgate High School |
Australia |
Eden Maxwell |
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Columbia Falls High School |
Estonia |
Brayden Crawford |
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Hellgate High School |
Ethiopia |
Julio Stier |
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Flathead High School |
Guatemala |
Haroldson Aerreck |
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Bozeman High School |
Uzbekistan |
Lily Smith |
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Bozeman High School |
Canada |
Chloe McDonald |
Distinguished Delegates (Top 10%):
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FROM ... |
Representing ... |
(Delegate) |
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Hellgate High School |
Colombia |
Nicholas Kujawa |
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Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy |
India |
Ryan Eaton |
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Flathead High School |
United Kingdom |
Aiden Christy |
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Big Sky High School |
United States of America |
Reagan Remmers |
Outstanding Delegates (Top 1-2%):
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FROM ... |
Representing ... |
(Delegate) |
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Sentinel High School |
China |
Lauridson Colton |
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Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy |
Micronesia |
Jacob McGaughey |
United Nations Development Programme
Honorable Delegates (Top 20%):
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FROM ... |
Representing ... |
(Delegate) |
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Hellgate High School |
Finland |
Faith You |
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Flathead High School |
Indonesia |
Gabe Reddish |
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Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy |
Italy |
Darby Puckett |
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Flathead High School |
Israel |
Jillian Wynne |
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Flathead High School |
Somalia |
Nolan Geyer-Poncin |
Distinguished Delegates (Top 10%):
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FROM ... |
Representing ... |
(Delegate) |
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Hellgate High School |
Russia |
Ashley Kim |
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Glacier High School |
Saudi Arabia |
Mason Fauth |
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Big Sky High School |
Greece |
TJ Higuera |
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Columbia Falls High School |
Estonia |
Eddy Chisholm |
Outstanding Delegates (Top 1-2%):
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FROM ... |
Representing ... |
(Delegate) |
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Sentinel High School |
China |
Burrese Cosette |
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Big Sky High School |
Japan |
Ben Carter |
General Assembly Third Committee
Honorable Delegates (Top 20%):
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FROM ... |
Representing ... |
(Delegate) |
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Loyola Sacred Heart High School |
Ireland |
Emily Van Hoose |
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Flathead High School |
Israel |
Rachel Ottman |
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Big Sky High School |
Japan |
Marcus Raines |
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Sentinel High School |
China |
Jesse McCormick |
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Hellgate High School |
Ethiopia |
Aleksandr Huber |
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Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy |
Italy |
Jayden LaVecchia |
Distinguished Delegates (Top 10%):
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FROM ... |
Representing ... |
(Delegate) |
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Hellgate High School |
Russia |
Mila McKay |
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Flathead High School |
Egypt |
Neila Lyngholm |
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Columbia Falls High School |
Estonia |
Aiden Rohn |
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Flathead High School |
Somalia |
Annelise Mason |
Outstanding Delegates (Top 1-2%):
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FROM ... |
Representing ... |
(Delegate) |
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Hellgate High School |
Australia |
Melina LaPlante |
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Flathead High School |
Indonesia |
Rylin Wilde |
United Nations Environment Agency
Honorable Delegates (Top 20%):
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FROM ... |
Representing ... |
(Delegate) |
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Flathead High School |
Somalia |
Connor Adcox |
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Big Sky High School |
United States of America |
Hayden Bosshardt |
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Bozeman High School |
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) |
Brooke Bothner |
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Big Sky High School |
Greece |
Max Carter |
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Hellgate High School |
Ethiopia |
Cooper Johnstad |
Distinguished Delegates (Top 10%):
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FROM ... |
Representing ... |
(Delegate) |
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Big Sky High School |
Japan |
Hannah King |
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Sentinel High School |
Brazil |
Moretti Josie |
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Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy |
Micronesia |
Ellen Midgley |
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Columbia Falls High School |
Estonia |
Emma Stephens |
Outstanding Delegates (Top 1-2%):
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FROM ... |
Representing ... |
(Delegate) |
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Flathead High School |
United Kingdom |
Emily Hove |
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Flathead High School |
Indonesia |
Leah Spangler |
Security Council
Honorable Delegate (Top 20%):
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FROM ... |
Representing ... |
(Delegate) |
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Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy |
India |
Julian Conigliaro |
Distinguished Delegate (Top 10%):
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FROM ... |
Representing ... |
(Delegate) |
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Flathead High School |
United Kingdom |
Scout McMahon |
Outstanding Delegate (Top 1-2%):
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FROM ... |
Representing ... |
(Delegate) |
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Sentinel High School |
China |
Helen McGeary |
Position Paper Awards
Honorable Position Papers (Top 20%):
From (school) Representing Name
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Hellgate High School |
Finland |
Laine |
Banziger |
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Flathead High School |
Indonesia |
Thomas |
Konopka |
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Big Sky High School |
Japan |
Analise |
Migliaccio |
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Sentinel High School |
China |
Colton |
Lauridson |
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Flathead High School |
Somalia |
Nolan |
Dea |
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Hellgate High School |
Jordan |
Ali |
Caudle |
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Hellgate High School |
Côte d'Ivoire |
Maxime |
Diaz |
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Glacier High School |
Saudi Arabia |
Mason |
Fauth |
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Bozeman High School |
France |
Anna |
Curtis |
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Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy |
Italy |
Jayden |
LaVecchia |
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Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy |
India |
Samuel |
Lambert |
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Flathead High School |
Egypt |
Neila |
Lyngholm |
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Flathead High School |
Israel |
Rachel |
Ottman |
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Bozeman High School |
Thailand |
Maisie |
Prendergast |
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Columbia Falls High School |
Bhutan |
Julia |
Martin |
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Bozeman High School |
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) |
Brooke |
Bothner |
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Hellgate High School |
Australia |
Gemma |
Ryan |
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Sentinel High School |
Brazil |
Josephina |
Moretti |
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Hellgate High School |
Jordan |
Sydney |
Yung |
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Flathead High School |
Somalia |
Connor |
Adcox |
Distinguished Position Papers (Top 10 %):
From (school) Representing Student Name Committee
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Hellgate High School |
Jordan |
Allison |
Beighle |
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Sentinel High School |
Lebanon |
Lovis |
Tegeder |
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Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy |
Micronesia |
Jacob |
McGaughey |
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Big Sky High School |
Greece |
Noel |
Migliaccio |
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Sentinel High School |
China |
Cosette |
Burrese |
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Hellgate High School |
Russia |
Ashley |
Kim |
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Flathead High School |
Egypt |
Emmary |
Faerber |
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Hellgate High School |
Colombia |
Ryan |
Heng |
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Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy |
India |
Julian |
Conigliaro |
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Loyola Sacred Heart High School |
Ireland |
Emily |
Va |
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Hellgate High School |
Australia |
Melina |
LaPlante |
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Sentinel High School |
China |
Jesse |
McCormick |
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Flathead High School |
Indonesia |
Rylin |
Wilde |
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Hellgate High School |
Côte d'Ivoire |
Valerie |
Sigler |
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Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy |
Micronesia |
Ellen |
Midgley |
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Hellgate High School |
Finland |
Anika |
Smith |
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Big Sky High School |
United States of America |
Hayden |
Bosshardt |
Outstanding Position Papers (Top 1-2%):
From (school) Representing Student Name Committee
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Flathead High School |
United Kingdom |
Aiden |
Christy |
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Hellgate High School |
Costa Rica |
Kian |
Caudle |
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Hellgate High School |
Australia |
Keira |
Skovlin |
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Flathead High School |
Israel |
Jillian |
Wynne |
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Sentinel High School |
China |
Helen |
McGeary |
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Hellgate High School |
Jordan |
Rori |
Ojala |
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Hellgate High School |
Ethiopia |
Aleksandr |
Huber |
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Hellgate High School |
Ethiopia |
Cooper |
Johnstad |
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Flathead High School |
Indonesia |
Leah |
Spangler |
Top 25 Seniors all medals
Top 5 (Scholarship Recipients):
From (school) Representing Student Committee
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Sentinel High School |
China |
Burrese Cosette |
UNDP |
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Flathead High School |
United Kingdom |
Emily Hove |
UNEA |
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Big Sky High School |
Japan |
Ben Carter |
UNDP |
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Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy |
India |
Ryan Eaton |
GA1 |
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Flathead High School |
United Kingdom |
Scout McMahon |
Security Council |
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Remaining Top Seniors (Reserve Scholarship Recipients):
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Columbia Falls High School |
Bhutan |
Julia Martin |
UNEA |
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Flathead High School |
Indonesia |
Leah Spangler |
UNEA |
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Bozeman High School |
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) |
Brooke Bothner |
UNEA |
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Columbia Falls High School |
Estonia |
Emma Stephens |
UNEA |
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Sentinel High School |
China |
McGeary Helen |
Security Council |
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Flathead High School |
Somalia |
Annelise Mason |
GA3 |
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Loyola Sacred Heart High School |
Ireland |
Weslee Shear |
Security Council |
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Big Sky High School |
Japan |
Annie Migliaccio |
GA1 |
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Hellgate High School |
Jordan |
Ali Caudle |
UNDP |
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Hellgate High School |
Côte fseniorsd'Ivoire |
Valerie Sigler |
UNEA |
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Hellgate High School |
Jordan |
Allie Beighle |
GA1 |
Country Awards
Honorable Country Delegations (top 20% of countries represented at the conference):
Country Represented by (school)
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Estonia |
Columbia Falls High School |
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Somalia |
Flathead High School |
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Greece |
Big Sky High School |
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India |
Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy |
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Ethiopia |
Hellgate High School |
Distinguished Country Delegations (top 10% of countries represented at the conference):
Country Represented by (school)
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Indonesia |
Flathead High School |
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Australia |
Hellgate High School |
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Micronesia |
Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy |
Outstanding Country Delegations (top 5% of countries represented at the conference):
Country Represented by (school)
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China |
Sentinel High School |
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United Kingdom |
Flathead High School |
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Japan |
Big Sky High School |
School Awards
Honorable Schools (top 30% of schools attending the conference):
School (s) Adviser(s)
Small Delegation: Columbia Falls High School Jenny Lovering
Large Delegations: Hellgate High School Courtney Christopher &
Jeff Waniata
Distinguished Schools (top 20% of schools attending the conference):
School Adviser(s)
Small Delegation: Sentinel High School Ezra Shearer
Large Delegation: Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy Sandy Midgley
Outstanding Schools (top 10% of schools attending the conference):
School Adviser(s)
Small Delegation: Loyola Sacred Heart Emily van Hoose
Large Delegation: Flathead High School Sean O’Donnell