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The Model United Nations Program at Gunn is one of the strongest in the Bay Area. To give corroboration to this claim, please consider the following statistics:In the 2010-2011 school year, Gunn received five Best Delegation Awards (including BMUN) and one Outstanding Delegation Award (NAIMUN). In 2011, Best Delegate ranked Gunn the top club in California and put us in the fifth ranking slot in the nation. At SMUNC 2011, we took 34 delegates and received 10 gavels (over 30% of the gavels given out and almost 30% of our delegation).
Gunn Model UN has expanded significantly over the past decade. Gunn MUN was originally combined with Speech and Debate into one club. Several years ago, the clubs were split and given their own leadership.After the 2008-2009 school year, the Model UN program was split into a club and class. The class was unfortunately disbanded after one year in operation, but our club continued to get stronger.With new teacher and student leadership, the club has greatly expanded its conference opportunities and experience over the past several years, going from attending two conferences annually in 2008-2009 to a six in 2010-2011.
Model United Nations is a program focused on idealistically and pragmatically depicting theUnited Nations at work. During this experience, students represent delegates from countries around the world tackling international problems and conflicts. MUN is an internationally acclaimed activity. As much as we frown upon the following being used as a motivation for MUN, it is true that MUN is highly regarded by colleges and universities in the United States and overseas.

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OUR SECRETARIAT

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Secretary-General

Laura Zalles

laurazalles_gmail.com

Undersecretary General

Roya Huang

royhunag_yahoo.com

Undersecretary General of Logistics

Yilin Liang

yilin.liang2_gmail.com

Undersecretary General of Finance

Laura Tao

tao.laura_gmail.com

Undersecretary General of Membership and Outreach

Hope Schroeder

hopebjschroeder_gmail.com

Our secretariat is comprised of members who have been involved with the club for multiple years and continue to show their prowess through consistently garnering award and recognition in conference. All the members are very knowledgeable and can be contacted regarding any Model UN matters. Their names and contact emails are listed to the left under the club logo.
Our advisor is Mrs. Faith Hilal. She holds Bachelors degrees in Political Science and History from UC Davis and a Masters in International Policy Studies from the Monterey Institute of International Studies. She is published in conference papers on political cooperation in the European Union, CBW and agricultural terrorism, and state-level terrorism in apartheid era South Africa. Immediately before coming to Gunn, she taught at the U.S. Embassy and American School in Morocco. In addition, she worked for two years as a Chemical Weapons Convention Treaty Analyst on a contract with the Department of the Army. She has represented the United States at disarmament conferences in The Hague, Netherlands.
SERVICES Stanford Model United Nations Conference (SMUNC) Delegation Award: Best Large Delegation (76% awards rate)Gavels (Best Delegate Award)Cecillia Wong (Deputy National Security Advisor, United States National Security Council)David Bell (South Africa, United Nations Environmental Programme)Delia Gratta (Poland, Warsaw Pact)Hope Schroeder (France, United Nations Security Council B)Ilan Siegel (France, North American Treaty Organization)Richard Wang (France, United Nations Development Programme)Routien Li (France, International Monetary Fund)Roya Huang (France, United Nations Security Council A)Samir Ghosh (Denmark, World Health Organization)Yilin Liang (Nicolas Bazire, Louis Vuitton)Outstanding Delegate AwardAntonio Puglisi (Oklahoma, Republican National Committee)Chaewon Lee (France, United Nations Environmental Programme)Chloe Blanchard (Secretary of Commerce, United States Economic Council)Laura Zalles (Nicolas Sarkozy, European Union)CommendationEmma Marriot (Executive of Education, Libyan National Transition Council)Eugenia Puglisi (South Africa, African Union)Peter Kim (France, World Health Organization)Trevor Nielsen (Ronny Abraham, International Court of Justice)Wayland Fong (Denmark, United Nations Special Political and Decolonization Committee)Verbal MentionEduardo Leal (South Africa, United Nations Security Council B)Jaxon Welsh (Commander of US Army Special Operations Command, United States Special Operations Command)Sara Ameri (France, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)Somin Kim (Denmark, United Nations Environmental Programme)Thana El-Sallabi (South Africa, United Nations Special Political and Decolonization Committee)Torin Dougherty (Regine Schulz, International Council of Museums)Research AwardLaura Tao (Josiah Bartlett, Second Continental Congress)Regional High School Model United Nations Conference (RHSMUN)No Individual Awards Given OutAr
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Membership is available to any current student of Gunn High School. It is reccommended that any potential member be interested in current affairs and talking, but this is not required. To join, send us an email from the contact section.
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EMAIL LIST:

Our Model UN club is primarily organized through email. To have your email added to the list, send an email to gunnmodelunclub_gmail.com.

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MEETINGS:

The Gunn Model UN Club regularly holds simulations for additional practice and competition.
Meetings are every Wednesday during the Gunn Lunch Period in Room V13.
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Meetings are held in Room V-13 (Gunn Campus) at Lunch on Fridays .

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E-MAIL: gunnmodelunclub_gmail.com

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