In this issue... Fall Session of Gateway Model U.N. this Saturday! Directions to Forest Park Community College 8th Grade Workshop Last Thursday is big Success! "Civitas High School" Gets Ethiopia and Seychelles for MUNUC Delegate Handbook Now Available! High School Discussion Group Last Saturday! New Poll Chat Room Tonight!

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Fall Session of Gateway Model U.N. this Saturday!

The Fall Saturday session of the Gateway Model United Nations is this week, November 16, at Forest Park Community College [map-link in next article] from 9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon. High school students have been extremely busy in preparation for this session with the "U.N. & Africa" conference as well as four discussion groups and an all-day workshop at UMSL. We know that many students have been researching their countries and writing resolutions for the session.

Our special thanks to the students and faculty advisors at Collinsville High School, DeSmet Jesuit High School, Hazelwood Central High School, Parkway South High School, St. John the Baptist High School, and St. Joseph's Academy for submitting resolutions. Nearly thirty resolutions have been submitted and they are now posted on the web and you can access them (and all other future resolutions) by clicking on the link at the bottom of this article.

The deadline for resolutions has been extended to Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 5:00 PM. If anyone wants to submit additional resolutions, they may do so, but we cannot guarantee that the resolutions will be on the web before Saturday. Also, new resolutions will have to be printed at the sponsor's expense. For the resolutions that are already submitted, we will have complete copies of the packets for all delegates on Saturday.

Please remember that each school should have at least three representatives for each country that it is representing. One will serve on the Political & Security Committee; one on the Economic & Social Committee; and one on the Human Rights Committee. In addition, delegations from the countries listed below will have representatives on the Security Council.

China
France
Russian Federation
United Kingdom
United States

Bulgaria
Cameroon
Colombia
Guinea
Ireland
Mauritius
Mexico
Norway
Singapore
Syria

We encourage students to electronically enroll as delegates. Just go to our intranet web site at www.civitasassociates.intranets.com. If you are already a member, then log-in. If you are not, click on "Enter as a Guest." Then click on the bar on the left side titled Model U.N. Sign-up and then complete the form.

If you want to register more than one student electronically, then go to our home page by clicking here. Near the top you will see a link to "Click here for the SIGN-UP Form." Click there and you can enroll students "in bulk."

Link to High School Model U.N. Resolutions

	Directions to Forest Park Community College
Please keep in mind that this Saturday's high school Model U.N. session will be at Forest Park Community College. The campus is located on the south side of Highway 40 [I-64] between Hampton and Kingshighway. We will be meeting in the Student Center of the campus. By clicking on our link below, you can access both a map to the campus and a map of the campus. These should be able to help you navigate your way to and around the campus. Map to Forest Park Community College �

	8th Grade Workshop Last Thursday is big Success!
The November 7, 2002 workshop for 8th grade students and teachers in the Khorassan Room of the Chase-Park Plaza was a big success. Over 500 students were in attendance. The program included a presentation of our new video as well as a special PowerPoint slide show on the Middle School Model U.N. These media presentations and the accompanying narrative allowed us to provide explanations of how the real U.N. and a Model U.N. operate as well as the issues that are common to both. Students from Maplewood-Richmond Heights High School present a simulated Model U.N. that was most helpful to the Middle Schoolers. The program also included a special performance by "Africa Voice," the drumming and dancing group from Cote d'Ivoire that entertained high school students at the "U.N. & Africa Conference" in October. Students from the following schools attended the workshop (number in parentheses indicates the number of students who attended): 1. Cathedral School (25) 2. Fanning Middle School (60) 3. Hixson Middle School (50) 4. Humboldt Middle School (100) 5. Maplewood-Richmond Heights Middle School (35) 6. Northwest Valley Middle School [House Springs] (15) 7. Notre Dame Elementary School (12) 8. Our Lady of Fatima School (25) 9. Parkway South Middle School (63) 10. Ridgewood Middle School [Arnold] (54) 11. St. Gabriel School (3) 12. St. Mary Magdalen School (15) 13. Wydown Middle School (20) This week we being our follow-up visits to schools. On Tuesday, we will be at Fanning Middle; on Wednesday at Humboldt Middle; and on Thursday at Parkway South Middle. We do have photos from the workshop and you can access them by the link below. Regrettably, we had camera problems so there are very few "good" pictures. However, we will have some fine video from the workshop available in the next week or so. Photos from Middle School Workshop �

	"Civitas High School" Gets Ethiopia and Seychelles for MUNUC
We have received word from the MUNUC (Model United Nations of the University of Chicago) office last week that our delegation, known as Civitas High School, will be representing the countries of Ethiopia and the Seychelles. Ethiopia, located in the "Horn of Africa," will have four to eight representatives on General Assembly committees; one to two on the Economic & Social Council; one to two on the African Union; and one to two on the World Health Organization. The Seychelles is a group of ninety islands (in low tide, but only seventy islands in high tide) located about seven hundred miles south of India. Technically, it is considered part of the African continent. It will have four to eight representatives on General Assembly committees; one to two on the African Union; and one to two on the World Health Organization. Students may still apply for MUNUC 2003 by going to our intranets web site listed at the bottom of this article. When you get there, click on the blue banner on the left side for MUNUC Application. It is a quick and easy form to complete. The students who have indicated interest in MUNUC so far are: 1. Richard Bardenheier (M-RH) 2. Tara Bopp (Kirkwood) 3. Tihana Bule (Gateway) 4. Jenn Burgoyne (Rosati-Kain) 5. Laura Casey (Rosati-Kain) 6. Bobbi Clemons (Home Schooling) 7. Amelia Flood (Notre Dame) 8. Olivia Franken (Rosati-Kain) 9. Nora Grady (Rosati-Kain) 10. Stephen Griffard (M-RH) 11. Rachel Kunce (M-RH) 12. Andrew Lechner (Parkway South) 13. Maggie Lillmars (Kirkwood) 14. Maura McDonnell (Rosati-Kain) 15. Andrew McMahon (Hazelwood Central) 16. Annette Meyer (Rosati-Kain) 17. Ariana Miller (Rosati-Kain) 18. Stephanie Minor (Rosati-Kain) 19. Michelle Riley (Hazelwood Central) 20. Steven Riley (Hazelwood Central) 21. Maria Rodriguez (Rosati-Kain) 22. Raquel Rodriguez (Cor Jesu) 23. Nichole Tiggs (M-RH) 24. Natasha Truong (St. John's) 25. Paula Vega (Kirkwood) 26. Ben Wright (Hazelwood Central) It is possible that we have missed the names of some students who signed up following the "U.N. & Africa" conference. Unfortunately, we misplaced that sheet of paper. If you previously signed up but your name is not on the list, please click on the link to the intranet and sign up once again. We will accept additional applications through Friday, November 22. At that time, we will select the students who will be able to go and give them their country and committee assignments. In next week's newsletter, we will have more information about the committees and the topics that each will be considering. Application form for MUNUC �

	Delegate Handbook Now Available!
Thanks to some very quick work by Ameren U.E., the 2002-2003 Gateway Model United Nations Delegate Handbook is now available. We distributed copies for all 8th grade students at Thursday's workshop. In addition, we distributing some at last Saturday's high school discussion group. We will have copies available at this Saturday's MUN session for those high school students who have not yet received them.

	High School Discussion Group Last Saturday!
Last Saturday, November 9, we had our first high school discussion group in four weeks. We discussed plans for MUNUC as well as: 1. The American-backed resolution on Iraq that passed the Security Council last Friday. 2. The results of last week's mid-term elections. We encourage you to come to the meeting and join in most exciting discussion. Photos from the discussion group are available by clicking on the link below. Photos from last Saturday's Discussion Group �

	New Poll
If the U.N. Security Council does not authorize military action against Iraq, do you think that it is appropriate for the United States to act independently of the U.N.? 1. Yes, but only with a coalition of other like-minded countries. 2. Yes, even if it is only the U.S. and perhaps the U.K. 3. No 4. Not Sure You can link to our poll below. Link to New Poll �

	Chat Room Tonight!
We have a new chat room up and running for Civitas. Our first moderated discussion will be tonight, Tuesday, November 12, from 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM (CST). We will have no pre-set topic; we want our first one to be open to anything and everything that you would like to discuss. You can access the chat room by clicking on the link at the bottom of this article or on the one near the top of our home web page. You can quickly register and then you're in! The chat room will remain open during most hours, but we plan on having regular Tuesday night moderated chats. More information will be forthcoming in future newsletters. We hope that you enjoy the chat room and that we can have many constructive discussions. Link to CHAT ROOM �

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