Chair: Aariya Gopal, aariyagopal1@gmail.com
I am Aariya, and I go by she/her/hers pronouns! I am a senior at Verona Area High School! This is my third year participating in Model UN and my first time chairing a committee. I joined Model UN because I wanted to learn more about the world around me and understand issues from the perspectives of countries that aren’t always highlighted in mainstream news. Additionally, I am fond of debating and wanted to improve my leadership, public speaking, and collaboration skills, which I definitely have done throughout my time in Model UN. My favorite MUN memory was when our team went to a 4-day conference hosted by UChicago this year. After committee sessions were finished for one day, some of my teammates(including Sam) and I started debating whether jammies or pajamas was the better word. We laughed a lot and ended up staying up 20 minutes past curfew because of how engrossed we were in the debate. It sounds a bit silly, but it was a great time!
Chair: Sam Bass, sammbass@gmail.com
Hi! My name is Sam Bass, I go by he/him/his pronouns, and I’m also a senior at Verona Area High School. This is my fourth year in MUN, and, along with Aariya, I’m a co-president of our Model UN team. I joined Model UN because of my interest in global politics and international issues, but I stayed because of the supportive, positive atmosphere that I found in our team and at most conferences. Outside of conferences, I try to explore my passion for history and economics, and generally prepare for my life after high school. I’m looking forward to seeing you all work together to address these pressing issues and make some new friends along the way!
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