Students from Henry Clay High School were the only Kentucky participants in this year’s North American Invitational Model United Nations (NAIMUN), which ran Feb. 11-14 in Washington, D.C. They toured the Capitol, visited the Library of Congress, met with Congressman Andy Barr and Sen. Mitch McConnell, and received an official briefing at embassy of the Republic of Cyprus. Three Henry Clay students also earned recognition in the 2016 essay contest: Donald Andrews as runner-up, Rebekah George in third place, and Young-Kyung Kim in fourth.
NAIMUN included more than 3,000 high school delegates and 200 Georgetown University student staffers from the Foreign Service School. Critical thinking, leadership, and teamwork were crucial in this educational simulation, in which the teenagers practiced international relations skills as U.N. diplomats. For questions, contact Henry Clay social studies teacher Scott Brown.