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Dear Arthur,
This newsletter includes follow-up news about
the high school Model U.N. last Saturday at Forest Park
Community College. Included are links to resolutions for
the session, our ongoing on-line Model U.N., video from
the session, and photos from the session. Also in the
newsletter is information on MUNUC, a new poll, and a
chat room discussion tonight.
In addition to reading our newsletters, you may also
want to visit our
web site by clicking here. We have a good deal of
current information, and through the year we will be
working on building up our archives from previous
years.
Fall Session of Gateway Model U.N. Major Success!
The Fall Saturday session of the Gateway Model United
Nations last Saturday, November 16, was a major
success. Three committees of the General Assembly
engaged in healthy debate and discussion about a
variety of issues. The Security Council considered
three resolutions; passed one and rejected two.
We have four special internet links as follow-ups from
the session. They are:
1. Link to the resolutions and what happened to them
(available at the bottom of this article).
2. Link to ongoing discussions and debate on the
resolutions. This is our first on-line Model U.N. The link
is in our next article.
3. Link to video from the conference. That follows the
on-line article.
4. Photos from the conference. That follows the video
article.
Link to High School Model U.N. Resolutions
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Model U.N. Continues on Intranet |
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Some of the resolutions are still open for debate
between now and our Thursday, December 12 session.
You can ask questions about, comment on, or propose
amendments to Resolutions PS-01, PS-02, PS-03, HR-
02, HR-07, and ES-04 by going to the discussion forum
of our intranet site (link at the bottom of this article).
Be sure to go to the Discussions section of the
intranet site. Select the topic: Resolutions from
November 16, 2002 Session. We are looking for
questions about the resolutions, comments on the
resolutions, and proposed amendments for the
resolutions.
Link to Intranet Site �
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Video from High School Model U.N .... and More |
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We have an excellent eight and one-half minute
summary video of what occurred at last Saturday's
Model U.N. session. You can access it by clicking on
the link at the bottom of this article.
You can also link to new video on our Nov. 7 8th Grade
workshop as well as the October "U.N. & Africa"
conference. They are all accessible from the link below.
Link to video High School Model U.N., 8th Grade Workshop, and "U.N. & Africa" Conference. �
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"Civitas High School" Gets Ethiopia and Seychelles for MUNUC |
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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 deadline for applying is this Friday, November
22.
The students who have indicated interest in
MUNUC so far are:
1. Richard Bardenheier (M-RH)
2. Tara Bopp (Kirkwood)
3. Gretl Buechler (Parkway South)
4. Tihana Bule (Gateway)
5. Jenn Burgoyne (Rosati-Kain)
6. Laura Casey (Rosati-Kain)
7. Bobbi Clemons (Home Schooling)
8. Seretha Curry (Rosati-Kain)
9. Amelia Flood (Notre Dame)
10. Olivia Franken (Rosati-Kain)
11. Nora Grady (Rosati-Kain)
12. Stephen Griffard (M-RH)
13. Rachel Kunce (M-RH)
14. Taylor Joergers (Rosati-Kain)
15. Andrew Lechner (Parkway South)
16. Maggie Lillmars (Kirkwood)
17. Maura McDonnell (Rosati-Kain)
18. Andrew McMahon (Hazelwood Central)
19. Annette Meyer (Rosati-Kain)
20. Ariana Miller (Rosati-Kain)
21. Stephanie Minor (Rosati-Kain)
22. Michelle Riley (Hazelwood Central)
23. Steven Riley (Hazelwood Central)
24. Maria Rodriguez (Rosati-Kain)
25. Raquel Rodriguez (Cor Jesu)
26. Nichole Tiggs (M-RH)
27. Natasha Truong (St. John's)
28. Paula Vega (Kirkwood)
29. Crystal Williams (M-RH)
30. 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 �
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Chat Room Tonight! |
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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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New Poll |
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One of the questions facing the current "lame duck"
Congress is whether to convert the temporary tax cuts
passed last year to permanent tax cuts. Conventional
economic theory says that tax cuts result in less
revenue for the government. Which of the two
statements below best reflects your thinking.
1. I prefer making the tax cuts permanent, even if it
runs the risk of higher federal deficits.
2. I prefer a tax policy that makes balancing the federal
budget a higher priority than making tax cuts
permanent.
3. Not Sure
You can link to our poll below.
Link to New Poll �
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