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Valor Model UN Finishes Year-Long Season!

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Valor Model UN Finishes Year-Long Season!

Valor Model UN Finishes Year at Erie's Conference

Valor's Model United Nations team concluded an excellent year-long season with exceptional victories at the yearly Erie Model UN conference this past Saturday. From the collapse of the Roman Senate to the Cuban Missile Crisis, our students displayed outstanding diplomatic skills.

Our impressive win rate continues, with five of our nine competing students winning awards this past Saturday. These included:

Macy Dishno: 1st Place, representing Nikita Khrushchev

Isabella Hidalgo: 2nd Place, representing Dean Rusk

Kelly O'Hearn: 2nd Place, representing Fidel Castro

Mitch Frederick: 3rd Place, representing Pope Vigilius

Aidan Sheehy: 3rd Place, representing Emperor Justinian I

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Galapagos Island Discovery Experience

The Ecuador and Galapagos Discovery trip this past summer is an excellent example of how Discovery experiences extend our students' learning into the real world. When talking about Ecology in Biology class, students learn how ecologists study ecosystems and the challenges they face in preserving our natural world. Are certain species endangered? Do they need particular conservation action? How are we impacting them? However, none of these questions can be answered until we know the types and population levels of species that exist there. This is a challenging but essential job that our students were able to participate in! 

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