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UN Youth
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Absent:
Roksolana Tsyatsko, Samuel Wixon, Ella Hoogerbrug, Kai Bayliss, Liam Kenwright, Drew Olsen, Emily Wright
Jonty Godfrey, Sam Miller, Jack Hulls, Samuel Bowering, Brodie Shannon, James Ford, Thomas Culham, Chris Jackman
Eli Lesperance, Mitchell Beserra, Harrison Fulford, Finlay Keip, Tyler Kelly, Imke Kitchin, Oliver Taylor, Jasper Ross,
Brady Nicholson, Heather Read (Teacher)
Rani Williams, Zoe Mussa, Kaiya Read-Butcher, Felicity Keane, Cerys Williams, Oscar Treadwell, Lizzie Harvey, Manisha Phartyal,
Renee Thompson, Emilie Horsfall
Caleb Lucinsky, Freyja Appleyard, Benjamin James, Jamie Howes, Halle Steedman, Liam Thompson, Fallon Hendrie
Smokefree Rockquest
how the UN itself, struggles with being effective when
implementing policy. Overall, the day was a great success
and there has been many requests for similar events in the
future. As UN Ambassadors, Oscar, Cerys and I thoroughly
enjoyed constructing the event from an educational and
event organisation standpoint. Learning more about the
inner workings of the world around us is a key component
to developing critical thinkers and conscious individuals.
Later in the year, a group of students also attended a
Model Westminster Parliament in Wellington. We engaged
with students from all over the lower North Island who
shared similar interests in debate and global thinking. Ella
Hoogerbrug and Oscar Treadwell were appointed whips
of their respective parties and both showed commendable
leadership representing Hawke’s Bay. As well, Oscar
Treadwell, Emilie Horsfall, Sam Wixon and Caleb
Luscinsky were all accepted as delegates at the National
Model United Nations. Many applicants from Years 10-13
apply across New Zealand and the week long programme
is an incredible experience for all involved. In Term 3, Iona
College hosted the annual HBMUN junior event, which
many Havelock North High School students participated
in. The debate that took place on the day was a promising
representation of the political spirit of the junior school that
lead to our own successful Junior MUN at the end of Term
4. Organised by Renee Thompson and Kaiya Read-Butcher,
the day began with a short interactive problem solving
activity (IPS) on water shortages in Africa and concluded
with a climate change declaration. To all those involved in
UN Youth activities this year, I highly recommend applying
for positions in future events as well as getting involved
locally. On behalf of everyone who took part in UN Youth
this year, I would like to thank Mrs Read for the endless
support and encouragement.
Congratulations to “Those Daze” on being awarded first
place at the Regional SmokeFree Rockquest final held
at the Napier Municipal Theatre. It was an outstanding
performance. Well done to the band for also winning the
People’s Choice Award.
UN Youth
This year Havelock North High School has had many students
involved with UN Youth. UN Youth is an organisation
focused around giving high school students opportunities
to be involved in government and diplomatic proceedings.
At the start of the year, Oscar Treadwell, Cerys Williams
and myself were appointed as UN Youth High School
Ambassadors for the Hawke’s Bay Region. Throughout the
year, we have been involved in and organised UN Youth
events along with other interested students and ambassadors
from other high schools in Hawke’s Bay. On the 12th of
June, we hosted the first Model United Nations at HNHS.
It was a great day full of political debate and diplomacy.
The event involved 40 delegates, all of whom represented
different countries from all around the world. Mr Fenton
started off the day by presenting a speech at the inaugural
opening ceremony. In adherence to diplomatic proceedings,
we tabled two declarations over the course of the day, the
first discussing refugee rights. The research the delegates
conducted showcased the knowledge of their countries’
ideologies. The cross section of cultural, political and
economic views meant that conflicting opinions sparked
interesting debate. The second declaration introduced
discussed the freedom of information. With technological
advances and the development of media and “fake news”
in particular, this was an extremely relevant topic. Students
engaged well with this topic and were given an insight into
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